Modern Heirlooms

I collect old china, carpets, vintage sarees, pichwais, and shawls. My collection has grown slowly over the last 20 years. From antique stores in Milan and Paris, quaint shops in Hauz Khas, and dealers in Srinagar; from hand-me-downs in my family, auction houses, and flea markets – I’ve acquired pieces near and far. Many of my designs, their colours and motifs, have been influenced by vintage shawls and sarees. They give meaning to the common saying, ‘all that glitters is not gold’. While we easily and without question assign value to metal thread embroidery, I often find that exquisite thread work from our country best exemplifies quiet luxury. Presenting an edit of sarees and bridal lehengas inspired by my many years of collecting all variety of things vintage and antique, and the memories of a bygone era that they evoke. Jewellery Courtesy: Sabyasachi heritage jewellery @sabyasachijewelry 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲: 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗼𝘀, 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗯𝘆𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. 𝗔𝗻𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗜𝗣 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Video Courtesy: Sabyasachi Calcutta Makeup and hair by @deepa.verma.makeup Models: @melissandre.t, @kanika.dev Location Courtesy: Taj Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad @tajfalaknuma @tajhotels #Sabyasachi #SabyasachiJewellery #TheCuriosityArtAndAntiquityProject #CAAP #TheWorldOfSabyasa