Saree stories, styling & tradition

The Vastranand Journal

Styling guides, festive inspiration and the craft behind India's favourite sarees — from the Vastranand family to yours.

Kantha Work Sarees Explained: Bengal's Running-Stitch Art

Kantha is one of India's oldest embroidery traditions, and it rarely gets the spotlight it deserves nex...

Kali Puja falls on the same dark, moonless night as Diwali, but in Bengal, Odisha and Assam it belongs enti...

Durga Puja is the five days every Bengali wardrobe waits all year for, and each day of the celebration has ...

Bengal's handloom tradition has given India some of its most graceful weaves — sheer Jamdani, storytelling ...