Overview
- The actor wore EAST by Easternlight Zimik’s ĀKHA set from the Patron Collection, referencing Tangkhul Kashan textiles.
- She chose the ensemble for a dinner she hosted for Architectural Digest’s Amy Astley at her Mumbai home.
- EAST is a Manipuri label founded by designer Easternlight Zimik in Ukhrul, with recent presentations of this body of work in Seoul.
- Coverage detailed the back-strapped loin loom central to Tangkhul weaving, whose motifs often encode clan histories, folklore, and the region’s ecology.
- The brand says it is building infrastructure to safeguard traditional techniques that face economic pressures and shrinking demand.