The Offbeat Sari: Celebrating Contemporary Indian Fashion

Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) proudly presents The Offbeat Sari, a major exhibition from the Design Museum, London, running from Saturday 28 June to Sunday 2 November. This groundbreaking show marks the UK's first large-scale exhibition to examine one of the world's most recognisable garments in its 21st century context, as it experiences the "most rapid reinvention in its 5,000-year history."

Norblack Norwhite. Photo by Bikramjit Bose.

The exhibition brings together around 60 examples of trailblazing saris from the past decade, showcasing how designers, wearers and craftspeople are reshaping the ways in which the sari is understood, designed, made and worn in contemporary urban India. Visitors can explore three distinct sections: Transformations, which highlights boundary-pushing designers; Identity and Resistance, examining the sari as a powerful means of self-expression; and New Materialities, focusing on innovative textile techniques...

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Lead Image: Raw Mango. Photo by Shubham Lodha.

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