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12 Eco-Friendly Designs By Homegrown Brands That Need to Be On Your Radar

Sustainable is the way forward, and here’s the fashionable map to a cleaner, greener route...via an array of homegrown brands and their eco-conscious creations.  

Sustainable is the way forward, and there can be no greater warning than the year 2020. And so, as the world gets back up on its feet, with the promise of a more eco-friendly and upcycled tomorrow, here’s the fashionable map to a cleaner, greener route...via an array of homegrown brands and their eco-conscious creations.   Styling:  Priyanka Yadav; Photographs: Sushant Kadam Models: Akansha Pathak and Elizabeth Mech at Anima Creative Management; Make-Up and Hair: Gursewak Singh; Fashion Assistant: Manveen Guliani; Photo Assistant: Pratap Singh Shekhawat; Location Courtsey: Ultracon Infrachem Pvt Ltd

(Left) Handmade bandhani shirt dress, The Pot Plant, Rs 9,000; multicolour patchwork skirt with kantha stitch detail, Eka, price on request; Melissa Dance + Salinas Ad, Melissa, Rs 8,999 (Right) Ajrakh scarf, Grassroot by Anita Dongre, Rs 4,000; Hydra Dress, Rs 20,750, and Aurora Skirt, Rs 13,300, both Urvashi Kaur

(Left) Dress, Vaishali S, Rs 37,000; hooded crop shirt, Chola, Rs 8,300; Possession Babouch, Mellisa, Rs 4,999 (Right) Tsyuoi Blazer, Rs 6,000, and pants, Rs 4,000, both Mishe

(Left) Dress, Vaishali S, Rs 37,000; hooded crop shirt, Chola, Rs 8,300; Possession Babouch, Mellisa, Rs 4,999 (Right) Tsyuoi Blazer, Rs 6,000, and pants, Rs 4,000, both Mishe

Dash Blazer, Rs 10,650, and Theo Pants, Rs 9,500, both Urvashi Kaur; multicolour handwoven double ikat bustier top, Eka, price on request; hand-block printed stripes and 3D applique-leaves skirt, Abraham & Thakore, Rs 16,900

Handwoven patchwork jacket, Rs 48,000, and striped pants, Rs 16,000, both Akaaro; platform sandals, Mellisa, Rs 7,999

(Left) Handwoven collar blouse, Akaaro, Rs 7,800; Tanoshi Jacket, Mishe, Rs 7,000; The Keroac Pants, Maku, Rs 5,990 (Right) Two Khadi Towels kimono dress, Button Masala, Rs 6,000; Kirvo Pants, Antar Agni, Rs 10,600; mules, Vivienne Westwood X Mellisa, Rs 16,499

Handmade bandhani co-ord set, The Pot Plant, Rs 12,500; hand-embroidered suspender skirt, Eka, Rs 18,500; Tipu top, Antar Agni, Rs 14,900; slide sandals, Melissa X Salinas Cosmic II, Rs 5,999

(Left) Smocked collar and sleeves top, Eka, Rs 14,500; The Spica Handwoven Dress, Maku, Rs 13,600 (Right) Dyer Bhaiya Jacket, Rs 28,500, and Mitti Trousers, Rs 6,500, both Doh Tak Keh

Crushed balloon-sleeved top, ANI, Rs 2,700; ocean print button-down skirt, Cord, Rs 5,600; Periwinkle Metallic Sari, Anavila, price on request

Ganga-Jamuna co-ord set, Rs 12,500, and Le Zuber Jacket, Rs 29,500, all Doh Tak Keh; French knot cape, Vaishali S, Rs 43,500; mules, Mellisa X Opening Ceremony, Rs 10,999

Archival Dress, Amit Aggarwal, price on request

(Left) Robin Red Dress, Rs 17,500, and Moma Blue Jacket Dress, Rs 19,500, both Ka-Sha; double layered skirt, Chola, Rs 14,900; clean classics Stan Smith, Adidas Originals, Rs 8,999 (Right) Handmade bandhani co-ord set, The Pot Plant, Rs 12,500; hand-embroidered suspender skirt, Eka, Rs 18,500; Tipu top, Antar Agni, Rs 14,900; slide sandals, Melissa X Salinas Cosmic II, Rs 5,999