The ancient has merged with the new. Models sashayed down a ramp on Friday, wearing Patan's pride Patola saris. This was the first time that these traditional saris were showcased on the ramp in its ...

Sonali Bendre's recent appearance in a custom Patan Patola saree from Jigyam Label beautifully merges tradition and contemporary elegance. Designed by Jigya Patel, the saree showcases India's rich ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Patan patola saris range from $1,500 to $8,500. Instead of designs being embroidered onto the textile, Patan patola requires them to be dyed onto the silk threads ...

If the heritage stepwell Rani Ki Vav - now being featured on the new ₹100 note - is the pride of Patan, a small town in Gujarat, the other thing that is a speciality to this place is the double Ikat ...

A fabric traditionally woven in the Patan region of Gujarat. The patola yardage uses pure silk thread with a double-ikat weave — double warp and weft threads. A labour-intensive craft, a single patola ...

The Patan Patola sari has a distinguished ancestry - but a blurry future ‘A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness …’ Romantic poet John Keats ...

Patola silk sarees made in Patan district of Gujarat are considered a perfect example of extraordinary weaving across the globe. No textile museum is considered complete unless a Patola saree finds a ...

As the intricate weave from Patan in Gujarat makes it to Union Culture Ministry's Intangible Cultural Heritage list, here's what you need to know about the prized weave Malaika Arora wears a ...

History is witness that kings and queens are meant to look a certain way; ornate clothing styles, heavy embellished jewellery, you know, the usual. Indian royal families however, took things a few ...

India is home to many textile-related arts and the Patolas of Patan are amongst the most unique of them. The principle of the Patola sarees was an ancient art that was revived around the 11th century ...