Two years ago Zaheer Abbas showed his design collection called ‘Ajrakistan’ at the Sindh Cultural Festival in Karachi. The ajrak fabric was tweaked into skirts, hot pants, tunics and even statement ...

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In a country rich in traditional textiles, motifs and crafts, it’s a tragedy that little has been done to document their histories, relevance and the role they play in the lives of those who create ...

Textiles have long been markers of civilisations. Every stitch, motif, even wear and tear, tells stories of the people who made, and wore, them. For long, though, it has been viewed solely as a ...

Ten years ago, Hyderabad’s fashion landscape was learning the language of its own loom. Today, it’s owning it — one not ...