- Ruchira Silva
Infobox Fashion Designer
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name=Ruchira Silva
nationality=Sri Lankan
birth_date=1975
birth_place=Colombo ,Sri Lanka
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label_name=Rebel
significant_design=Eveningware,Casualware & Cocktaleware
awards=|Ruchira Silva is a well-known
Sri Lankan fashion designer. Her creations mainly focusses on casual–wear and evening-wear, available in "Rebel" outlets at leading Shopping malls in Sri Lanka.cite web| title = SLAHAB holds open forum for fashion extravaganza - The Sunday Times| publisher = | url = http://www.sundaytimes.lk/070114/TV/008tv.html| format =html| accessdate = 2007-01-14]Early life
Ruchira had her early education at Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya Colombo and finally at
Visakha Vidyalaya Colombo.cite news| url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2007/03/14/fin10.asp|title=The portrait of a "Rebel" fashion designer|publisher=Daily News(Sri Lanka)|date=14 March ,2007 ]Career
At the age of 19 years, she opened her first fashion boutique "Rebel" in
1994 , heralding a fashion design and retailing revolution in Sri Lanka. At present she owns 2 high fashion outlets at leading shopping malls in the city ofColombo , as "Crescat Boulevard" and "Majestic City".She held over 250 fashion shows both locally and abroad, inclusive of Miss Sri Lanka pageant and also has been featured in many high profile magazines, catalogues and TV channels.cite news| url=http://sundaytimes.lk/071014/Plus/plus00029.html|title=Meet the designers behind the divas|publisher=The Sunday Times(Sri Lanka,ISSN:1391-0531)|date=
14 October ,2007 ]References
External links
* [http://www.rebelhifashion.com/index.html Official Website - Rebel Fashion]
* [http://britishcouncil.mtk1.com/perl/mtk1.pl?download=SRILANKAIYFEYshortList&file=http://www.britishcouncil.org/srilanka-arts-and-culture-iyfey-profiles-ruchira.pdf Ruchira's page at British Council Sri Lanka]
* [http://www.themodelnetwork.com/ Official Website - The Model Network, Sri Lanka]
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