Future Directions for Fashion Design Education in Sri Lanka

Abstract

The paper tries to address the key question: ‘what is the role of the fashion designer in the emerging creative economy of Sri Lanka?The answer rests upon the tasks of the Sri Lankan fashion design education and the readiness of the fashion designer qualifies via its training. Data collection was undertaker; through a questionnaire in 2012. The participants were the locally qualified fashion designers who have completed their preliminary fashion design studies between 2004 and 2011. Data analysis was carried to discuss the young fashion designers' educational experience, work experience, personal goals and achievements, and consciousness about the local fashion industry. The research concludes that the fashion business and marketing knowledge, entrepreneurial skills and know global perceptions of fashion design practice are knowledge gaps within the questionnaire participants. If fashion design education adapts to the future directions of the fashion industry. Sri Lanka too can expect much advantage via its practices.