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Ajai Vir Singh
Colombo Fashion Week, Responsible Fashion, and Ceylon Literary and Arts Festival Founder Ajai Vir Singh will represent Sri Lanka at the upcoming BRICS+ Fashion Summit, a major international platform shaping the future of the global fashion industry.
Leaders from fashion associations, textile and manufacturing companies, industry experts, designers, and buyers from more than 60 countries will gather for the event, which will take place in Moscow from 28 to 30 August.
Over the past three years, the BRICS+ Fashion Summit has showcased emerging fashion industries from more than 90 countries, amid the rapid expansion of Moscow’s own fashion sector. From Brazil and Ecuador to the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, South Africa, India, and China, this vibrant platform encourages meaningful collaboration among designers and fashion associations from a variety of geographical locations, opening up new growth prospects and strengthening global alliances. Moscow’s role continues to evolve as both a thriving creative economy and a pivotal player on the global fashion stage.
The Summit’s Business Program will focus on key strategic themes, such as sustainable production, creativity and innovation, professional education, expansion of international trade relations, and the challenges faced by BRICS+ nations and the wider global community.
Singh will share key insights and bring extensive expertise to the Summit. His participation highlights the Summit’s commitment to fostering long-term cooperation, cultural exchange, and empowering talented local brands from emerging regions.
“BRICS+, which is such an important bloc, is also an important platform for Emerging Fashion countries. It is fast becoming a platform that is uniting diverse voices from across the world, and the BRICS+ Fashion Summit demonstrates that fashion is not only about style but also about dialogue and mutual understanding. The event opens new channels for communication between countries and fosters collaboration that extends far beyond the fashion world. It is a platform where cultural exchange directly contributes to global creativity and innovation,” shared Singh.
Alongside the BRICS+ Fashion Summit, all eyes will be on Moscow Fashion Week, running from 28 August to 2 September. The event will feature Russian designers alongside brands from 10 countries – including Brazil, South Africa, China, India, and Spain. This diverse line-up unveils the witnessing of the rise of a new multicultural fashion community in the heart of Russia.
Colombo Fashion Week is one of the most important fashion platforms in South Asia—it is one of four fashion weeks in Asia which are over 20 years old. It drives the fashion ecosystem of Sri Lanka.
