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Raffealla Fernando
රැෆෙලා ප්රනාන්දු
Born (1990-10-03) 3 October 1990 (age 34)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationSt Bridget's Convent, Colombo
Occupations
  • Fashion designer
  • Stylist
  • Fashion photographer
Years active2007–present
LabelRaffealla
SpouseMeshan Dilsh
FatherJohnson Fernando
Websitehttp://www.raffealla.com

Jefni Mary Raffealla Fernando, (born 3 October 1990), popularly as Raffealla Fernando, is a Sri Lankan fashion designer, stylist, and a fashion photographer.[1][2] Apart from fashion designing and photography, she is also a fashion lecturer, celebrity stylist.[3][4] She is the founder of "Raffealla Fernando Celebrity Calendar" (RFCC).[5][6][7]

Personal life

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Raffealla Fernando was born on 3 October 1990 in Kandana, Sri Lanka as the eldest of the family. Her father Johnson Fernando is a businessman and a former soccer player. Her mother is a housewife. Raffealla completed her education at St Bridget's Convent, Colombo.[8] During the school period, she was an active member of the Photographic Society.[9]

Career

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After completing O/Ls, she started to study fashion designing at the Academy of Design. At the same time, she studied art at Shanthi foundation.[9] At the age of 13, she did a solo art exhibition. Some years later, her paintings won awards at the Japanese national art gallery.[8] Later she excelled in jewelry designing from the Jewel Cad and obtained a higher national diploma in Jewelry designing.[10] She started to work as a fashion journalist at the age of 18 and continued for 5 years. In 2007, she became a professional fashion designer. Three years later in 2011, she became a fashion photographer under the photography brand "Raffealla Fernando Photography".[3] In 2009, she founded her luxury designer brand "RAFFEALLA".[10][11]

In 2012, she was invited to Nolcha New York fashion week. In 2013, she launched the first Raffealla Fernando Celebrity Calendar (RFCC) which is published annually featuring multiple celebrities across Sri Lanka.[12][13] Through this calendar, she introduced dark art, styling, and conceptualized photography to Sri Lanka.[11][14] The ninth RFCC calendar was launched on the 16 February 2021 at the Kingsbury Hotel, Colombo.[3][15][16]

In 2016, she became a finalist at the New York fashion awards.[10] Raffealla has received 13 fashion awards including the Best fashion photographer of the year at the International Achievers Awards (IAA) London in 2017.[17] She was also awarded the BAFTA best photographer of the year award and reached 8th place in world rankings in the same year.[12] In the meantime, she had the opportunity to design for the 69th in 2016 and 71st Cannes film festival in 2018.[10]

In 2018, she founded the "Raffealla Bridal" company and later in 2019, co-founded the Finc company.[10][11] In 2020, she started the sustainable handmade jewelry brand called "Dandelion". All the jewelry is made out of recycled and up-cycled fabrics. Recently, she made a ready-to-wear line brand called "Mermaidish".[3][8] In 2020, she also launched the first solo photography virtual exhibition , which was released through Raffealla's Facebook and Instagram account on 21 November 2020 from 6 pm.[17][18][19][20] The 2021 calendar was released on 25 January 2022 including the celebrities: Shanudrie Priyasad, Dinakshie Priyasad, Saranga Disasekara, Raveen Kanishka, Shalani Tharaka, Madhavee Wathsala Anthony, Sachini Ayendra, Sangeetha Weeraratne, Sachini Nisansala, Randhir Witana, Niranjani Shanmugaraja.[21] The 2022 calendar was released on 11 January 2022.[22][23] The 11th celebrity calendar was released on 11 January 2023.[24]

Awards

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  • Sunday Observer designer of the year – 2nd runner up 2010
  • Designer of the year – post popular contestant award 2010
  • Best evening wear designer award at the Designer of the Year – 2010
  • Winner of the Sri Lanka Up-coming Designer of the Year award – 2010 [25]
  • Best haute couture evening wear award at the Sri Lanka Up-coming Designer of the Year – 2010
  • Best cocktail wear award at the Sri Lanka Up-coming Designer of the Year – 2010
  • Best sports wear award at the Sri Lanka Up-coming Designer of the Year – 2010
  • Sri Lanka Top Ten Achievers Award – 2011
  • Best fashion photographer of the year – International Achievers Award (IAA awards UK) 2017
  • BEFTA awards UK – Best photographer of the Year and World Rank 8th place
  • New York fashion awards finalist – 2016
  • Inspirational fashion leader of the year awards – 2015
  • Game changing photographer of the year – 2015

References

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  1. ^ "Celebrity Calendar Launch" (PDF). Ceylon Today. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "Experts in the field of cosmetics who decorate the cover The story on the cover". Tharunie (in Sinhala). Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "All about the fabulous Raffealla Fernando". www.hi.lk. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Nadeera, Dilshan. "Celebrities galore …this year, too". Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "Raffealla Fernando Launches 7th Celebrity Calendar - Life Online". www.life.lk. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "Raffealla's calendar that changes star shapes". Silumina. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  7. ^ "Raffealla's Celebrity Calendar for the ninth time". Sarasaviya. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "Buzz with Danu - Raffealla Fernando - Life Online". www.life.lk. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Vithana, Vindya. "Raffealla: A Revolution". Xtream Youth. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d e Nadeera, Dilshan. "Best Fashion Photographer". Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  11. ^ a b c "Clicking towards success". Sunday Observer. February 14, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Deep diving into conceptual photography: Raffealla Fernando on her 2021 celebrity calendar". The Morning - Sri Lanka News. February 22, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  13. ^ "Raffealla's Celebrity Calendar for the ninth time". Sarasaviya (in Sinhala). Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  14. ^ "2018 Star Calendar Launched". Silumina. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  15. ^ LK, Celebrity (January 9, 2021). "Behind the Scenes Of Upcoming 2021 Sri Lankan Celebrity Calendar By Raffealla Fernando". Celebrity LK. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  16. ^ "New work from Raffealla". Sarasaviya (in Sinhala). November 18, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  17. ^ a b E!Online. "First Solo Photography Virtual Exhibition in Sri Lanka by Raffealla Fernando". Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  18. ^ "The first online photo exhibition ..." Silumina (in Sinhala). November 19, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  19. ^ "New work from Raffealla". Sarasaviya (in Sinhala). November 18, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  20. ^ "Mawbima.lk: Sri Lanka Latest Sinhala News and Headlines". mawbima.lk. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  21. ^ "තරු හැඩ වෙනස් කරන රැෆෙලාගේ කැලැන්ඩරේ". silumina.lk. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  22. ^ "රැෆෙලාගේ සෙලිබ්‍රිටි කැලැන්ඩරය නිකුත් වෙයි". madyawediya.lk. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  23. ^ "බොලිවුඩ් නිළි ජැක්ලීන් ලංකාවේ ඡායාරූප ශිල්පිනියක් එක්ක කරපු රූගත කිරීම". siyathafm.lk. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  24. ^ "අපේ කලා තරු වෙනස් කරලා කරපු 2023 කැලැන්ඩරය". saaravita.lk. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  25. ^ Celebrities, Sri Lankan (September 19, 2015). "Sri Lankan Stars: Sensational Senali..." Sri Lankan Stars. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
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