Tales of threads: 'There are now more silk saris than at any time ever in history'
Six yards of silk unfurls, the fabric gently rustles around your body as you wear it, the pleats are stiffly tucked in, the ...
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Hyderabad Businessman's Daughter to Wear Saree Made From Gold for Over Six Months On Her Wedding Day
18 lakh on her wedding day. Business as usual, right? What if we told you this saree has been six months in the making – and is made of gold! Yes. Literal gold. “Commissioned” by an unnamed ...
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Why India's rare, golden Muga silk is So expensive
It comes from the cocoons of muga moths that feed on som trees. A saree made with muga silk can cost $6,500, thousands more than other saris. But the caterpillars needed to make it are in danger.
Aditi Rao Hydari’s jamun Raw Mango sari was replete with hand-embroidered zardozi
The blouse, made using Varanasi silk brocade, imagined the jhol of mogra gajras as a scalloped jaal across the textile ...