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...
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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...
The Indigo Wars: Synthetic vs. Natural Dyes and...
Surbhi Chadha
Your jeans are lying to you. That deep blue you love? It might have started in a petroleum refinery, travelled through a chemical factory, and left a trail of toxic...
The Indigo Wars: Synthetic vs. Natural Dyes and...
Surbhi Chadha
Your jeans are lying to you. That deep blue you love? It might have started in a petroleum refinery, travelled through a chemical factory, and left a trail of toxic...
The Shimmer Secret: Why Banarasi Handloom Saree...
Surbhi Chadha
Enter a room wearing a Banarasi silk saree and watch what happens. People notice. Not just the colour or the drape, but that particular quality of light bouncing off the...
The Shimmer Secret: Why Banarasi Handloom Saree...
Surbhi Chadha
Enter a room wearing a Banarasi silk saree and watch what happens. People notice. Not just the colour or the drape, but that particular quality of light bouncing off the...
Months in the Making: How Chikankari Embodies S...
Surbhi Chadha
Pick up a white kurta with delicate floral patterns worked in white thread and you're probably holding chikankari. Or you're holding something pretending to be chikankari, which happens more often...
Months in the Making: How Chikankari Embodies S...
Surbhi Chadha
Pick up a white kurta with delicate floral patterns worked in white thread and you're probably holding chikankari. Or you're holding something pretending to be chikankari, which happens more often...
Four Types of Silk and What They Mean for Eco F...
Surbhi Chadha
Most people think silk is just silk. One fabric, fancy occasions, dry clean only. Turns out that's only partly true. There are silks that come from worms fed on controlled...
Four Types of Silk and What They Mean for Eco F...
Surbhi Chadha
Most people think silk is just silk. One fabric, fancy occasions, dry clean only. Turns out that's only partly true. There are silks that come from worms fed on controlled...
Is Your Pashmina Real? A Guide to Luxury Sustai...
Surbhi Chadha
Your grandmother probably had one. Maybe it was cream colored, maybe midnight blue. She'd wear it to weddings, fold it carefully after, tell you it came from Kashmir. You were...
Is Your Pashmina Real? A Guide to Luxury Sustai...
Surbhi Chadha
Your grandmother probably had one. Maybe it was cream colored, maybe midnight blue. She'd wear it to weddings, fold it carefully after, tell you it came from Kashmir. You were...
