Business Class to Colombo (CMB), Sri Lanka

Colombo's Fashion Week is the perfect cocktail of high fashion and tropical beaches.

Colombo's Fashion Week is held every February in Sri Lanka's capital. Hosted at the city's Hilton Hotel, the event is fast becoming a vital fixture on the global fashionista calendar.

Attracting buyers, designers and audiences from all over the world, the HSBC Colombo Fashion Week is testimony to Sri Lanka's determination to put itself at the centre of South Asia's burgeoning fashion industry.

From its inaugural event in 2003, Colombo Fashion Week has gone from strength to strength, growing bigger and attracting more designers each and every year. For local designers, the event is a fabulous opportunity to get their creations a wider audience, while attendees have the opportunity to be among the first to see some truly original and inspiring fashion.

The event is now party to reciprocal arrangements with other regional fashion weeks around the world, from Miami to Dubai, and is increasingly attracting some big name international designers who are keen to crack the lucrative South Asian market.

Of course, the event is not just about the catwalk shows and visitors can enjoy some hugely glamorous after show parties and luxuriate in the famous Sri Lankan hospitality. So if you are a fashion lover but also appreciate some of the world's most beautiful beaches and turquoise seas, there really is no better time to visit Sri Lanka than in February.