Madri Jayasekara is Fashion Designer of The Year 2005
 

BY PRASAD Abu Bakr

THE Fashion Designer of the Year 2005 contest was a tough job for any judge to go about with their duties as almost all the contestants that took part were good in what they presented in all 4 sections that comprised casual wear, office wear, saree wear and evening wear.

But in the end the panel of judges made their decision which was also the unanimous choice of the large audience that gathered at the BMICH that evening.

Beautiful Madri Jayasekara who is not just a designer proved that evening that she can walk the ramp as good as any other in the field. The designer's good looks seemed a bonus towards her goal of winning which she achieved thumbs down.

The show choreographed by Chula Nanayakkara Ariyaratne who incidentally celebrated her 50 years in the fashion industry and also had the privilege of organising this event of which she was also the pioneer organiser 21 years ago.

Her presentation for the evening titled `Bold and Beautiful' was well appreciated by the audience. Ramzi Rahaman and his team did an excellent job in way of hair and make-up right through the show.

His segment on hair fashions was enjoyed by everybody present. Mallika Hemachandra one of Sri Lanka's foremost jewellery designers presented an exquisite collection to compliment Chula Nanayakkara's designer wear.

It was a grand presentation ceremony with the winners receiving their awards from First Lady Shiranthi Rajapakse who was the chief guest that evening.

'Designer of the Year 2005' was sponsored by Singer Sri Lanka. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. (ANCL) was the print media sponsor for the event.