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When a Machine Copies a Weave, What Gets Left Behind?

When a Machine Copies a Weave, What Gets Left B...

Surbhi Chadha

Handloom is more than a pattern. It is skill, tradition, and livelihoods passed down through generations. As machine-made fabrics increasingly masquerade as handloom, authentic weavers are being pushed out of...

When a Machine Copies a Weave, What Gets Left B...

Surbhi Chadha

Handloom is more than a pattern. It is skill, tradition, and livelihoods passed down through generations. As machine-made fabrics increasingly masquerade as handloom, authentic weavers are being pushed out of...

Prada and its reactive approach

Good Intentions or Good Pressure? Let's Read Pr...

Surbhi Chadha

From blackface imagery and fur use to the Kolhapuri chappal controversy, Prada's most significant reforms have often followed public scrutiny. This article examines the pattern and what it reveals about...

Good Intentions or Good Pressure? Let's Read Pr...

Surbhi Chadha

From blackface imagery and fur use to the Kolhapuri chappal controversy, Prada's most significant reforms have often followed public scrutiny. This article examines the pattern and what it reveals about...

Indian Craft on the World Stage, Three Collaborations Worth Studying

Indian Craft on the World Stage, Three Collabor...

Surbhi Chadha

Indian craft has been finding its way into global design for decades. What is newer is the expectation that the artisans behind it should be named, credited, and genuinely involved. ...

Indian Craft on the World Stage, Three Collabor...

Surbhi Chadha

Indian craft has been finding its way into global design for decades. What is newer is the expectation that the artisans behind it should be named, credited, and genuinely involved. ...

The Most Photographed Carpet in the World Is Made in God's Own Country

The Most Photographed Carpet in the World Is Ma...

Surbhi Chadha

Kerala's weaving tradition does not need a global stage to validate it. It has been supplying the world's finest hotels, resorts, and homes for over a hundred years. The Met...

The Most Photographed Carpet in the World Is Ma...

Surbhi Chadha

Kerala's weaving tradition does not need a global stage to validate it. It has been supplying the world's finest hotels, resorts, and homes for over a hundred years. The Met...

Pichwai Paintings, Real Gold Threads and Heirloom Diamonds: Isha Ambani's Met Gala Saree Is a Masterpiece

Pichwai Paintings, Real Gold Threads and Heirlo...

Surbhi Chadha

Isha Ambani has attended the Met Gala six times. Each appearance has been more specific than the one before, more deliberate in its references to Indian craft and design, more...

Pichwai Paintings, Real Gold Threads and Heirlo...

Surbhi Chadha

Isha Ambani has attended the Met Gala six times. Each appearance has been more specific than the one before, more deliberate in its references to Indian craft and design, more...

Every War Exposes the Same Flaw, and Here's What the Fashion Industry Needs to Learn

Every War Exposes the Same Flaw, and Here's Wha...

Surbhi Chadha

Every time a crisis hits, the fashion industry has the same reaction…panic, urgent conversations, hefty promises. And then, once things settle down, it goes back to doing exactly what it...

Every War Exposes the Same Flaw, and Here's Wha...

Surbhi Chadha

Every time a crisis hits, the fashion industry has the same reaction…panic, urgent conversations, hefty promises. And then, once things settle down, it goes back to doing exactly what it...