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16th September 2016

After four hours of Cleopatra (1963), a mmust watch for all it’s Greco-Egyptian splendour, COSTUMES. And fierce eyeliner game.

Bardot flounce with a hint of rouge

Drama & Emerald

Cleopatra-esque, bardot with a hint of rouge and some dramatic emerald

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16th September 2016

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Oorja Makkad

Blogger | Designer
Millennial Sareephile
Indian Textile Aficionado

Musing on fashion, handicraft, sustainability narratives, cruelty-free beauty and eclectically homegrown design. Find me on Instagram @oorja.revivestyle.

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always been a hydrangeas and high altitudes person 💮❄️

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On The Blog: Ethical fashion, mental health and a radically compassionate label, with an inspiring anecdote from @reenarosedass on how a difficult job led her off the beaten path to go all-heart as a fashion designer. My third #wearsion (as beautifully coined by @msppj) of these saree refashioned separates is with a serene, 'गुलाबी' pink handloom Mul saree and kundan jhumkas to match. I love the challenge of making a mul look dressy for occasion wear, because it's the lightest, butteriest, breeziest drape to drape in muggy Mumbai. Worn scarf style, with the Miran Hanfu Jacket from @reenarosedass's 'The Silk Road' collection. Visit link in bio to read a heartwarming account on an ethical fashion journey, and for some Indian festive styling ideas!

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Bandits and pirates waited to plunder the wondrous artisanship travelling along desolate deserts and forbidding mountains. An incredibly dangerous, ancient route with brutal winds and poisonous snakes connected the East with the West - not just geographically, even culturally and historically in ways beyond comprehension. It's difficult to imagine the modern world without the existence of the Silk Road, such was its impact on the development of world civilization. Stretching from China through India, Asia Minor, up throughout Mesopotamia, to Egypt, Africa, Greece, Rome, and Britain. Perhaps the most successful trade route in history, the closure of the Silk Road was so monumental to humankind, it initiated the Age of Discovery (1453-1660 CE). This age would be defined by European explorers taking to the sea and charting new water routes to replace land trade along what used to be Silk Road. The Age of Discovery would impact cultures around the world, as European ships claimed lands and spread western influence; at the same time being equally influenced in return by the countries they established themselves in and became irrevocably tied in history with.

Wearing an 'Arsi' Slip Top from @reenarosedass's prêt collection inspired by The Silk Road. It features gorgeously modern separates that are refashioned from sarees, an amalgamation of both Indian and Oriental aesthetics, for both India and China were key participants along this ancient trade route; trading precious textiles, gold, antiques and spices ✨ Paired with a tissue linen saree, and hints of kundan. A #TissueAndLustre late addition!

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nip in the air November, isn't it? In my part of the world, we're still not wearing pants at home. A self soothing postcard from my summer vacay ❄️

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गुलाबी 🌺

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An upcycled blouse, a hand-me-down skirt 🌼 @samastroop fashioned this wrap top from scrap end-pieces of block print fabric, I'd worn it with a bow tied at the back during Pujo and tied at the front this time, with juttis because @eeshitajoneja keeps inspiring me with her pretty pairs! #SustainableOutfit

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What if I only ever post pictures clicked with my expensive high powered smartphone camera which are then edited using software to emulate the very cameras all this photography technology was developed to evolve from? It's all a circle 🪐💫

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Wrapping up #TissueAndLustre with my most lustrous cotton silk, this lovely called 'Dusk' from @woodandyarn.india. I loved each and every post that you all made for this series, so much royalty and so many awe inspiring drapes! It's only a short break, I still have some I'm yet to air so the theme shall be restarted with the winter and wedding season in order ✨ Keep shining, and save some for later!

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I have but one dress I wear to dinners since 2k14, let's call it signature instead of solitary 💯
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#MakeGarmentsLast #StyleRepeats #RedDressMagic #IRepeatMyClothes #BuyLessWearMore #SustainableFashionLife #WhatIWoreLastNight

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If you enjoy conversations on sustainable fashion, you are sure to love this one. A peek inside the mind of an artisanal slow fashion house for insights on the business, economics and emotion of karigar-centric (artisan-centric) fashion design! I did take my own sweet time to carefully bring this all together, for I really wanted it to be a delightful and valuable read for slow fashion souls, like me. This is the first time I actually reached out to interview somebody on my blog, because I've been in awe of the meticulous (almost puritanical) approach to textiles, heritage, legacy and artisanship that Vidhi ji of @meiraasofficial pours her heart into for her label. I do hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed all the writing, conversing and brain-picking that went behind it 🌼 The link is in bio! Or simply go to www.revive.style, and you'll find the post right at the top.

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Shop: SOLD, Handblock prints can be just as decadent for celebrations as traditional weaves ✨ in picture, mother wears a 'Gulzaib' saree from the 'Ajrakh Mystique' collection with stitched print-on-print blouse piece. Every saree in the #AjrakhMystique range comes with an interesting blouse to match. And silver jewellery is the perfect bling of choice for this one, given that glistening silver Lagdi patta palla.

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Impossible to capture the glimmer of this handwoven tissue Matka Silk on camera but I try. It's so delicate it's like the moonlight 💞 In real life, one can see distinctly the superfine zari (metallic) yarns running along the entire body and reflecting light in every fold. It has a subtle gold aura, too refined to be captured accurately by a lens! #TissueAndLustre. Since a lot of people asked (and attacked me with PPs) this saree is from @fabindianews. Surely one #myfavouritesilks for you, @sixyardsoffinery ✨

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2019 Oorja, 2015 Oorja; so much has changed, and so much is just the same 💞 PS: Do you know why Matka Silk is called Matka Silk? This is a slubby handloom silk upcycled from leftover or scrap fibres that are left behind in Mulberry Silk Weaving. The surface of matkas (earthen pots) are utilised for spinning the yarn, I hear, and hence the name! I still have, and use, every piece of that outfit including the clutch. This is why sarees are the best! @eeshitajoneja so glad you planted the idea in my head to recreate this look exactly, this is one of my most beautiful tissue sarees for #TissueAndLustre

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aglow in 'abho' ✨♥️ handloom tissue Chanderi with a delicately scalloped madhkan border, from @diariesofnomad. This is the #TissueAndLustre textile that my dreams of residing in a palace always feature! With an Ajrakh Mashru Potli Bag, from an artisan exhibition, and lots of gold

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✨🌹 happy diwali! second hand shot in a row hahaha, today in #TissueAndLustre and a lot of 'swarna' adornments

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नील, for it is a waning crescent at 5% 🌘

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Shop: The 'Roshanara' Saree, Gold. Named after Roshanara Begum, erstwhile Padshah Begum (First Lady, Head of the Zenana) of the Mughal Empire. A lady of a brilliant mind; a talented poet and intellectual. She was a larger-than-life libertine who took on lovers, lived unapologetically and wielded formidable power in her own right with a love for gold and land. There's so much to read about her fascinating life, including how her rise to power began when she successfully foiled a plot by her father and Dara Shikoh to kill her brother Aurangzeb. Coming back to the saree, this decadently Handblock Printed Ajrakh has a subtle and elegant sheen all over its body that was impossible to capture on camera. Definitely an addition to #TissueAndLustre. Classic, traditional motifs like 'Ajrakh Chhedo,' 'Wat-Wal' and 'Madhagulo' adorn the Palla that ends with a glistening golden lagdi patta tissue border. The last image showcases it's blouse piece, handprinted with leaves and buds. Artisanal luxury all the way ✨

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