How a Second-Hand Market in Ghana Exposed the Real Cost of Fast Fashion's Excess
Every year, billions of garments are produced, worn briefly, and discarded. A...
April 28, 2026Read. Reflect. Respond.
The Real Price of Buying Handmade on Holiday
Surbhi Chadha
Craft tourism sounds straightforward: travellers visit artisan communities, buy handmade goods directly from makers, and money flows to people who genuinely need it. Compared to buying mass-produced souvenirs at an...
The Real Price of Buying Handmade on Holiday
Surbhi Chadha
Craft tourism sounds straightforward: travellers visit artisan communities, buy handmade goods directly from makers, and money flows to people who genuinely need it. Compared to buying mass-produced souvenirs at an...
When Fashion Borrows Without Asking: A Conversa...
Surbhi Chadha
Most of us have never thought about where a pattern comes from. We see it, we like it, we buy it. That moment of ease is exactly where the problem...
When Fashion Borrows Without Asking: A Conversa...
Surbhi Chadha
Most of us have never thought about where a pattern comes from. We see it, we like it, we buy it. That moment of ease is exactly where the problem...
Rewild 2026 Was Unlike Any Fashion Show, It Was...
Surbhi Chadha
Laxmi Vilas Palace in Baroda wasn't built to host a fashion show. But when Anita Dongre brought ‘Rewild 2026: Fashion for Good’ here, it felt like the only place it could...
Rewild 2026 Was Unlike Any Fashion Show, It Was...
Surbhi Chadha
Laxmi Vilas Palace in Baroda wasn't built to host a fashion show. But when Anita Dongre brought ‘Rewild 2026: Fashion for Good’ here, it felt like the only place it could...
Zardozi, the Ancient Art of Metal Thread Embroi...
Surbhi Chadha
A single piece of Zardozi embroidery can take an artisan a minimum of 40 hours to complete. Forty hours of sitting cross-legged around a wooden frame called an adda. Forty...
Zardozi, the Ancient Art of Metal Thread Embroi...
Surbhi Chadha
A single piece of Zardozi embroidery can take an artisan a minimum of 40 hours to complete. Forty hours of sitting cross-legged around a wooden frame called an adda. Forty...
What Ethical Fashion Buyers Should Know About Zari
Surbhi Chadha
That golden shimmer on your saree might be gold-plated silver. Or silver-plated copper. Or metallic polyester film. Without knowing which, you can’t know if you paid a fair price, how...
What Ethical Fashion Buyers Should Know About Zari
Surbhi Chadha
That golden shimmer on your saree might be gold-plated silver. Or silver-plated copper. Or metallic polyester film. Without knowing which, you can’t know if you paid a fair price, how...
How Natural Dyes Create Colours That Last Gener...
Surbhi Chadha
Here’s what the fashion industry won’t tell you - the word “natural” doesn’t mean fragile. In fact, some of the oldest textiles on Earth, dyed with nothing but plants and...
How Natural Dyes Create Colours That Last Gener...
Surbhi Chadha
Here’s what the fashion industry won’t tell you - the word “natural” doesn’t mean fragile. In fact, some of the oldest textiles on Earth, dyed with nothing but plants and...
