Taani by Tanira Sethi’s eponymous label is a range of pure woven, limited edition hand painted and the first ever fine cashmere lace saree.

A NIFT graduate in textile design, Delhi, she honed her skills by doing her masters at the Chelsea College of Art and Design, and won the Textiles Environment Design Award 2015 (for social equity) for her innovative project titled, “Refashioning the Unstitched Garment”. During her stay in the UK, she has studied various certificate courses in the field of fashion from Central Saint Martins.

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However, her innate interest lay in the study and research of minimalism despite being in the Indian market which is soaked in its antonym, maximalist. And this was the genesis of the cashmere saris, something that she explored as a concept even as a student and later technically developed to give it a distinct identity and Indian sub-text.

The collection uses 100 per cent woven cashmere wool, developed in various weaving centres all over the country, it took a year to plan, and finally produce, considering the delicateness of the yarn.

“I always wondered, if a seven-meter shawl can be woven, why not a sari? I combined four things I loved-art, design, fashion and heritage, for my first ever collection,” says the budding designer Tanira.

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Interestingly, the line is segmented into three individual design ideologies—the first one offers pure woven cashmere saris, the second is a range of ultra-luxe hand painted saris in cashmere, which is where you find a rather captivating mix of traditional heritage seamlessly combined with modern art.

Last but not the least is the world’s First ever Cashmere Lace saree incorporating fine cashmere Leaver’s lace fabric conceptualized by Ezma Fine Cashmere and woven by Beauvillian Davoine France.

The palette ranges from soothing indigo blues, pleasing charcoals, muddy browns, ecru, with accents of reds and maroons used as effective highlighters.