Our motto is to celebrate fashion while uncovering the unique skills and craftsmanship that is embedded within our culture and rich heritage. Some of these skills may soon become obsolete unless we are able to blend them with our modern fashion trends. By doing so, we also empower and create opportunities for the artisans who have been struggling to earn enough to make their ends meet.
One such skill is ‘Chikon’ work. Banban, a tiny village in the Hooghly district of West Bengal, India is not known to many but is the house of this traditional skill. This village was not much known until 1757 when British traders discovered the intricate embroidery that the villagers had been producing. The workmanship was incomparable and mind-blowing. The British traders were enchanted enough to begin harvesting the skills of the villagers and exporting the products to Europe. Though the traders were able to reap huge profits, little did it help to change the lifestyle of the poor villagers. They continued to be exploited until India sought independence in 1947.
Post independence, as the British ties were lost, the exploitation ended and along with it, the demand for their work also almost depleted. Today, most of the artisans have taken to alternate means of living and mostly it’s the women of the household who still are keeping this art alive through bed sheets, pillow covers, curtains etc. The exquisite skill though unique will soon be in the pages of history unless it finds a home in modern fashion.

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