vintageindianclothing: In Dhaka I met Bibi Russell, designer and vigorous defender of the handloom
vintageindianclothing: In Dhaka I met Bibi Russell, designer and vigorous defender of the handloom weavers, whose craft has made a unique contribution to Bengali art and tradition……..She wears a dramatic blue and green saree, hand- loom cloth, which cost 145 taka - itself the most eloquent tribute to the beauty of the work of people she wants to rescue from the demoralisation we saw in Shahjatpur. [X] “The garments industry is here only for cheap labour. They say we cannot produce the fabric. It is a lie. I show nothing that I cannot produce here.” Bibi Russell quoted in [X] Bibi Russell. I quite like the gamcha as headgear. Especially when it is co-ordinated with the sari. Bibi Russell’s clothes - X and X. -- source link
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