The pandemic has brought hurdles in the process, reducing the women employed part-time to five. Hence, customers can ask for customised designs,” adds Lily. “Our designs are unique since the material being used is never the same. The katran is sourced from local tailors in Kannagi Nagar, either collected or bought to support them. Lily and the Wonder Women create small and cute upcycled toys made from katran or waste textile scraps. Ten women put their trust in me and that’s how I founded Lily & the Wonder Women in 2019,” she says. I wished to do something sustainable for them. “While the projects were impactful, they were also temporary and would only fetch the women a stipend for five-six months. Co-founder of the Trust, Lily Sengupta, wanted to do more. Using polythene bags, 360 women created coasters, jewellery and waste bins till the ban of plastic carry bags in 2017. In 2015, InkLink Charitable Trust began working with the women of Kannagi Nagar on upcycling projects through which they could be taught marketable skills. Contact: on Instagram /shop Studio: No.7, Sai Nagar, Karpagam Avenue, RA Puram, Chennai This results in one-of-a-kind garments.” The brand is looking to make these saris into a perennial collection. There are random curves and sharp turns in tune with the rhythm of the music. She adds, “We play the song and I cut the fabric intuitively, without a pattern. The designer has an unusual work style where she cuts the fabric while listening to a song or music piece she associates with it. And by procuring pre-loved saris, we eliminated the cost of raw materials, making them affordable,” she says. With these, we started crafting avant-garde pieces. “We sent out calls to our communities and families to send us saris that they are not using, that are redundant to them. The founder of an eponymous city-based sustainable fashion brand was inspired to create an upcycled collection of saris called ‘Made from Nothing’ when the pandemic curbed household expenditure.
However, there is little truth to this, according to Sanah Sharma. Sustainable fashion is seen as inaccessible in society, given its reputation as an expensive alternative.
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