Senuji de Silva
Fashion BA Hons
Northumbria University
Graduates: 2026
Specialisms: Fashion Product Development / Textiles / Womenswear
My location: Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Senuji de Silva
First Name: Senuji
Last Name: de Silva
University / College: Northumbria University
Course / Program: Fashion BA Hons
Graduates: 2026
Specialisms: Fashion Product Development / Textiles / Womenswear
My Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
About
I am currently studying BA (Hons) Fashion at University of Northumbria, United Kingdom where I am specialising in pattern cutting. I’m extremely keen on this industry and I’m from a culturally diverse country which explains my interest on different cultural and traditional wear along with traditional and innovative textile manipulation methods. I love to explore different silhouettes, textile work and construction methods.
My collection is rooted in a real family story: my grandmother, raised in Sri Lanka's rigid caste system, chose love over convention by marrying outside her class, and that rebellious act created an entirely new generation. Supported by Foucault's theory of heterotopia, spaces exist outside societal norms. I explore this "newness" through a fusion of Portuguese and Sri Lankan silhouettes. Non-textile crafts like wewal/ cane work alongside handloom ground the collection in both heritage and sustainability. Voluminous, structured silhouettes, inspired by the Nilame Kit and European tailoring, define the collection, with a nostalgic colour palette drawn directly from my great-grandparents' home.