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Indian weaves to get a new avatar from designers

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Indian designers working to give the country's weaves a new context and a new avatar which will help to go a long way to help the craft in reaching out to a whole new audience. This will change the perception of Indian textiles, said Payal Khandwala, who is known for her handwoven silk, khadi, cotton and linen.

Khandwala on the sidelines of Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Winter/Festive 2016 where she showcased her bridal line in association with Lakme Salon said that this, in turn, will support artisans that survive in dismal living conditions and have very poor wages.

Cooptex organizes interactive session on Vintage Kancheevarams

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Tamilnadu Handloom Weavers' Co-operative Society Ltd., (Co-optex) organized an interactive session on ‘Vintage Kancheevarams’ on Saturday, where textile enthusiasts from the city came together and discussed saris that were more than five decades old and the Kancheepurams silk sari’s new avatar.

The highlight of an exhibition organized as a part of the ‘Vintage Kanjeevarams’ interaction were silk saris developed specially by Cooptex in the colours and designs popularised by the legendary singer M.S. Subbulakshmi on the occasion of her birth centenary celebrations.

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