International fashion designer and creative director Dinesh Chandrasena obtained a degree in fashion Design from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) in Los Angeles in 1996, secured a 6-month internship at Mega-brand Calvin Klein in New York and upon Her return to Los Angeles took over as Principle Designer for the evening wear design house Claire's Collection. This afforded Her the opportunity to design for a core of celebrity clientele, in a tenure that spanned 17 years, including Oscar Winner Halle Berry (for whom Dinesh designed numerous gowns including Her wedding gown), the wardrobe of Oscar Winner Sandra Bullock, and supporting cast of actresses for the film "Miss Congeniality", the gowns for Oscar winner Dame Julie Andrews for “The Princess diaries” along with Miss USA 2007, Miss America 2008 & Miss Universe 2008. She has also designed for actresses Jacqueline Fernandez and Sonakshi Sinha, (whom Dinesh brought to Sri Lanka for the cover shoot of L'Officiel India magazine). Recently She also showcased “Luxury resort swimwear” and a sustainability driven collection at CFW under the “Wraith” label.

Dinesh creative directed Miss Intercontinental International 2016, Miss France 2013, Miss China 2014, and Miss India 2014 in collaboration with Cinnamon Hotels and resorts, also for whom She creative styled the 2015 re-branding shoots. 

Beyond the basic industry perimeters, Dinesh has also spearheaded the Parisian based “Georges Hobeika” brand launch to the Asian region in 2010, which was featured on CNN, and oversaw the designing of Color schemes/Uniforms for Srilankan airlines during the Emirates Airlines management tenure. She is on an advisory capacity at Her Alma Mater FIDM in Los Angeles (for the advanced study program), served as the Academic lead and fashion design Program Coordinator at Raffles design institute (with 23 Campuses in the Asia/Pacific region), and on a cross university capacity judges the final fashion and textile design Collections at the University of Moratuwa. Dinesh also functions as a director at Doubledee publications, and has conducted Design/product development workshops for garment manufacturing conglomerates MAS and Brandix. Currently She is the Academic Director and head of fashion design at the College of Fashion and Design (CFD) a premier international design education provider, with programs from Milan and London.