Lifting the spirit of fashion

Showcasing the designer’s world

Lanka Institute of Fashion Technology (Pvt) Ltd (LIFT) will celebrate its 10th anniversary in Colombo on July 29. Many fashion professionals around the world will take part in a fashion show which is to be held to mark the event.

The fashion extravaganza integrates design, fashion, music, dance and professionals from the fashion scene.

Highlighting the theme ‘Sri Lankan Pride’ and many other creative concepts, over 30 designers will showcase their collections which will be modeled by top Indian and Sri Lankan models including some former Miss India and Miss Sri Lanka.

The diploma students of LIFT were inspired by themes such as the national bird, national flower, stone carvings, masks, Sri Lankan motives, Kandyan dancers, the blue magpie and many more for their designs while the Advanced Diploma students will present individual themes. Collections sparked out of the pain behind a ballerina’s smile, Waris Dirie – the desert flower, Fur or faux – protecting animals, Ink Blot elicitations, Gothic architecture, emotions and colour, the flourishing art of orchids are some of the themes included in their collections.

For the first time this year, there will be a fashion accessory design collection of shoes and handbags bringing the message of saying no to animal skins by excluding the use of fur or leather.

The show will be inaugurated by reputed Indian designer Hemant Trevedi, UK’s Northampton University International Director Delia Heneghan and Scotland’s Robert Gordon University Fashion and Textiles Divisional Head Kim Eason.