THE EVOLUTION OF THE SARI.

TWO IS A SMALL COLLECTION OF CHIC AND EFFORTLESS TUNICS, CAFTANS AND DRESSES MADE FROM HANDLOOMED COTTON SARIS AND TEXTILES.

THE PIECES ARE MADE IN ONE OF A KIND TEXTILES AND ARE MADE LOCALLY.

THE COLLECTION EMBODIES EUROPEAN AND INDIAN INFLUENCES EVOLVING FROM THE TRADITIONAL SARI. TWO IS GREAT FOR THE BEACH OR FOR EVEN SURVIVING AN URBAN HEATWAVE—WHILE STILL KEEPING IT CHIC AND COMFY. THE COLLECTION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN STORES IN THE USA, JAPAN, AND ITALY.

MONICA PATEL-COHN, THE DESIGNER BEHIND TWO, EXPERIENCES IN FASHION INCLUDE WORKING FOR SIMON DOONAN AT BARNEY’S NEW YORK AND LATER MOVING TO MILAN WHERE SHE WORKED FOR PRADA. HER BICULTURAL INDIAN AND ITALIAN BACKGROUND INSPIRED HER TO CREATE PIECES USING HANDMADE INDIAN TEXTILES WITH A MODERN SENSIBILITY.

Photography by Aimee Herring