The Offbeat Sari, an upcoming exhibition at the Design Museum, London, celebrates contemporary forms of the classic Indian drape
Folia saree, from Other Collection, 2021 (Photo: Raw Mango)
From runways to red carpets, the sari is enjoying an international moment. Most recently, saris were on display in their full splendour at the Oscars, where Guneet Monga, executive producer of The Elephant Whisperers (2022), received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Film in a pink Banarasi—a moment that will forever be etched in our memory. Female members of the RRR (2022) contingent too showed off the classic Indian drape, not to mention All That Breathes (2022) director Shaunak Sen’s wife, who turned up in a hot pink sari
