Over the four days, the runways included collections from Canada-based designer Mikel Hamid, Sri Lankan brand Buddhi Batiks, Sri Lankan brand Lovi by Asanka De Mel, South African designer Andile Cele, Sri Lankan designer Faujul Hamid’s brand Hamidiya, Indian designer Rajesh Pratap, Bangladeshi designer Asad Sattar.
Asad Sattar presented his designs for the first time at Colombo Fashion Week. Her collection, made up of katana, banarasi, pinon, jamdani and sequins, follows the cycle of life – birth in blue, growth in green, blossoming in pink, and life and death in black. The collection included a variety of pants, skirts, tops, coats and sarees.