DHIVYA BALA

✨Look 7 - Le Smoking Suit

Yves Saint Laurent’s 1966 Le Smoking gave women the Tuxedo — and with it, a language of power that womens’ fashion had never known before.

The bold color and high luster of this silk sari give that authority a new dimension: power dressing that carries the weight of two cultures.

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Grateful doesn’t quite cover it.

Thank you SeattleMag!

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✨The worlds of fashion, art and technology colliding to create something entirely new!

Guests at the Draped in History Showcase got to take home a piece of art that encapsulated all that the collection stood for; fusion, heritage and creativity.

The art prints were created in collaboration with Bhavishya Lingam, an artist whose favorite medium is pen and ink .byb . This collaboration was especially fun and special to me because Bhavishya and I are friends from high school!

Since the collection was a fusion of east and west, I wanted the art prints to be a fusion piece as well; a cross between Victorian silhouette art and Indian miniature paintings. She used a combination of hand-drawn sketches and AI editing to create this unique art print!

✨Look 6 - The Mod Shift Dress

The 1960s Mod Shift stripped fashion back to geometry — straight lines, abbreviated hem, no waist.

This look pays homage to Yves Saint Laurent’s iconic 1965 Mondrian dress. And it takes the concept of recycling further: each colour block is cut from deadstock fabrics or offcuts from other pieces in this collection.

Nothing wasted. Everything intentional.

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✨Look 5 — The Dior Cocktail Dress

The 1950s cocktail dress was a garment made for arrival.

The natural luster and woven patterns of the Kanjeevaram silk sari does the work that couture houses would have entrusted to hand-beading: surface, depth, and the kind of quiet extravagance that doesn’t announce itself.

This sari and dress come alive when worn by .pahwa
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✨Look 4 - The Dior Bar Suit

Christian Dior’s 1947 Bar Suit redefined femininity for a post-war world. The cinched waist, the padded hip, the full pleated skirt.

Here, a chiffon sari with applique work is paired with silk brocade — one fabric for drape, one for architecture.

Worn by the stunning Sierra Lopez
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✨Happy New Year! Thankful for all my clients who trust me with their beautiful fabrics and dream garments and excited for another year of creating!

The life of a reworked sari ♻️ This beautiful blue and pink sari has become a duster jacket, a baby dress and apart of a patchwork potli.

✨Sneak peak of the next Sari transformation ❤️