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Sri Lankan wins Taiwan Fashion Design Award 2021

08 Oct 2021

Sri Lankan designer Ruwanthi Pavithra Gajadeera has won the first prize at the “Taiwan Fashion Design Award 2021” (TFDA), the first South Asian to represent and win the award. The finals selection show of “Taiwan Fashion Design Award 2021” (TFDA) successfully concluded at Taipei Fashion Week, in Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, Taipei, Taiwan on the 6th of October. Ruwanthi won first place amongst nearly 450 designers from 18 countries and regions including Europe, America and Asia, where she ranked first place for her work “kǣli–A Sustainable Collection”, and won a prize worth US$10,000. Ruwanthi Gajadeera is a highly enthusiastic fashion designer who studied at Ladies College and AOD, with a passion for perfecting Sri Lankan heritage crafts such Handloom, Beeralu (Bobbin Lace), and Natural Dyes to produce innovative and sustainable textiles and garments. Ruwanthi is also the first South Asian to represent and win the Taiwan Fashion Design Award. Meanwhile, Yeh Yu-Hsien and Chen Ching-Lin won the second prize worth US$5,000 for their respective works “Mirage” and “Where have all flowers gone”. Tung Li-Rung, Lee Claire and Lai Ming Hao each received the third prize worth US$ 3,000 for best use of fabrics, best pattern making and best market potential, respectively. The contest among the shortlisted of this year was the most competitive one due to their hearts full enthusiasm, the Taiwan Textile Federation said. The members of the jury were composed of renowned masters of the international fashion fields, which included , the international boutique designer Nao Takekoshi, the Taiwan fashion designer Stephane Dou, the founder of Redress Christina Dean, ELLE International Director Valéria Bessolo Llopiz, Managing Director of Inside Fashion Jane Singer, CEO of the Japanese fashion integration marketing company ONE O Ltd Tomonori Matsui and Director of TTF’s Textiles and Fashion Design Department Charlotte Chiang.

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