An assortment of royal fineries, heritage crafts and legacy cuisines of princely India’s blue-blooded scions will be exhibited in Bengaluru today (March 29). Organised by Royal Fables, a revivalist platform that showcases the royal world — in association with FICCI Flo, the all-India women division of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry — the 12th edition of the one-day pop-up will showcase products made in palace studios helmed by designers and design professionals from royal families.
On display are 30 rare craft stories curated from across the country, from block-printed cottons by Rani Jaykirti Singh Baria from Gujarat to art-inspired chiffons by BBG Royals, founded by designers Nidhi Sah and Digvijay Singh from Awagarh in Uttar Pradesh. Restoration stories by Rang Riwaaz is one of the highlights at the exhibition. Rajkumari Alka Rani Singh who hails from Pratapgarh, Awadh, Uttar Pradesh, along with her daughter, Yashodhara Singh, has rejuvenated the Banarasi style of weaving tissue saris in pure gold. On a personal note, founder of Royal Fables Anshu Khanna shares, “I had a vintage paithani sari, which belonged to my grandmother and was in dire need of restoration. They worked their magic on the legacy sari and changed its colour from rani pink to a beautiful golden tissue drape, retaining its original borders.”
