14 DAY TRIAL // Lallitara designers have for some time now been busy turning old Indian saris into bow ties, scarfs, accessories and even clothes.
They say that, given how much textile waste ends up in landfills on a yearly basis, their work can be argued to help reduce the fashion industry's ecological footprint.
More so seeing how, although not many are aware of this, the textile industry is a major contributor to climate change and global warming, and also uses impressive amounts of water annually.
“The textile industry is also one of the top contributors to global green house gases and waste water. By reusing these fabrics, we are not only saving them from landfills, but we’re also limiting the environmental harm caused in their creation,” Lallitara founder and CEO Bijal Shah explains.
According to Ecouterre, the old saris that these NYC-based designers turn into bow ties, scarfs and the like really come all the way from India. Thus, people in this country collect them, and then send them to the US.
“We pay these hardworking women and men fair wages for their labor and give new life to unique fabrics that would otherwise go to waste,” Bijal Shah stresses.