Up Cycle Womenswear

This project was done with Re-Think Fashion, an initiative set up to help people manage unwanted clothes during lockdown. Haus Of Odedra offered to help repair donated clothing that could not be sold. There was a fusion of fashion elements, incorporating Indian Banarasi sarees.

A Banarasi saree is a saree made in Varanasi, an ancient city also known as Benaras/Kashi/Banaras. During the Mughal period, around the 14th century, artisans from Banaras began making their presence felt by developing unique and complicated silk brocades using gold and silver zari threads. Banarasi weaving gained more recognition and developed expertise during the 18th and and 19th centuries. These sarees are among the finest in India and are known for their gold and silver brocade or zari, fine silk, and opulent hand weaving. The sarees are made of finely woven silk and are decorated with intricate designs, and because of these engravings, Banarasi silk sarees have made a prominent place and flourished in the market.