Dear Shaded Viewers,
I have the sweetest memory of ages ago in New Delhi being at New Delhi Fashion Week and there was a party going on and I was exhausted. Waris, who had never been to New Delhi Fashion Week had passed by Delhi because he could not believe I would be there and he was, at that time, producing his jewellery collection in India so he rerouted his trip and passed by NDFW. We were both exhausted and hungry and Bandana was more than gracious and said go up use my room and order yourselves some thing to eat and relax. I love Bandana and am super happy to have her on board for ASVOFF13 curating a group of fashion films.
Please enjoy her Ted talk. “What Gandhi said three-quarters of a century ago still rings true today: “The world has enough for everyone’s needs, but not everyone’s greed”.
This year marks the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, and we have a lot to learn about eco-fashion from him. Bandana Tewari is a journalist and sustainability activist who shares how Gandhi and his search for sartorial integrity changed the way she saw the clothes we wear.
What Gandhi said three-quarters of a century ago still rings true today: “The world has enough for everyone’s needs, but not everyone’s greed”. Gandhi was an activist who believed in social change. Today we need a world of Activist Designers and Activist Consumers who are committed to being slow thinkers, slow creators, and slow consumers.
As Vogue India’s Editor-at-Large for 13 years, Bandana was responsible for planning, visualizing and ideating fashion features for the ultimate style bible. Her ringside view of the rapidly evolving industry, coupled with her signature ability to take the long view, has made her one of India’s foremost authorities on fashion and lifestyle.
Bandana’s pieces have also appeared in well-regarded publications such as The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune, US Vogue, UK Vogue, Wallpaper*, and Tank; in addition to several leading Indian journals. Bandana is a journalist and sustainability activist.
She is a columnist for The Business of Fashion—writing extensively on a variety of topics from indigenous ‘made-by-hand’ economies of India and Indonesia, to transgender and LGBTQ representation in fashion.
As Vogue India’s Editor-at-Large for 13 years, Bandana was responsible for planning, visualizing and ideating fashion features for the ultimate style bible. Her ringside view of the rapidly evolving industry coupled with her signature ability to take the long view has made her one of India’s foremost authorities on fashion and lifestyle.
Bandana’s pieces have also appeared in well-regarded publications such as The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune, US Vogue, UK Vogue, Wallpaper*, and Tank, in addition to several leading Indian journals.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
Later,
Diane
