Blogs
How you change the world by buying ‘I was a Sari’
Most companies measure success by their sales. These are important, but at I was a Sari we also value how much we can lower waste and transform the lives of the people we employ. Some of our artisans went on a plane for the first time, to Rome where we...
How you change the world by buying ‘I was a Sari’
Most companies measure success by their sales. These are important, but at I was a Sari we also value how much we can lower waste and transform the lives of the people we employ. Some of our artisans went on a plane for the first time, to Rome where we worked with Gucci designers to reimagine the Indian sari. We went up on stage at a prestigious Sustainable Fashion awards ceremony in Milan (The Green arpet Awards) to collect a...
What does Fair Trade look like in 2022?
Fair Trade gathered momentum in Europe in the 1960s when it was often seen as a political gesture against neo-imperialism: and used the slogan at the time, ‘Trade not Aid’. At I was a Sari, we’ve been inspired by fair trade principles since we started, and worked as if we...
What does Fair Trade look like in 2022?
Fair Trade gathered momentum in Europe in the 1960s when it was often seen as a political gesture against neo-imperialism: and used the slogan at the time, ‘Trade not Aid’. At I was a Sari, we’ve been inspired by fair trade principles since we started, and worked as if we were a fair trade certified company, but actually have never applied for certification. Why? We had it as a priority in 2020 and then COVID hit, and we had other...
The way forward for I was a Sari
I was a Sari started as an experiment in 2013, registered as a company, called 2nd Innings Handicrafts Pvt Ltd in 2016 and now in 2021, we are braving our way through the pandemic – the ride we’ve had so far, is nothing short of an adventure.
The way forward for I was a Sari
I was a Sari started as an experiment in 2013, registered as a company, called 2nd Innings Handicrafts Pvt Ltd in 2016 and now in 2021, we are braving our way through the pandemic – the ride we’ve had so far, is nothing short of an adventure.
