Top designers at IIFA fashion show

Ruwini Jayawardana

Two Indian designers and two Sri Lankan designers will showcase their creations at the IIFA Fashion show at the BMICH on June 3, Colombo Fashion Week Founder and Director Ajai Singh who is also in charge of the IIFA Fashion show said.

The glamorous event begins the Videocon IIFA Weekend at the BMICH. Designs by top Indian designers Manish Malhotra and Vikram Phadnis will take on the ramp while local designers Kanchana Thalpawila and Yolanda Aluwihare will display some of their works. Ten to 15 Indian models will display Indian garments that go along with the Bollywood theme. Seven to 10 Sri Lankan models will also participate.

Sri Lankan beauty queen cum Indian actress Jacqueline Fernandez will also be present among the renowned Indian artistes who have been listed among the invitees for the event. Some stars will also take to the ramp enhancing the glitz and glamour behind the international fashion show.

“Kanchana and Yolanda have concentrated on bringing out a collection that had embedded the Sri Lankan expression with the Indian. International media and guests are invited to the gala show which is one of the main features that follows up to the Micromax IIFA Awards.,” Singh noted.

A cocktail will be held before the fashion show while an after party is also on the cards.

“Jacqueline was the face of Colombo Fashion Week 2007 before she went on to make it big in the Indian fashion arena and cinema. This is a good opportunity for local fashion designers to break through to the Indian market,” he said.

Reputed Indian designer Manish Malhotra has designed Kareena Kapoor’s stage outfit for her performance at the awards ceremony. He will also be involved in the fashion show.