SARI for Change

SARI for Change Conscious brand empowering women from the maker to the wearer through upcycling the vintage sari~ Welcome to the sacred economy.

The main core of our business is upcycling the Indian Sari to create one of a kind garments. With 85% of textiles thrown away in landfills; we found the sari to be an excellent resource as it is 6 metres of reusable fabric that could make seasonal garments with many functions and wears. All the sari is used in either garment or packaging creation and now newly introduced - home deco. At SFC it's a

bout using the resources we have around us to create products of evolving cultures & identities. Part of building our sacred economy we identified the need to teach a skill to unemployed women. We train from scratch, teaching clothing production, home industry and business skills. This allows for a greater earning potential as we shift these women from trainees to employees to suppliers running their own businesses. Not only are we solving a huge South African issue of unemployment but we also promote for our trainees to work in their own spaces in their townships so to reduce travel costs, early mornings and supervision of their children. We've found that this assists with better role modelling in communities whilst developing an entrepreneurial culture within our allocated training hubs. Often we see how the children assist their moms in product making, arousing a new curiosity and skill for them too. The seeds they plant today are definitely nurtured in familiar spaces to our trainees. We acknowledge that creating and seeding a mindset for entrepreneurs in the township takes time. At the onset our training is around cultivating this mind for self motivation and self accountability.

27/08/2026

Where textiles and silhouettes meet across cultures.

Inspired by the Japanese knot bag - a traditional form distinguished by its asymmetrical handles, with one looping through the other - we reimagined the silhouette using reclaimed sari cloth and sweeping fringe.

The result is a meeting of design traditions: the richness of South Asian textiles, the simplicity of Japanese form and the hands of South African makers.

Each bag is one of a kind and now available online.

Created from reclaimed Banarasi saris, each piece brings together colour, zari, pattern and movement - retaining the ric...
25/08/2026

Created from reclaimed Banarasi saris, each piece brings together colour, zari, pattern and movement - retaining the richness of a textile traditionally associated with celebration while allowing it to take on a new form.

The exaggerated frill gives the garment its movement. The original sari borders, woven motifs and variations determine how each piece comes together, meaning no two are ever quite the same.

For us, heritage isn’t something fixed in the past. It can be carried forward, reinterpreted and worn as part of an evolving identity.

Over a dress after dark. With denim and a T-shirt during the day. Celebrated, differently.

Discover the Frill Kimono at Sari for Change.

[Banarasi, Indian Textiles, Regeneration, Heritage Textiles, Kimono, Occasion Wear, Zara, African Fashion, Heritage]

This colour as part of I am Boho labradorite collection 💜
24/08/2026

This colour as part of I am Boho labradorite collection 💜

Labradorite with it's many hues of rainbow shades, makes for a very interesting clothing collection 💜 Made exclusively of us by the talented SARI for Change

Sneak Peak of our one&only Labradorite Collection. Launching Saturday 29th August at 1pm 🖤

See you live at 11h30 where we will unveil this sensational collection

Before we make, we look back.At photographs from our maternal and paternal family archives. At textiles, jewellery, obje...
24/08/2026

Before we make, we look back.

At photographs from our maternal and paternal family archives. At textiles, jewellery, objects and traditions carried across generations.

At traditions of dress, adornment and ceremony that forms part of our layered cultural memory.

These references become part of our research and, at times, inform our heritage pieces - like the Frill Kimono, where specific histories, traditions and visual languages are carried into something new.

Alongside them sits the wider Sari for Change collection: pieces shaped by the beauty and possibility of the upcycled sari itself.

The archive finds its way onto our walls, across our tables and into the way we think about what we make.

Not to reproduce the past, but to consider what we carry forward.

Heritage, in evolution. Celebrating evolving identities.

Kimono days are here.....
23/08/2026

Kimono days are here.....

The Frill Kimono began with colour.The colour of Cape Town. Of celebration. Of Cape Malay women whose approach to dress ...
21/08/2026

The Frill Kimono began with colour.

The colour of Cape Town. Of celebration. Of Cape Malay women whose approach to dress has always carried a particular confidence - layered, expressive and alive.

Our own family archive holds traces of that history. Photographs of women, gatherings, journeys and clothing kept across generations.

For the Frill Kimono, those references meet another textile tradition: the sari.

Banarasi silks, organza, brocades and reclaimed saris are pieced together into something new — not as a reproduction of the past, but as a continuation of it.

Because culture has never stood still.

It is inherited, worn, adapted and made our own.

The Frill Kimono.
Living heritage, continually reinterpreted.
Not a costume. A conversation.

Discover the story online.
www.sariforchange.co.za

There is something about movement that reminds us that clothing is never truly complete until someone wears it.The Frill...
18/08/2026

There is something about movement that reminds us that clothing is never truly complete until someone wears it.

The Frill Kimono wasn’t designed to stand still. It was designed to move through celebrations, conversations, dinners, weddings and ordinary afternoons that slowly become memories.

Created from a Banarasi sari - a textile traditionally associated with celebration and ceremony, known for its rich silk, intricate weaving and luminous gold and silver zari detailing. We honour that history while allowing the textile to take on a new form, one that continues to move through lives, places and generations.

A piece of heritage, reimagined for the present.

Discover the frill kimono ~ www.sariforchange.co.za

When a client spots our silk kimonos at Club Med.....
18/08/2026

When a client spots our silk kimonos at Club Med.....

Our short jackets are the easiest to style Each one unique and deserves its own story As part of our Sari for Change de...
18/08/2026

Our short jackets are the easiest to style
Each one unique and deserves its own story
As part of our Sari for Change destination collection, we have called it “Silk Resort Heritage” — pieces that can move from beach resort → lunch → sundowner → dinner

Some textiles are woven. Others are inherited.Banarasi silk has been woven in Varanasi for centuries by master artisans ...
17/08/2026

Some textiles are woven. Others are inherited.

Banarasi silk has been woven in Varanasi for centuries by master artisans using techniques passed through generations. Depending on the design, a single sari can take weeks or even months to complete.

Our Banarasi Shift Dress allows that story to continue - not as a sari, but as a new heirloom for a new generation.

[Banarasi, Indian Textiles, Regeneration, Heritage Textiles]

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