Friday Sari Project

23/04/2026

Friday Sari Project at London Craft Week

For London Craft Week (11–17 May), we present a curated store bringing together a new wave of designers from India and Sri Lanka-working at the intersection of heritage craft and contemporary design.

From hand weaving, natural dyeing and embroidery to batik, lace and circular textile practices, this showcase explores craft as a living, evolving language.

Rooted in material, process, and community, these are practices that carry knowledge, memory, and innovation forward.

Join us in-store and across a week of talks, events and shopping the collections.

Dates: 11 - 17th May
Times: 10am - 6pm
Location: 85 Heath Street, Hampstead NW3

Contact: [email protected]

Link in bio for talks and events.

SouthAsianDesign

03/04/2026

Highlights from this year celebrating its 23rd year anniversary and hosting the BRICS Fashion Summit South Asia all at .cityofdreams

Sri Lankan Emerging Designers segment is showing string identity and menswear overall is rising as a strength and growth area rooted in cultural identity with sarongs more modern than ever.

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23/03/2026

Participating in London Craft Week has inspired us to create our first ever ‘Craft Futures Sri Lanka Award’ to offer designers and makers from Sri Lanka the opportunity to showcase with us during ‘London Craft Week’ in May.

We are always looking to platform emerging design and heritage craft techniques. It’s taken years of planning to bring our platform to London Craft Week and a unique opportunity to show the talents and crafts of our island.

Thank you for the support in London and Sri Lanka.

Prospective applicants can email [email protected] for further details or dm.

15/03/2026

15/03/2026

Thank you .e for show photos.
Featuring archive photos from my visits to Lunuganga

27/02/2026

We are excited to be participating in London Craft Week 2026.

We are opening opportunities for designers from India and Sri Lanka to join our showcase pop-up and events programme.

Email- [email protected] to apply

23/02/2026

The last time I was in the Royal Horticultural Halls was working on the McQueen show ‘La Poupee’ in 1996. I would never have believed that 30 years on I would return, wearing a sari, to watch an Indian designer stage a landmark show.

Today Raw Mango staged their first show at London Fashion Week on the main schedule. The show, titled ‘It’s Not About the Flower’, stood out in its simplicity and maturity. Minimal cream and black were punctuated with bold colour, statement embroidery and sculptural silhouettes-minimalism distilled.

Sanjay Garg brought us the flowers and garlands of India as forms in their own right, expressed with quiet confidence and humility. It was a strength and clarity he and his team have well earned after 18 years of designing and building the brand.

There was love in the room. Those of us who have followed the brand were excited to see what Sanjay would present, but also confident it would be exquisite and filled with pride to witness Raw Mango on the international stage in London.

Raw Mango arrived at a time when women like myself were searching for something we didn’t yet know existed: a way to combine culture and heritage with modernity and simplicity. This is what Raw Mango has done so well, offering a way to participate in India’s culture and craft with intellectual context.

Sanjay’s creative practice extends throughout the brand from its campaigns, arts and craft presentations, exhibitions and events. Raw Mango stores are designed like retreat spaces, inviting you to quietly experience and honour the craft.

So today was special. How many opportunities do we get to celebrate our culture in this way in this country?

I took my mother, both of us, with our own Raw Mango collections. From the first London sale in 2017 to sitting front row at London Fashion Week, this felt like a full circle moment.

Ten years ago I was searching for a way to wear my heritage in the present. Today, I watched it walk the London runway.

Huge congratulations to the entire team Malika Kashap Verma and sweet Kanupriya.

22/02/2026

This Monday, Indian designer label Raw Mango is presenting its first ever show at London Fashion Week and I want to share why this feels significant now across a few posts - and why this is a special moment in my sari journey spanning well over 10 years.

My journey with sari has been life-changing — bringing connection, creativity and community. It has become my work and my creative practice.

Raw Mango was one of my starting points.

So to see it at London Fashion Week, ten years later, feels like a full-circle moment — and a proud one for Indian craft and heritage.

Well done Sanjay and team and good luck ❤️

18/09/2025

It’s London Textile Month with

Leading contemporary designers pop-up is open to the public tomorrow- Friday 19th at Asia House.

Check for details

15/08/2025

Dresses for hot nights 🔥

11/08/2025

Easy breezy summer short sets.

See website link in bio.