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All Stories for Indian Textiles
The Registry of Sarees is generating new interest in the garment through documentation, combining traditions
Ruth Dsouza Prabhu • 6 years agoThe Registry of Sarees in Bengaluru has now opened a Resource and Study Centre, enabling design, curatorial and publishing projects in the area of hand spun, hand-woven and hand-worked Indian textiles
India to get its own standard style for apparel size like UK, US, says Smriti Irani; 'Size India' project to be rolled out soon
• 6 years agoIn the apparel export segment, one of the biggest challenge is that the UK, US has its size, and Europe has its size of measurement. But, India does not have it
Sui Dhaaga: From Chikankari to Phulkari, a look into India's embroidery styles
Sahapedia • 7 years agoEmbroidery, practised all across India from the Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu to Kashmir, is one of India’s traditional and under-appreciated professions
A new exhibition maps the history of Indian textiles through a presentation of classical and folk traditions
Manik Sharma • 7 years agoNew Traditions, which is on display at Jaipur's Jawahar Kala Kendra, features the work of 50 artists which will portray India's rich history of textiles
Dior accused of plagiarising design created by Indian brand after Sonam Kapoor wears it on Elle India's cover
Neerjad • 7 years agoThe design copied by Dior and worn by Sonam Kapoor for the Elle India cover was originally created by Orijit Sen for People Tree
India's textile industry is seeking innovative solutions to preserve and tap into our heritage
Pallavirebbapragada • 8 years agoThe Indian textile industry, which has a long way to go, at least for now, seems to be sync with Modi’s formula of ‘farm to fibre to fabric to fashion to foreign’.
Sabyasachi Mukherjee: Our designers won't have global identity without Indian textiles
Ians • 9 years agoSabyasachi Mukherjee earned the distinction of being one of the few Indian names to participate in London, Milan and New York fashion weeks.
Smriti Irani's #IWearHandloom campaign is the latest effort to revive India's textile heritage
Rohininair • 9 years agoSmriti Irani's #IWearHandloom campaign, in the run up to National Handloom Day on 7 August, is a great supplement to the efforts by designers and regular citizens to revive Indian hand-woven textiles
Smriti Irani goes whole nine yards as textile minister; promotes #IWearHandloom on Twitter
Fp Staff • 9 years agoTextile minister Smriti Z Irani has launched a #IWearHandloom movement on Twitter in the run-up to National Handloom Day on 7 August