SCARVES OF WARIS


Waris Ahluwalia, best known for his fine-jewelry line the House of Waris, is not your typical fashion insider. Before the launch of his first collection in 2006, he spent six days a week for six months of the year alongside a family of artisans he discovered in India. Ahluwalia brings the same devotion and craftsmanship to his newest venture—hand-loomed cashmere, silk, and silk cotton scarves. “Like the jewelry, we’re exploring old-world techniques to create pieces for the new world,” he says. The inspiration behind many of his collections is “love and history.” “As, always, I must add the disclaimer that I understand neither. How this manifests itself in a collection, whether jewelry or scarves, is always exciting for me.” Inspiration is not the only thread that binds the two. Some of the motifs from the scarves come directly from the jewelry, including the Roma bird and the palm frond. At his Fall 2011 New York Fashion Week début the designer presented his collection of ten styles, including hand-embroidered, hand-dyed, batiked, silk-screened, and block-printed designs, alongside his jewelry.

House of Waris scarves now available at Barneys New York, Maxfield, colette, and Dover Street Market.

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