HSBC awards Fashion Design Fund to 5 Sri Lankan designers

As CFW approaches 20 years of developing and showcasing Sri Lankan fashion, another progressive step has been taken, in spite of the present challenges, towards providing resources to high potential emerging designers to support their entrepreneurial design journeys through CFW Accelerate. Launched at HSBC Colombo Fashion Week 2022, CFW Accelerate is a programme that builds on many of CFWs other initiatives that help to create new pathways to success for promising young designers who aim to keep sustainability at the core of their designs.

At Colombo fashion week 2022 , CFW Accelerate identified the best five high-potential emerging designers and these individuals were provided with funding to pursue their passion for fashion on the 19th of August 2022, at HSBC’s Head Office in Fort. The candidates, including Ayesh Wickramarathne, Divya Jayawickrama, Harinda Gunawardena,Nilusha Maddumage, Navindri Ranatunga, are now supported by the HSBC Fashion Fund and CFW, both financially and in terms of mentorship to support business development, fulfilling the promise of CFW Accelerate.