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Our Story
Founder's Story
Khewna Dawar, founder of KALI is a global citizen. Born in India and lived in 4 different countries, she has an international mindset on clothing and art. When she moved to US, she noticed an admiration for Indian Handloom, but limited options were palatable to modern woman. She was inspired to design pieces and took a road trip to the remotest places in South India to source fabrics and transformed into designs that you would like to wear at a dinner or art gallery. She simply focused on churning out solid, fail-safe, thoughtful wardrobe investment for woman who have an admiration for finest fabric and contemporary designs.
KALI
Kali’s role in Indian mythology vehicles a concept of femininity very different from the demure, graceful ideals the world prescribes the ideal woman as dutiful, submissive, obedient. Kali is none of that: Her power and ferociousness are greater than anyone.
She exists, strong and unbound from any of culture’s constrictions. Our brand KALI embodies stands for the boundless and existential freedom to be—without seeking permission. We represent nature at its rawest and most untamed in form of our fabric. Wearing Kali is culmination of all that is strength and power. She is loving without being devoted. She is the ultimate mother—the mother of all power—without being reduced to the role of a mother.
Threads
Kanjivaram silk fabric weaving, a highly skilled craft, is valued as one of the finest examples of hand-crafted textiles all over the world. The fabric i hand-woven with mulberry silk. The silk yarn, after careful extraction, is dyed in the richest of colors and weaved with the zari threads. While the silk is from South India, the pure gold and the silver zari are from Gujarat. The zari threads that give life to this beautiful artwork are said to contain a government-mandated amount of pure silver and gold, ensuring you a timeless investment for your ethnic wardrobe collection. Weaving a kanjivaram saree from start to finish takes 3-4 weeks. It is a labor-intensive process and the final product is astounding.
2024 LIMITED EDITION - Dance of creation and destruction, endlessly unfolding.
