A mother of three, Laxmi was determined to provide a better life for her family. She dreamed of purchasing a safe home for her two daughters and son.

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We chatted with Anchal's Co-Founder and CEO, Colleen Clines, about bringing indigo, along with natural dyeing, into the new Living in Color Collection. Continue reading

On September 25, Anchal's Co-Founder & CEO, Colleen Clines, was the speaker at Creative Mornings breakfast lecture series focused on empathy.

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We want to introduce you to our newest collection, Living in Color, a collection that showcases vibrant and unified colors of hand overdyed textiles. Shop the exclusive Living in Color collection today and begin to invest in new economic realities for exploited women in India.

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I knew Nazia before she knew me. I knew that she had an arranged marriage and became pregnant at age 16. I knew that her husband abandoned her and their son when she was only 18 years old and she often feared that she wouldn't be able to provide for her family. I knew that this fear grew over the years as her mother's health declined.

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The True Cost is a documentary about clothing -   the clothes we wear, the people who make them, and the impact the industry is having on the world that we share. The price of clothing has been decreasing for decades, while the human and environmental costs have grown exponentially. The True Cost is a groundbreaking documentary film that addresses an issue that may arguably be one of the most urgent problems of the 21st century. Continue reading

In May of 2015 we received a generous grant from Circle of Sisterhood to provide educational opportunities to Anchal artisans. The Circle of Sisterhood is a non-profit organization that focuses on removing barriers and providing educational opportunities for women and girls in the developing world. 

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From work to home, Maya is a light in the lives of many (ours included). As a wife, a mother of 3 boys, and an Anchal artisan of 4 years, Maya is very busy, yet she maintains a positive outlook on her future. Her long-term goals are to give her children an education and to own a home. Continue reading

Design thinking is an important term commonly used here at Anchal. It is an approach to problem solving that has allowed us to developed into the organization we are today and how we continue to expand and formulate new ideas. It is innovation at its finest. It is a collaboration. It is a process. Continue reading

We did it! We received sustained funding from Dining for Women for our newest initiative, Designing Colorful Change, which will allow us to train 135 women in harvesting and natural dye techniques in Ajmer, India!

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