Shared Talent India
Posted by sally, July 15, 2010
Last year bibico’s designer Nieves Ruiz-Ramos travelled to India with a group of UK designers selected by the Centre for Sustainable Fashion of the London College of Fashion. The purpose of their visit, to collaborate with Indian designers and create a number of pieces that would showcase sustainable Indian textiles. These are some of the gorgeous garments that came out of the Shared Talent India project.
Mustard yellow top by Anjana Janardhan in organic and Fairtrade certified cotton jersey from Pratibha Syntex and yellow trousers by Shahil Jaisingh using hand woven silk and linen blends supplied by Samant Chauhan from cooperatives in Bhagalpur, Bihar Mustard yellow top by Anjana Janardhan in organic and Fairtrade certified cotton jersey from Pratibha Syntex and yellow trousers by Shahil Jaisingh using hand woven silk and linen blends supplied by Samant Chauhan from cooperatives in Bhagalpur, Bihar
White shorts by Nieves Ruiz Ramos (Bibico) in organic and Fairtrade certified cotton canvas from Zameen and cream mini skirt by Esther Miles and Anne Marie Van der Ven in tussah silk from BVTsilks, Bangalore
The project was run by the Defra led Sustainable Clothing Road Map in partnership with the Indian government.
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