Indian designer Sharmila Nair broke several stereotypes when she decided to use the transgender community as the inspiration for her new collection of saris. She took the initiative one step further by asking two transgender women to model her clothes in a stunning photo shoot that has now gone viral.
SEE ALSO: How India's first transgender band joined forces to perform Pharrell Williams' 'Happy'Nair,crease sex free videos who lives in the city of Cochin in the southern Indian state of Kerala, has named her collection Mazhavil, the local word for rainbow. "Since the LGBT community is represented by the rainbow flag," Nair told Mashable, "I thought why not give my collection the same shades and use all the colours of the rainbow."
Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable Made under her brand Red Lotus, the saris are made from Hubli cotton that has been dyed with rich natural colours, and paired with printed blouses.
Nair was inspired to do her bit for inclusion after seeing a Facebook post on Kerala government's groundbreaking policy for transgender people, which assured them of their freedom and movement, and emphasises their equal rights and access to social and economic opportunities, services and resources.
Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable She contacted the local organisation Queerela, which works for the rights of transgender people, who then put her in touch with the 29-year-old models Maya Menon and Gowri Savithri. The two friends were initially surprised and skeptical, after facing years of discrimination and hardships.
Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable "They couldn't believe that someone would approach them for modelling. They were scared and had questions about why we were so interested in taking them as models, whether our collection would even get sold and how it would affect our brand," Nair says. "Yet, once we started they were thrilled."
Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable After meeting the two, Nair herself had a first-hand experience of the kind of discrimination that transgender people continue to face despite the government's policy. Both the models were facing economic difficulties. While Maya runs a yoga centre, Gowri still finds it difficult to get a job. Nair had trouble finding a place to shoot because she had transgender models, and finally chose a beautiful church in Cochin as the location.
Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable The designer hopes that the now-viral photo shoot will open up more opportunities for the two. "It takes time to break stereotypes and for people to accept," Nair adds. "They are very creative, and really put their heart and soul into the shoot."
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