Twenty apparel collections created by final year fashion design students of the University of Moratuwa were showcased on the catwalk at the 13th Graduation Fashion Show of the University’s Department of Textile and Clothing Technology, for which Teejay was the Principal Sponsor for the seventh consecutive year.
Seven awards: Outstanding Designer Brand, Commercially Creative Designer, Serendib Inspirational Designer, Innovative Designer, Creative Knitwear Designer, Menswear Designer and Innovative Textile Fabric Designer were presented to final year undergraduates of two degree courses
Graduating students launched brand new collections developed from concept to final product at this event.
Teejay Lanka showcased its own collection positioned as ‘a purpose driven sustainable knitwear collection’ created from scrap fabric in a move to introduce it as a sustainable solution to environment pollution caused by the disposal of fabric. This design compilation also sought to emphasise the danger of air pollution to the environment.
Kulani Harindree won the Outstanding Designer Brand Award while Sapthika Jacob and Thilini Anushika shared the Innovative Designer Award.
The Innovative Textile Fabric Designer Award was bagged by Chami Jayasinghe and Ravindu Artigala, won the Menswear Designer Award.
The collaboration between the University of Moratuwa and Teejay Lanka was strengthened through a memorandum of understanding signed in 2014 and renewed this year. It focused on enabling development of opportunities for employment generation, training internships, fostering programmes and collaboration on strengthening research, design and technical capabilities and product development on a mutually beneficial platform.
