When a luxury giant like Prada knocks on India’s artisanal door, something unusual is happening. This isn’t just another designer throwing a logo on a craft form and calling it “heritage”. This time, Prada has signed an MoU with Indian artisan bodies to produce and sell Kolhapuri chappals in Prada’s global stores starting February 2026. […]
Prada Wants Kolhapuris: A Historic Collab or a High-Fashion Hijack? Read More »
The global fashion industry is heading toward a massive reality check. Europe is rewriting the rulebook with something called the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF), and once this becomes the new standard, nobody—absolutely nobody—can hide behind fancy sustainability claims anymore. PEF is not just another certificate, not another “green leaf” badge stuck on a tag, and
🧠 (A thought-provoking blog by Save Handloom Foundation) In the world of sustainable fashion, we talk endlessly about fibers, dyes, and carbon footprints. We praise authenticity, traceability, and fair trade. But there’s one thread we’ve left unwoven — the mental health of the hands behind the handloom. Because while you admire that beautiful saree, the
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♻️ (A thought-provoking read from Save Handloom Foundation) They say “nothing goes to waste in nature.” But in fashion, almost everything does. From dye-stained water to discarded fabric rolls, the industry bleeds waste in every shade imaginable. Handloom, though — quietly stands apart. It was never built for waste. Every inch of yarn, every thread,
Waste Not: By-product Value Chains in Handloom (From Yarn Off-cuts to Urban Uses) Read More »
A Save Handloom Foundation Movement Blog Open your wardrobe. You’ll find a hundred brands staring back at you — cotton, linen, polyester, all kinds of promises stitched into fabric. But pause. How many of those brands do you actually remember? Two? Maybe three? Exactly. That’s because people don’t remember products. They remember feelings. And if
From Zero to Hero in Their Wardrobe: Building the Brand They’ll Never Forget Read More »
🧵 In a world racing toward fast fashion and faster obsolescence, few pause to look back — to listen to the quiet hum of the handloom that once clothed civilizations. Yet in the heart of Assam, designer Sanjukta Dutta has done exactly that. She’s not just designing garments; she’s designing revival. Her latest work is
Reviving Assam’s Handloom Soul — One Weave, One Story at a Time Read More »
When handloom enters a classroom, it’s not just fabric — it’s philosophy in motion. Karnataka Handloom Development Corporation (KHDC) has announced a powerful step forward: appointing a new Chairperson, supporting 3,435 handloom weavers, sanctioning ₹10 crore in funding, and integrating handloom fabric into school uniforms under a public scheme. It sounds like policy, but it’s
When you walk through a handloom cluster in India — say, the narrow streets of Chendamangalam in Kerala or the looms of Varanasi’s Madanpura — you can hear a rhythm. Not the rhythm of machines, but of stories: families that have woven the same patterns for generations, women who know by touch whether the warp
The Silent Tug of War: Can India Scale Its Handloom Legacy Without Losing Its Soul? Read More »
Exposing the Fake “Art Silk” Market That’s Neither Silk nor Art, But Pure Chemical Trickery When you hear the word “Silk,” what comes to mind? Grace, heritage, centuries of craftsmanship, and the delicate threads of mulberry silk nurtured by patient silkworms. True silk is nature’s poetry woven into fabric. Now enter the fraud: “Art Silk.”
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Cooperative handloom societies are not just “clubs” of weavers. They are the backbone of India’s handloom ecosystem, the middle space where tradition meets bureaucracy, where community meets commerce. But do they really serve the weaver, or are they yet another layer in the machinery? Let’s strip the story bare. What Exactly Is a Cooperative Handloom
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