What if we are to escape momentarily from geo –politics and nation making – in order to attempt Hambreelmai’s trail of textile – bring to the forefront the woman weaver and chart her journey – what would we have?
Fashion Columns
Can the Crafts Save the World?
Date: 22/01/2022
Our relationship to the handwoven and the handcrafted will connect us to the universe and build a template for sustainable living
Homing in with Crafts: A Northeast Diary
Date: 09/10/2024
Seasons with increasing unpredictability make us more conscious and fearful of the climate cost of fast fashion and the rising need for eco-friendly crafts
2023: Waiting for Peace to Come Home
Date: 20/12/2023
Contemplating hope through the prism of clothing, during a difficult year in the Northeast
Covering Up: From Hillary Clinton to Assamese Schoolgirls
Date: 14/09/2022
The politics of revealing and concealing rages on in women’s clothing, punctuated by incomprehensible legal phrases like ‘reasonable accommodation’
Trashion and Toxic Talk in CatxLizz’s Sparkly World
Date: 13/12/2021
Meet the Shillong-based YouTuber duo using music and DIY recycled fashion to comment on social issues
Iba Mallai’s Cocoon of Craft, Creativity and Community
Date: 19/10/2021
The Meghalaya designer pays ode to local weaves with her new collection, on exhibit at the Northeast Edit gallery in Shillong
Coming Home With Norbulingka
Date: 11/08/2021
Sonam Yeshi’s art and the Norbulingka inheritance reflects a hard fought reclaiming of community and tradition, through skill and enterprise
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu: On the World’s Weight List
Date: 27/07/2021
Cinching a silver at the Tokyo Olympics, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu makes a case for new and diverse role models
The Moth and the Dragonfly
Date: 04/02/2021
A profile of designer and artist Alyen Foning’s work in textiles and wearable art
The Many Worlds of Imchatsung Imchen
Date: 24/12/2020
A journey in five images, through designer Imchatsung Imchen’s multi-layered oeuvre from the runways of Lakmé Fashion Week to ‘warrior’ selfies amidst the pandemic
Reimagining the Jainkyrshah of Meghalaya
Date: 24/11/2020
A designer and an artist offer new perspectives on the jainkyrshah, a garment worn by Khasi and Jaintia women across the state