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Blue
It’s been a while and 2018 begins with many contemplations on days gone by, moments lost and found, courses re-calibrated and a little Utopia
that I know is hiding somewhere deep within spools of fleeting trepidation.
My wardrobe took me into such a contemplative space today when
a forgotten bit of joy tumbled into my hands.
We can be such suckers for nostalgia, can’t we? And as a nostalgic
Indian, I stepped right back in time on seeing my humble mulmul emboldened
with aristocratic
Indus histories of 5000 years ago. It’s hard not to reminisce less ancient hues
of colonial
Bengal, whose memories are as indelible as the dye that wrought them. It’s
hard too, for an imperial heritage, not to reincarnate its stoic stance, despite
divergences into denim
diaries and other such, reminding us, while it reinvents itself, of our identities
that stand their ground, proud in traditions
that remain ever in vogue.
The tireless sari triumphs
again, imprinted with another timeless legacy – the
indigo dye, that takes a new stride in tradi-modern couture. My blue trail
came from Alankrita
– you might want one too :)
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Next up: Stand Up For Your Sari!
Previously in the The Whole Nine Yards series: Draped by the River
Previously in the The Whole Nine Yards series: Draped by the River
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