HIGHLIGHTING THE SARI: Design beyond design. The Design Museum in London’s Kensington will be hosting the first large-scale exhibition in the U.K. on the Indian sari, titled “The Offbeat Sari.” Priya ...
The sari debuted in the Indus Valley around 2800 B.C.E. Here in the 21st century, it’s undergoing “conceivably its most rapid reinvention in its 5,000-year history,” according to the Design Museum in ...
“The men who spend their lives within the folds of the sari somehow intrinsically understand the nuances of gender,” reads a quote on display at the Design Museum’s new summer exhibition, The Offbeat ...
Sign up for the best picks from our travel, fashion and lifestyle writers. An exhibition showcasing the contemporary Indian sari opens its doors today at the Design ...
“The Offbeat Sari” explores the influence and evolution of the traditional South Asian garment. By Phyllida Jay The sari, in essence, is a six- to nine-yard cloth draped freely around the body. But ...
Recently, while attending an event in Mallorca, Spain, I spotted a foreigner wearing a tulsi bead necklace. When I commented on how ‘Indian’ it looks, he immediately apologised to me and said that he ...
An exhibition showcasing the contemporary Indian sari opens its doors today at the Design Museum in Kensington. Curated by the Design Museum’s Head of Curatorial Priya Khanchandani, ‘The Offbeat Sari’ ...