Sari

April 25, 2023

New-Age Banarasi: Ekaya Continues to Challenge The Status Quo Through Its Collaborations

Text by Mallika Chandra. Photography by Nishanth Radhakrishnan. Art Direction by Mallika Chandra and Asad Sheikh. Styling by Asad Sheikh and Sarah Rajkotwala. Models: Noreen Parinaaz and Vee at Feat. Artists.

Through an exclusive fashion shoot, Verve delves into the various elements that make up Ekaya Banaras’ boundary-pushing campaigns and the distinct imagery that forms their core. A conversation with its CEO Palak Shah and her frequent collaborator Nikhil Dudani of Feat. Artists sheds light on the creative processes and inner workings of the brand that has, for over 10 years now, been consistently creating mood boards that present age-old Banarasi textiles in a new light
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March 01, 2023

Antique Textiles From India, Button Masala, Capra

The Mystic of The Unstitched

Text by Shirin Mehta. Photography by Bhumika Sharma. Styling by Akanksha Pandey. Art Direction by Akanksha Pandey and Naomi Shah. Hair and Make-Up by Lulua S and Pallavi Pathodia at Orane. Models: Khushi at A Little Fly, Naayaab Sheikh at Anima Creatives, Tre Munroe.

Fabrics have conjured up waves, drapes, volume and enchantment since ancient times. Through an exclusive fashion shoot, we explore their look and feel in different settings
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February 14, 2019

Circular Design, Fashion, Gucci

How I Was A Sari Reinvented The Traditional Concept Of Upcycling This Garment

Text by Shubham Ladha

And how the brand is making efforts to empower women
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January 26, 2019

Ahalya Matthan, Exhibition, Fabric

The Registry Of Sarees’ New Exhibition Lets You Experience 108 Different Textures of Khadi

Text by Shubham Ladha. Photography Courtesy: Pallon Daruwala Photography

The textile is finding new meaning in modern times
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Chandamangalam, Ernakulam, Featured, Handloom, Kasavu, Kerala, Kerala Floods, Mundu, Online Exclusive, Ramesh Menon, Sari, Save The Loom, Weavers, weaves

September 25, 2018

Chandamangalam, Ernakulam, Handloom

How Kerala’s Looms Are Finding A New Lease Of Life

Text by Shubham Ladha

In the wake of the recent floods in Kerala, it’s handloom industry has struggled. As help pours in — fronted by fashion insider Ramesh Menon — we learn of the fight to let the craft thrive.
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April 05, 2017

Behind the Seams, Fashion, Indian Designer

Behind the Seams: Sanjay Garg

Text by Simone Louis

We decode the design mastermind's artistry and uncover his methods
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