Revastra Jun 6, 20201 minREDUCE: Roll and store, but let go!Yesterday, I took out a turquoise-cyan beauty. A 25-year-old Kanchipuram silk sari / saree. It is my Amma’s (mom’s). I admired it. I let...
Revastra Jun 4, 20202 minParani & Saris"Didi! Nah! Foto tulbe na! Altha uthe gyache!" (‘Sister, don’t click a picture. Altha has faded.’ in Bengali). She shied away from my...
Revastra May 28, 20203 minYour Petticoat Would you style it as a chic skirt? Read the extraordinary story of this ordinary underskirt and decide for yourself. More than a decade...
Revastra May 3, 20204 minSangraha Karigar Atelier's COVID-19 InitiativesWhen is world is going through a crisis -- #pandemic #lockdown #covid19 -- what is the least we, as consumers of fashion clothing, can...
Revastra Apr 20, 20203 minThe FishWhat does it mean in sari symbolism? "Give me a fish and I eat for a day. Teach me to fish and I eat for a lifetime." -- Proverb A fish...
Revastra Jan 28, 20203 min#rephilosophy PART 2NAMASKARAM # ६ षट / ṣaṭ / six / 6 We sometimes end up living far from our places of birth and nativity. So, we learn to adopt and adapt...
Revastra Jan 28, 20203 min#rephilosophy PART 1NAMASKARAM # १ एकम् / ekam / one / 1 We know the cosmos, its bodies and forces help us function with rhythm, balance and fragility. We...
Revastra Jan 28, 20203 minThathamma, I want long hair!“Tathamma, naaku podugu juttu kavali!” (grandma, I want long hair) — Little Miss B. “Na chera batta tesukura!” (Get my sari fabric) —...
Revastra Jan 28, 20205 minSari Strategy: Repurposing #02‘Preventive’ not ‘curative’ design Words Sathya Bhavana / Photographs Amrita Haldipur Namaskaram! In my previous story, one of the...
Revastra Jan 28, 20206 minSari Strategy: Repurposing #01This story was written for Singapore-based sustainable living platform www.secondguru.com founded by Lara and Anuja Namaskaram! After...
Revastra Oct 12, 20191 minSAFED Just the phrase 'travelling textile art installation' (New Delhi, London, New York and other cities) was enough to inspire and create an...
Revastra Oct 12, 20191 min'The Hindu' covers RevastraThe Hindu, one of the largest Indian dailies, covered this Indian Slow Fashion Research Lab in a short and a sweet story by journalist...
Revastra Aug 3, 20196 minSari Strategy: Repurposing #03DIY: Repurpose with minimal waste This story was published on Singapore-based, sustainable and 'green' living digital platform...
Revastra Aug 2, 20195 minGeometricity & Sari RepurposingThis story was written for design, culture and travel publication www.cocoaandasmine.com by Sayali Goyal Circles. Squares. Rectangles....