It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Ajai V Singh

Deep Focus / Sri Lanka Overview / V

7 March 2022

6 minutes

Sri Lanka has its own design community, a vibrant fashion week, and an ecosystem that keeps doing niche, cutting-edge work—almost a world apart from the mainstream industry.

Design Another Day

The designer community of Sri Lanka was a sprightly lot. And then the pandemic brought them down, mostly small businesses, virtually to their knees. It was tough, but now they have got going.

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Subir Ghosh

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Young India Fashion Survey 2025

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The textile industry in India is extremely old, fragmented and very slow to change. Since it is so atomised it will a take longer time for it to adapt to the changes happening worldwide.

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Beyond the panels and presentations, the 4th Sustainable & Circular Textiles, Apparel & Footwear event stood out for its open, constructive atmosphere. The second-day workshops in particular provided a space for deeper discussion—moving from theory to practice and encouraging real dialogue about what circularity actually takes. One thing was clear: we don’t all agree on the exact path forward, but we share similar goals. And sometimes, hearing an alternative opinion can sharpen your own perspective.

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