LataSita is a fashion brand that turns worn sarees into gorgeous one-of-a-kind pieces. If trunks full of sarees handed down from your Grandma and Ma have been gathering dust in one corner of the house, you might want to take them to LataSita, who will help you change the nine yards into trendy and wearable fashion. It’s like reintroducing the fabric into your life in a new form but with its emotional value intact. You’d still be proudly wearing your grandma’s Benarasi only a bit differently though.
LataSita also recycles the scrap cloth left behind after finishing each piece. When they can't do so, they donate them to Goonj, an NGO that makes sanitary napkins for underprivileged women out of the scraps. They are also trying to work with a recycling facility in Kashmir that turns cotton waste into fluff for stuffing in mattresses and quilts.
Our Pick: Handsome bow ties made out of vintage brocade and silk sarees.