Forgotten textile and art forms make a comeback with this season's garments

A fresh lot of traditional textile and art forms are being adapted into modern-day garments, ranging from the super-luxurious to the casual

Nostalgia’s influence on the world of fashion is often underestimated. When bootleg jeans made a comeback after a long hiatus, many were overjoyed at the prospect of being able to wear their favourite pair of jeans without committing a fashion faux pas. This cyclical nature of fashion trends performs more important functions too — such as making space for the revival of dying traditional crafts.
 
This season is seeing several such near-forgotten textile and art forms get a makeover, pulling them out of their geography-specific niches and inviting fashion-forward people to add them to their wardrobes. At the couture