CFW takes a bow with bold look
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CFW 2023 had its fourth day on Saturday, April 1, at Shangri-La Colombo with the final runway show featuring collections by eight designers.
Opening the show was the well-known Pakistani couturier Rizwan Beyg, returning to CFW after a five-year gap, with a collection in minimalistic style, its predominant ivory and cream palette paired with leather accessories from Rizwan’s label.
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- Dimuthu Sahabandu’s water pond inspiration
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- Pakistani couturier Rizwan Beyg, returns to CFW
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- A statement in black by Kamil Hewavitharana
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- Tropical colours by Harinda Gunawardena
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- Hameedia by Fouzul Hameed
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- Man behind it all : Ajai Vir Singh on stage
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- Guests at the event. Pix by Eshan Fernando
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- Bright and bold: Darshi Keerthisena’s Buddhi Batiks, a perfect finale
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- Amilani Perera’s ‘Bodyright’ collection
A past recipient of the HSBC Designer Fund under the CFW Accelerate programme, Harinda Gunawardena’s label Harid showcased flowing designs paying tribute to Sri Lankan flora with their patterns and colour story in vivid, tropical greens and bright yellows.
Next came Hameedia by Fouzul Hameed with a vibrant menswear collection while Kamil Hewavitharana ventured into a symbolic monochromatic theme, emphasising the structure and construction of the pieces on show.
Amilani Perera’s collection ‘Bodyright’, displayed classic and innovative cuts with various embroidery techniques and sublimation printing highlighting the societal responsibility around technology-facilitated gender-based violence.
An allegory of the beautiful island paradise darkened by the shadows of a broken justice system and a crippled economy, Dimuthu Sahabandu’s dark water pond-inspired collection (featured on our Magazine cover) told of the uprising and resistance against the tide. Incorporating performance art with black-clad dancers replicating the shadowy movements within the murky depths, it was an impressive immersive experience.
The Lovi Ceylon collection was a nod to the hope of a prosperous future while Darshi Keerthisena’s Buddhi Batiks collection – the bright and bold colours of the Indian Holi festival reimagined through the lens of a Sri Lankan designer – was the perfect finish to a very successful week of fashion.
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