SAVE THE SARIS

For more than five thousand years, saris have been and continue to be an art form. The streets and markets in India are a swirl of color as women gather together wearing saris of every conceivable color and pattern. During the course of an Indian wedding, the bride will change into numerous saris throughout the event. Special saris were handed down from mother to daughter and were often hand embroidered or contained threads that used actual gold and silver threads.

When the price of gold skyrocketed, a move was afoot to burn the saris and reclaim the precious metals. It seemed a waste to destroy an amazing art form for a few threads, and so I decided to save one. But soon enough I found another sari, and another after that, all too beautiful to be destroyed. By turning them into scarves, I have found a way to share their beauty and give them a second life.

Over the course of a decade, I’ve acquired a spectacular collection of saris that will become ten thousand silk scarves. But you don’t have to just imagine them. You can see the collection at: www.tenthousandscarves.com