Photos: CourtesyIn conversation with Sonali Dharmawardena2020 is going to be a good year for designers who let their brushes speak for them. We have our own Kuhu Plamondon who is the undisputed queen of hand-painted wearable art. This year’s BFW brought back a Sri Lankan favourite Sonali Dharmawardena, whose work with batik has elevated the country’s fashion scene. “I want to give my audience a paradigm shift on staples, she tells us. We are in times of freedom of expression that free spiritedness gives rise to limitless possibilities : fear makes one be a follower”

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 05, 2020 08:26 UTC