Meher Kakalia

Hand Made and Sustainable. Meher Kakalia grew up amongst the trunks of old textiles and rich traditions in Karachi. Her passions led her to a career of empowering women to keep up the traditions of embroidering shoes for the Moghul Kings and Queens. The Moghuls were patrons of the Arts and in addition to jewelry making and carpet weaving they loved their footwear. Meher began her collection with these women and started on little jeweled slippers and ballet flats. This craft, which is over 400 years old, is handed down from generation to generation and kept alive through sisterhood, work ethic and love for detail. Today, this sisterhood are putting their children through school and university. “Respect for people” and “appreciation of everyone’s cultures” has meant that different groups of people work harmoniously together.