MOONLIGHT KHADI DRAPE BLAZER
Crafted from 100% handspun, handwoven Khadi cotton, featuring a stitched Mulberry silk drape and hook & eye closure.
Dry clean only
Size Medium - $849.00 AUD
From Australia Fashion Week, Sydney
The Blazer is made from Khadi cotton which is a handspun and handwoven fabric with deep roots in India’s history. While it existed long before, Khadi became a powerful symbol during India’s freedom movement in the early 20th century, when Mahatma Gandhi promoted it as an act of self-reliance and resistance against British industrial textiles. Spinning and wearing Khadi encouraged local craftsmanship, rural employment, and independence from colonial mills.
The drape is made from Mulberry silk which is the most refined and widely used variety of silk in the world, prized for its smooth texture, natural sheen, and strength.The fabric became synonymous with royalty, temple rituals, and ceremonial dress, valued for its purity and luminosity.
From National Gallery Victoria
Photographed by Asanka Brendon Ratnayake
Sourced from fashionrevolution.org
Khadi is a handspun and handwoven fabric that represents the resilience of an Indian textile legacy. Mahatma Gandhi famously championed Khadi as the "fabric of Indian independence," urging citizens to boycott factory-made British goods and adopt "homespun cloth" as a profound act of self-reliance and cultural defiance.
This fabric is celebrated for its unique texture, breathability, and "living" quality, with each piece bearing the individual touch of the artisan, roughly 70 percent of whom are women. Today, Khadi bridges India's proud industrial past with modern sustainable design, serving as a social equalizer that values character over appearance and ethical craftsmanship over mass production.
By promoting the use of the spinning wheel (charkha), Gandhi sought to revitalize rural employment and restore autonomy to village communities that had been decimated by the monopolistic control and "dictated prices" of the colonial era. Beyond its political weight, Khadi embodies a philosophy of slow, mindful making, where the entire process—from picking cotton by hand to spinning and weaving—serves as a return to essentials and a distinct "art de vivre"