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National Handloom Day, India: Jaypore Speaks with Experts
The Indian government announces 7th August as India’s first ever National Handloom Day, with the unveiling of the brand ‘India Handloom’. “The National Handloom Day and honouring of handloom weavers will not only provide an impetus to the handloom industry of India but would also serve to promote handloom as a genuine international product of…
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Indigo Musings
Since the day Jaypore’s Bagru-printed clothing range got into the studio, this one indigo-dyed, open-fronted cotton jacket from the collection has been the object of a lot of eyeing and trying amongst the office-folk, which is when its capacity for versatility and the idea for this post struck us! So, here are four different looks,…
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Resurgence of ‘Shakti’: Shamlu Dudeja’s Kantha Crusade in Bengal
Each piece of work is a labour of love, in its patterns, the story of simple women, their joys, sorrows and aspirations. The origin of Kantha can be traced back to the Buddhist era when devotees had to seek alms for their daily survival. The ‘bhikshus’ often received old fabrics which they layered and tacked…
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7 Indian Women of Style & Substance
These legendary women represent the quintessentially Indian sense of style by pairing handcrafted sarees with elegant accessories in their unique way…read on! 1. MS Subbulakshmi Image Courtesy: The Hindu & karpuramanjari.blogspot.in A renowned Carnatic vocalist and the first Indian singer to receive the Bharat Ratna Award, the divine voice of MS Subbulakshmi is an inspiration…
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7 Workwear Styles That Every Wardrobe Needs
Contemplating about what to wear to work? Here’s a simple work wear guide from Monday to Sunday that will be your ultimate wardrobe changer! Beat the Monday blues with a pop of bright pink and add summer spirit with hand crafted silver bangles. 1. Pink Hand Woven Silk Saree 2. Brown Saddle Tote 3. Dendrite…
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Katna’s Kantha: Crafting Lives in Murshidabad, Bengal
Slowly one stitches together the layers of frayed fabric Slowly, step by step, does one tread the path Slowly and steadily one scales the mountain – Sanskrit shloka; oral tradition Kantha embroidery is a distinct style applied to the creation of coverlets. Traditionally the Lep kantha of old, involved poor village women sewing together layers…
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Designer Dhvani Behl’s ‘Flora for Fauna’ on Jaypore
Growing is “having or showing life”. Deeply inspired by nature, Dhvani Behl of Flora for Fauna brings to Jaypore an interesting range of digitally printed and wood-cut hand-printed textiles, that showcase her unique design language. The pieces also carry a pretty sprinkling of hand embroidery, that gives the compositions an added dimension. Apart from nature, Dhvani…
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5 Celebrities Gone Traditional at #CannesFilmFestival
Who says the Red Carpet on the French Riviera can’t go traditional? These leading ladies of Hindi cinema prove that India’s colors, embroideries and the saree’s grace can redefine what dressing for Cannes Film Festival means! Who do you think wore it best? Borrow a leaf from their style diaries for gorgeous sarees, stunning jewelry…
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#MyKitchenDiaries
The smells have wafted across the kitchen, and the years alike… still warm and luring.. still as reassuring… We could never tell, if it was the extra butter, or sugar, or a pinch from the big blue jar, she kept hidden inside the creaky cabinet. We recently ran a contest called #MyKitchenDiaries asking you to…
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A Fine Evening This: Celebrating Urdu at Jashn-e-Rekhta
Lyrical poetry set to music, a gathering of fine linguists and leaves floating in the midst. This was the setting of the inauguration ceremony of the two day festival Jashn-e-Rekhta in Delhi yesterday, celebrating “Urdu’s inimitable beauty, its soul-stirring cadence and its lyrical splendor”. On 14th & 15th March, some of Urdu’s finest poets, authors and artists…
Storytellers of Wonder 