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Delhi-based designer Tarun Tahiliani presented the second edition of the annual “Tarun Tahiliani Parade”, highlighting the country's India’s rich artistic heritage, on 14 November. The Tahiliani show included garments from his couture collection as well as from the recently launched luxury pret brand OTT, along with accessories and jewellery. Here are some of the highlights from the parade: A section …

Adding value to traditional art: Hase drawings on saris

Her eyes glued to the sari spread on the table in front of her, 59-year-old Bhagirathi K.B. “It takes at least 10 to 15 days to finish Hase drawing on a sari,” said Ms. Bhagirathi. Hase Chittara of Hase Chitra is a traditional art form that has passed through many generations. No auspicious occasion is complete without Hase drawings being …

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Indian artistes transforming heirloom saris into chic quilts, jackets and dresses

The Rewrap Company What started out as a thrift store for saris in 2021, has grown to include upcycling weaves into home accessories and table linen such as table cloths, placemats, table runners, coasters, cushion covers, and more. “We try to keep an ethnic touch alive in all our products, and we are currently making fabric belts to go with …

700-year-old art forms take spotlight in fashion exhibition

Hyderabad: Visitors to a two-day fashion exhibition were treated to majestic art forms dating back to 700 years from different states. Speaking about ‘Dabu’ printed saris and dupattas, its artiste Vipin C. from Rajasthan, said “It is a paste of black mud mixed with natural gum and limestone. White saris are transformed into dark colored ones after painstaking efforts.” Gandhian …

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August is a month that comes alive with harvest festivals, elaborate food spreads and heart-emoji-inducing weaves. For women, it is the time to update their wardrobes with glorious single and double ikat silk Bandha saris, or air the chequered Pasapalis usually reserved for special occasions. “Like other parts of India where regional harvest festivals are prevalent, women usually wear traditional …

If you’ve spent the last few summers gardening, signing up for extravagant cookery classes and yoga camps, why not try something different this year? Stitching them together and adding the border forms the final stage,” says the artist who crafted ‘Say No to Landfills’ for the India Quilt Festival with scraps from her studio. “We are gradually moving away from …

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In Maharashtra's Golavali village, a farmer-artist is inspiring her community to turn scrap into art

This story is part of a series on the everyday heroes of rural Maharashtra. “I always wondered if rice husk and rice stalk could be used to make something,” she says. “People don’t believe that the mattress is made of old, rejected saris.” She finds this amusing and elaborates on how reusing old things is fascinating, and inspires her to …

Seven years ago, Hyderabad-based designer Gaurang Shah recreated the paintings of Laxman Aelay on saris using Jamdani. “She liked my work and suggested we collaborate in the future.” In 2017, Baldota introduced Shah to the Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation with the aim of recreating Varma’s works on Khadi saris as a dual homage to the artist, and M.K. A …