Sri Lanka’s Up and Coming Fashion Designer Quarter - Semi Finals end on a high note
Twenty aspiring young designers to be highlighted
Grand Finale on the 30th November
One of the most anticipated fashion designer competition's in the country, Zainab Ammarah’s “Up and Coming Fashion Designer of the Year 2015” held its semi finals at Waters Edge recently. Considered as a platform for novice talent, in its 7th consecutive year, the competition received a record breaking 200 plus entries of which 50 entries were selected for the quarter finals.
A total of 36 semi finalists were put in to the acid test when they were interviewed by a distinguished judge board who are successful industry leaders within their respective professions.
Founder and Organiser Zainab Ammarah commenting about this year's entries said, “The stage is now set for Sri Lanka to witness creative talent expressing their exclusivity in one runway. It was indeed a tough task to select a talented 36 out of the 50 quarter finalists. It was even more tougher for the judges to select the 20 talented individuals from the 36 semi finalists. It was a selection process of five hours through one on one interviews and design screening the panel of judges made their ultimate decision in selecting the best talent that would excel this year".
Kamsins, has come forward as the main sponsor for this year’s event, demonstrating the brand’s commitment to the development of the local fashion and clothing industry. Jewel Arena is the co-sponsor for the event and is the official jewelry sponsor adding more glitter and glamour this year.
The grand finale will take place on 30 November 2015 7.30 pm onwards at Waters Edge. The competition, which is being held for the seventh consecutive year, is a brainchild of Zainab Ammarah and is designed as a platform for young aspiring designers to launch their career or brand to reach greater heights.
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