Abran Deepak | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT When 18-year-old Abran Deepak talks about slow fashion and…
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Jim Thompson, the Thai luxury textile brand, launches in Chennai
The Jim Thompson collection at Decorgeous Lifestyle | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT In 1967, an American…
Dakkhan ko Chira: Hyderabad exhibition explores the textile heritage of the western Deccan
Dakkhan ko Chira (Weaves of Deccan), a two-day exhibition showcasing saris, paintings and jewellery of the…
Whose India does the 2027 Pirelli calendar chronicle?
I am standing on the bank of Somsagar Lake in Alwar, Rajasthan. In front of me,…
Who wove your handloom sari? In Telangana’s Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, the answer is a QR scan away
The Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district administration has introduced a QR code-based authentication system for handloom products. |…
From being ‘Manchester of Kerala’ to fighting for survival: Kannur’s handloom sector seeks a future beyond nostalgia
On National Handloom Day (August 7), the silence inside many weaving sheds across Kannur spoke louder…
The scent of home: Indian diaspora fragrance brands are bottling memory
As Indians, we have this wonderful quality where fragrance fills our homes, our lives. It is…
Kerala designers ready for Onam with collections for the festive season
A classic Malayalam film song, a fleeting Onam memory, the flowers that suddenly fill up our…
National Handloom Day: The dhoti gets a Santhali spin
Stripes of black, orange and red. Tiny black fish swimming in threes. Checkered blues. Imagine all…
National Handloom Day: Indian brands making handloom an everyday wardrobe staple
Jamdani shirts @ Indian Peacock, Hyderabad Nine years ago, this 41-year-old Hyderabad-based architect ventured into the…