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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent

‘Fashion revolution’: show explores sari’s modern reinvention

Natasha Poonawalla in a flowing sari
Natasha Poonawalla attends the 2022 Met Gala in New York wearing a sari designed by Sabyasachi Mukherjee and styled with a gold Schiaparelli bodice. Photograph: John Angelillo/UPI/Rex/Shutterstock

Nearly 100 trailblazing saris, including the first ever to be worn at the Met Gala, will be displayed in the UK as part of a new large-scale exhibition examining the garment’s modern reinvention.

The first-of-its-kind show at the Design Museum, entitled The Offbeat Sari, brings together more than 90 items that have been loaned by designers and studios across India to tell the story of what has been called a “fashion revolution”.

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