Colombo fashion week

Published April 5, 2013
Sri Lankan models present creations by Charini Suriyage during Colombo Fashion Week in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan models present creations by Charini Suriyage during Colombo Fashion Week in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan models present creations by Kasuni Ratnasekera during the Colombo Fashion Week in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan models present creations by Kasuni Ratnasekera during the Colombo Fashion Week in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
A Sri Lankan model presents a creation by Aqua during the Colombo Fashion Week in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
A Sri Lankan model presents a creation by Aqua during the Colombo Fashion Week in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
A model displays a creation by designer Deneth at the annual Colombo fashion week.
A model displays a creation by designer Deneth at the annual Colombo fashion week.
A model displays a creation by designer Deneth at the annual Colombo fashion week.
A model displays a creation by designer Deneth at the annual Colombo fashion week.
A model displays a creation by designer Deneth at the annual Colombo fashion week.
A model displays a creation by designer Deneth at the annual Colombo fashion week.
A model displays a creation by designer Dimuthu at the annual Colombo fashion week.
A model displays a creation by designer Dimuthu at the annual Colombo fashion week.
A model displays a creation by designer Amilani at the annual Colombo fashion week.
A model displays a creation by designer Amilani at the annual Colombo fashion week.
A model displays a creation by designer Ramona at the annual Colombo fashion week.
A model displays a creation by designer Ramona at the annual Colombo fashion week.
A model displays a creation by designer Ramona at the annual Colombo fashion week.
A model displays a creation by designer Ramona at the annual Colombo fashion week.

Designers from Sri Lankan,India,Pakistan and Palestine were among the dozens of fashion designers that displayed their work at the three day event that began on Wednesday. The event highlights local talent and aims to tap foreign fashion buyers. Garments are key to Sri Lanka's exports, controlling more than 50 per cent of the country' s revenue.—Text by AFP/Images by Agencies

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