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Breathing Threads : Fashion Show at Bharat Tex 2025

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Newdelhi:16/2/25:The office of the Development Commissioner for Handlooms Ministry of Textiles, Government of India organized a fashion event titled “Breathing Threads” to feel the pulse of craftsmanship, to honor a living legacy, to witness the timeless elegance of Indian handlooms in modern silhouettes.

The event was organized at the amphitheater in Bharat Mandapam on the sidelines of Bharat Tex 2025 in association with Vaishali S Couture, Vaishali S Threadstories Private Limited, Mumbai and in coordination with Handloom Export Promotion Council. Vaishali S Couture is a 24-year-old brand dedicated to reviving old and dying and weaving techniques and bringing them to the top global luxury stages by inserting innovation, creativity, and a very high level of quality.

The beauty of Handloom and the mission of the brand is also its sustainability and zero-waste strategy, in line with what are the living habits of Indian villages

The Indian hand-woven textiles are the untapped wealth of the country, and it is just a question of showcasing them in a more modern and global language that will set them back to the most admired luxury fashion stages around the globe.

The show carried fabrics woven in the villages from 5 different states, viz. West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka & Rajasthan, and 20 models in 30 looks showcased these weaves, draped in 7 different weaving techniques: Chanderi, Maheshwari, Jamdani, Khun, Benarasi, Kota Doria, Murshidabad. Each weave was creatively embellished with unique textures and cording.

The show was a testament to how much skill and hard work, together with creativity, is needed to make a hand-woven fabric, and at the same time, how a craft can be elevated to being one of the global luxury brands.

The show was a great success and demonstration of the power of Indian heritage textiles when given a global language to the mesmerized eyes of buyers from overseas countries such as Australia, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Srilanka, Bangladesh, Kuwait, Chile, etc. besides the stakeholders of Indian textile industry with the unwavering support of the Development Commissioner for Handlooms, the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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