The Island4 Oct 2026
In love with linen: Minha Akram’s creative journey
Our co-founder Minha Akram on why linen suits Sri Lanka, and her path from fine art to fashion.
InterviewRead on The Island ↗
Newsroom
Tropic of Linen in the news
Stores, collections and the people behind our linen, as covered by Sri Lanka's newspapers and magazines since 2014.
Store news · 25 Aug 2026
Our second Colombo store opens at The Shoppes, City of Dreams
The Level 8 boutique opened on 25 August 2026. The papers wrote about its sandstone shapes, the olive tree under the skylight, and women's sizes from 0 to 20.
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Visit the City of Dreams store As featured in
- Daily FT
- The Sunday Times
- The Morning
- The Island
- LMD
- Daily Mirror
- Yamu
Latest
The Morning6 Sep 2026
Eleven years of building Tropic of Linen, one piece at a time
A long read on eleven years of building the label slowly, designing for Sri Lankan bodies and weather, and what comes after City of Dreams.
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Archive 2014 to 2023
- 2023 The IslandCollection Butterflies and dinosaurs, spaceships and girl-power this avuruduOur 2023 kids' Avurudu range: butterfly-wing tops, dinosaur prints and little sarong sets.Also in The Sunday Times, Business Cafe, The Colombo Post Read ↗
- 2021 Daily FTCollection Playful and chic kids’ Avurudu comfort at Tropic of LinenAvurudu outfits for children aged 1 to 8, with matching linen face masks.Also in ENBSL, eLanka Read ↗
- 2019 The Sunday TimesEvent Tropic of Linen’s ‘Pop-Up Paradise’ is back!Pop-Up Paradise came back: twelve local makers selling at our Wijerama store for one December Sunday.Also in Daily FT, Daily Mirror, Colombo Gazette, Pulse Read ↗
- 2018 The Sunday TimesEvent Head to Tropic of Linen today for local seasonal findsThe first Pop-Up Paradise: a one-day market of local makers and seasonal finds at the flagship.Also in Daily FT, Daily Mirror, Colombo Gazette Read ↗
- 2016 The Sunday TimesEvent Indo-Western look at Tropic of LinenA weekend showing of Pakistani designer Talat Hafeez's womenswear at our Colombo store. Read ↗
- 2015 The Sunday TimesFeature The linen lookHow the label began, its wide size range, and its own workshop in Angulana. Read ↗
- 2014 YamuReview Tropic Of LinenYamu's reviewer visits the new store and likes the linen and cotton at fair prices, with tailoring on offer. Read ↗
- 2014 Daily FTStore news Tropic Of Linen reflecting ‘island living’Our first Colombo boutique opened at No.1 Wijerama Mawatha on 13 December 2014.Also in The Sunday Times, Daily Mirror, Life Online Read ↗
