The British Sari Story exhibition, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, opened at Brent Museum in October 2007. It presented the results of a competition for a British sari, 60 years after Indian independence. Entries came from all over the country. The overall winner was Nilesh Mistry, a Mumbai-born illustrator, who moved to Harrow with his […]
Read MoreThe British Sari Story competition for a British Sari was featured at the Knitting and Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace in October 2010. One of the winners was Zahra Ahmed, from Peterborough, who created this ‘mini’ sari while still at school, in her final year of A levels.Her polished and sophisticated design impressed the […]
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To coincide with The British Sari Story exhibition in Brent Museum, Brent Council funded a JC Decaux poster campaign. British Sari Story posters were posted prominently across the borough in November/December 2007. The British Sari Story was a search for a British Asian sari, 60 years after Indian independence.
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The British Sari Story, a project funded by Awards for All and the Heritage Lottery Fund, aimed to find a design for a British Sari. Press coverage: BBC Radio Leicester Simply Bhangra, global Asian entertainment site Asiana magazine March 2008 Society Guardian, September 2007 Rediff India Abroad, September 2007 Telegraph, Calcutta September 2007 Telegraph, Calcutta, April […]
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