Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Sri Lanka 2026

For five days in October, Colombo dressed for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Sri Lanka. Presented by AOD and powered by DIMO, the event took over Cinnamon Life at City of Dreams from 7 to 11 October. AOD’s graduating fashion class opened the week with its Next Gen runway, giving audiences a first look at the designers ready to make their mark.

For the graduates, opening night was the moment years of hard work finally met an audience. All those studio decisions about fabric, fit and finish suddenly had to work in motion. A look that had lived on a sketchbook page or a dress form now had to hold its own from the first step onto the runway.

Across the five nights, The Colombo Edit, Future Craft and Destination Island brought different perspectives on South Asian fashion to the runway. There was a different lens on the region’s fashion depending on which show you walked into, from Colombo’s own style to the possibilities of contemporary craft. Between shows, the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Lounge gave guests a place to keep talking about the collections and meet people from across the industry.

Designers, buyers, media and creative talent gathered in Colombo, with AOD’s newest fashion graduates setting the pace on night one.