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The handmade art made with love

The most vibrant of colours and beautifully made products by hand found in rajasthan had caught my eyes during the summer of this year. The use of these colours has been here for ages and now have come to fashion industry once again with a new enhanced trendy look.

Rajasthan is known for its textile industry and how this art has been passed down to generations from decades. I decided to take the handloom from here as it has the most unique way of handling fabric with different methods which are the most authentic handicraft skill in this age.

Its very fascinating of how the artisans here have a sharp eye for fine details with incredible precision of how to mould a simple fabric to a beautiful product.

There are different kind of handloom arts present in this state of India.

The use of tie-dye has been used here for a long time and is the most worn type of pattern here. BANDHANI is one of the type in which a cloth is decored by plucking it with fingernails in different shapes and forms giving it a figurative design. It comes in sarees , dupattas, dress materials which after worn enhances the look of the dress. the colours of these dresses are mostly contrast.

There are emotions behind every form of art piece, every design in a bandhani cloth shows one's feeelings at that moment, like red represents a bride ,for yellow represents maternity.

Every design is made with pure form of love and respect for the technique which has been used for over 5000 years now.

LEHERIYA is also a very well known design in rajasthan which is inspired fron the word 'waves' that is the wave type layers which are seen on the sand in the dessert areas. the zig-zag patterns or irregular stripes or waves holds one captivated in its unique look and appear visually fluid. This type of design typically went trendy due to it giving a very mordern look.

These lovely patterns are made with resist-dyeing technique with certain where certain parts of the fabric maintain the original form where the others arrest the hues applied.

These traditional methods maintain the heritage styles of dyeing and are also sustaible or eco-friendly.

Handblock print is one of the most commonly worn prints in jodhpur rajasthan. It is made by carving diffrent motifs on a piece of a wood which is then painted and pasted on a cloth in a particular way .

It usually has intricate yet sober designs which gives the particular cloth a richer look and is also something can can be worn casually for outings or even festive fuctions.

Block prints shirts , kurtis are casual wear for the people living here and is one of the best classic outfits.

Shisha work famous in both Rajasthan and Gujarat, usually worn during festive season and weddings. It is made by sewing small pieces of mirror to a piece of cloth in different type of patterns. The mirror pieces are cut into different shapes depending on what design one wants to create.

It is also used in different decorative items like pillow cases, carpets, small sofa covers and so on, this type of work is famous all over India and is also found in some other countries to.

These material dresses need a lot of care as they could get ruined easily, but the look they serve after worn by one is just priceless!

JUTTI , they have been a part of Indian culture for decades and have still evolved to abetter version of itself according to the changes happenning over the years.

They are either pointed near the toe or are curved or are m shaped, these jutti's are made in such a way that the colour combinations of any jutti are easily paired with any type of ethnic or indo-western clothing.

Usually jutti's come in two to three types of materials, most common are leather, rexine, taiwanese sheet ,where. the leather jutti's are the most preffered one's from my experience as they last longer compared to the others materials, the only backlog you could face with a artificial leather jutti is that the odour at the start of its use is a little irritable.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE CREATIVE AND BEAUTIFUL HANDLOOMS FOUND IN RAJASTHAN , AND I SAY THAT EXPLORING THESE WAS VERY FUN AND INTERESTING!

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A guide to sustainability

WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY?

Clothes are made in such a way as to reduce the wastage of it by either up-cycling or recycling then so as to make them eco -friendly and being mindful of the people who work to produce these garments we wear in our day to day life.

Upcycling , is a way of using a waste product in a move creative way for a better use further also eliminating toxic waste for the environment. It is where a used product or a damage product is moulded or crafted in such a way so as to help it making a more meaningful and useful product out of it.

Recycling, it is a way of making a whole brand new product of a waste product. Where the waste product is destroyed to its most compressed form in a factory and then with the help of machine and science a brand new product is formed and is ready to sell of in the market , helping the environment to me more safe and non-toxic.

BRANDS WHO USE SUSTAINABLE FASHION

ZARA the brand is now pushing sustainability through their garments and products which are made by using processed and raw materials which have a lesser impact on the environment also are very comfortable and last for a long time , you wouldn’t wanna get rid of them ,trust me ! when I say that.

They have been using renewable energy in their operations and have eliminated the use of plastics and have started using recyclable products.

Levi's has committed to sustainable clothing where there denims lasts for longer than 10 years and with guarantee i can say that they have the best fitted clothing , and do not worn out easily, be it any climate, also i haven’t personally experienced any kind of trouble with these denims.

For all I know Adidas has been taken the initiative to take a step towards sustainability as for which they are going to reduce the water usage of their products by 20% maybe ill buy their products next year onwards as per what their recent article says about .

These are some brands I know which have been using or are taking some initiative towards the eco-friendly envionment that we want for the future generations .

Talking about me using sustainable clothing, well it has been in my family for a very long time....

Most of my clothes were used by my other sisters during their childhood .

The amount of pure material used in clothes during old times plus the method of making them also creates a huge difference isn’t it.

As we know that due to the increase in global warming and globalisation the amount and use of pure materials has decreased but the amount or the price of the products containing then has increased over the period of time .

Where sustainable clothing is promoting healthy environment the cost of these products is much higher comparesd to the non -environmental friendly products.

where sustainable clothing is protecting natural resources and is ensuring better life for both the present and the future generations it is leading to unemployment and fragile commitment of people around us .

AS WE ALL KNOW THAT TO GAIN SOMETHING BETTER WE HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING TOO, SO I HERE MOVE TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE LIFE FOR THE BETTER, LOSING THE EASY LIFE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.