Threads of Time, an Indo-Singaporean fashion extravaganza will be staged by Anita Dorai and Kavita Thulasidas bringing the best of Western and Eastern chic in a collection of exquisite designer wear at the Colombo Hilton on September 2.
The designer, Singaporean Kavita Thulasidas who is of Indian origin is the Creative and Managing Director of Stylemart Bridal Collection Pte Ltd since 1999. She studied in Perth Western Australia at Prebyterian Ladies College and moved to live in France till she returned to Singapore in 1998.
In 1999, Kavita formally took over the management reins of Stylemart. Stylemart proved to be a worthy testing ground for Kavita’s courage and integrity. What unfolded in the next 20 years is the inspiring story of one woman’s vision and determination of steering an enterprise to reach stellar heights.
Anita who now calls Sri Lanka home, is married to businessman Prithiv Dorai and has plans to stage many fashion and other spectacular productions on a regular basis in Sri Lanka .
Threads of Time will see both Sri Lankan and foreign models on the ramp, while the show will be choreographed by Brian Kerkoven and produced and managed by Anusha David of Headlines PR and Imran Saibo of Funtime.
“To date we have Porsche and South Asian Textiles on board as sponsors while the Hilton will be our partner hotel and Ramani Fernando Salons our hair and beauty partner,” said Anita. “Over 100 exclusive outfits will be showcased at the show in Colombo with all of them being on sale the next day.”
Born, brought up and educated in Singapore, Anita did her degree in Sales and Marketing in Singapore where she ran a successful business dealing in high end sports cars for 12 years, prior to which she worked at Price Waterhouse. “Living in Singapore is very different to living in Sri Lanka. Singapore has a high level of discipline and efficiency. Sri Lanka needs to develop much more in terms of infrastructure. Sri Lanka is a very beautiful country with friendly and heartwarming people. However Singapore will always remain home to me, which is why I wanted to start staging Singaporean shows here in Sri Lanka. I have always been interested in fashion and grooming,” says Kavita.