Lilac Violet Feather Print Katan Silk Suit | Bagiya

A wide ornate panel runs along the dupatta of this small-print lilac set.

Everything else is deliberately quiet. Small feather-like leaf shapes cover the cloth in a dense, even repeat, in light cream against soft lilac, so from a few steps away the fabric reads as a texture rather than a pattern. Then the dupatta ends in that one wide horizontal panel, packed with detail and touched with gold, and it carries the whole set.

A pastel is where hand printing is easiest to see and hardest to fake. Look closely and the repeats vary slightly in depth of colour, and the join lines shift by a fraction, because each impression comes from a hand-carved wooden block pressed down by an artisan in Bhagalpur rather than rolled through a machine.

Set contents and care

• Unstitched three-piece set: top 2.5 m, bottom 2.5 m, dupatta 2.5 m


• Top and bottom 44 to 45 inches wide; dupatta 35 to 36 inches


• 600 to 650 g for the top, bottom and dupatta together


• Opaque fabric, so no lining is needed; a lining can be added to elevate the look


• Stitches up to 4XL for straight kurta sets, with length customisable


• Colour-fast: does not bleed on the first wash


• Care: dry clean the first wash, then a gentle cold hand wash


• Dispatched the next working day, even though every metre is printed by hand

The panel is the reason to plan the cut: keep it whole at the falling end of the dupatta and the set looks tailored rather than trimmed.

An ornate panel like this one is not a single stamp. It is several blocks, laid one after another with the alignment held in the artisan's eye, until the border reads as one continuous ornament. In Bhagalpur, a printer will spend far longer on the last half metre of a dupatta than on the metres before it. That the pale lilac ground stays even underneath is its own quiet skill, since a pastel forgives nothing.

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1. Will the lilac fade or the print bleed when washed?
No. The fabric is colour-fast and does not bleed on the first wash. Dry clean it the first time, then wash gently in cold water and the pastel holds.

2. How can I tell the print is done by hand?
On a pale ground it is easy to see. The small repeats vary slightly in depth of colour, and the join lines between impressions shift a fraction where blocks meet. Hand-carved wooden blocks leave that variation; screen and machine printing do not.

3. What is included?
An unstitched three-piece set: top 2.5 m and bottom 2.5 m at 44 to 45 inches wide, and a 2.5 m dupatta 35 to 36 inches wide with the panelled border at one end.

4. Is a lining needed under a pastel shade?
No. The fabric is opaque as it is, so a lining is optional and only changes how the stitched garment falls.

5. Can it be stitched for a fuller size?
Yes, up to 4XL for straight kurta sets, with the length customisable.

6. Can I exchange it if the shade looks different in person?
Yes. If the shade or the quality is not what you hoped for, an exchange is available.