Sri Lanka’s leading organization in local fashion and design industry.
The Colombo Fashion Council (CFC) is Sri Lanka’s leading organization dedicated to advancing the local fashion and design industry. With over a decade of experience, CFC nurtures talent through fashion weeks, competitions, and exhibitions both locally and internationally. It blends traditional elegance with modern creativity while driving industry growth via education, mentorship, and consultancy.
By offering sponsorships, career opportunities, and global exposure, CFC empowers designers and entrepreneurs to build sustainable brands. As Sri Lanka’s apex fashion body, it continues to host impactful events and initiatives that position the nation as a hub of fashion innovation and excellence. By organizing workshops, seminars, fashion shoots, and consultancy services, the Council empowers designers, models, and fashion entrepreneurs to build sustainable brands and succeed on global platforms. CFC continues to introduce impactful initiatives including global fashion events, awards, and showcases.
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Prasanna Pathmanathan
Prassanna Pathmanathan is a household name in the Sri Lankan fashion industry. He is the founder / President of Colombo Fashion Council. Prassanna comes from IT/Business and marketing background thus, his passion in fashion has made him one of the thought leaders in the industry. He’s a gold medalist from the University of Westminster UK, He received his MBA from University of Wales (UK) and he is also a Chartered Marketer. Prassanna is an international corporate trainer, marketing consultant and a lecturer and researcher. He was the first Asian to judge Mr Earth worldwide pageant in 2011 and then onwards he has judged many beauty pageants around the world.
Prasanna Pathmanathan
MBA (UK), M.Sc (UK), B.Sc (UK),
Chartered Marketer (UK), Practicing Marketer (SL)
Prassanna Pathmanathan is a household name in the Sri Lankan fashion industry. He is the founder / President of Colombo Fashion Council. Prassanna comes from IT/Business and marketing background thus, his passion in fashion has made him one of the thought leaders in the industry.
He’s a gold medalist from the University of Westminster UK, He received his MBA from University of Wales (UK) and he is also a Chartered Marketer. Prassanna is an international corporate trainer, marketing consultant and a lecturer and researcher. He was the first Asian to judge Mr Earth worldwide pageant in 2011 and then onwards he has judged many beauty pageants around the world.
Prasanna Pathmanathan
MBA (UK), M.Sc (UK), B.Sc (UK),
Chartered Marketer (UK), Practicing Marketer (SL)
Prassanna Pathmanathan is a household name in the Sri Lankan fashion industry. He is the founder / President of Colombo Fashion Council. Prassanna comes from IT/Business and marketing background thus, his passion in fashion has made him one of the thought leaders in the industry.
He’s a gold medalist from the University of Westminster UK, He received his MBA from University of Wales (UK) and he is also a Chartered Marketer. Prassanna is an international corporate trainer, marketing consultant and a lecturer and researcher. He was the first Asian to judge Mr Earth worldwide pageant in 2011 and then onwards he has judged many beauty pageants around the world.
What our Clients tell about CFC
Mister Pancontinental 2015
Prassanna is one of the best choreographers I have ever met in my life. He was professional throughout, efficient and instilled confidence into the pagaen participants, which was imperative at that tough time
Mister Pancontinental 2015
Prassanna is one of the best choreographers I have ever met in my life. He was professional throughout, efficient and instilled confidence into the pagaen participants, which was imperative at that tough time
Mister Pancontinental 2015
Prassanna is one of the best choreographers I have ever met in my life. He was professional throughout, efficient and instilled confidence into the pagaen participants, which was imperative at that tough time
Mister Pancontinental 2015
Prassanna is one of the best choreographers I have ever met in my life. He was professional throughout, efficient and instilled confidence into the pagaen participants, which was imperative at that tough time
Mister Pancontinental 2015
Prassanna is one of the best choreographers I have ever met in my life. He was professional throughout, efficient and instilled confidence into the pagaen participants, which was imperative at that tough time
Mister Pancontinental 2015
Prassanna is one of the best choreographers I have ever met in my life. He was professional throughout, efficient and instilled confidence into the pagaen participants, which was imperative at that tough time
Prassanna is one of the best choreographers I have ever met in my life. He was professional throughout, efficient and instilled confidence into the pageant participants, which was imperative at that tough time.
Prassanna's training was fun filled and geared all the delegates with the right mindset towards tackling questions and answer segment. I am thankful and fortunate to attend his trainings.
Prassanna inspired devotion and determination in all candidates throughout the whole duration of the pageant. The epitome of a bubbly, witty and friendly character.
What a truly beautiful moment it was to sit in the presence of this skillful, powerful and insightful speaker Prassanna. Everything in his speech was chosen to perfectly fit the occasion and ended up inspiring everyone present.
A good teacher, a great advisor, Prassanna always supported us to achieve what we wanted in life. He was one incredible trainer l ever met in my life.
Excellent and very entertaining training program and I felt Prassanna as a world class facilitator.
My experience working with Prassanna was both positive and enjoyable. He is enthusiastic and humorous and 1 highly recommend for any project
Prassanna has the ability to spot the strength is us participants and motivate us to bank on it. There wasn't a moment of boredom in his training and he was always more than willing to help guide us when ever needed.
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