A large feather-like motif opens out across the dupatta of this vivid fuchsia silk.
- Large-scale motif on the dupatta, small and dense on the top
- White and gold-toned accents lifted against a saturated fuchsia
- Genuinely hand block printed, never screened or machine printed
The print
The scale changes between the pieces. The top runs a small, moderately dense repeat, and the dupatta opens right up into the large feather-like motif, placed rather than repeated all over.
That placement is what makes the dupatta the hero of the set. Draped, the motif reads whole rather than as pattern.
Wearing it
Fuchsia at this saturation wants nothing else competing. Stitch a plain kurta, keep the neckline simple, and wear gold. It is the strongest festive and daytime-function colour in this batch and still calm enough for a formal day at work.
A motif at this scale is normally digital, because carving and striking a large block cleanly is difficult. This one was cut in wood and struck by hand.
The set
Top: 2.5 m, 44 to 45 inches wide
Bottom: 2.5 m, 44 to 45 inches wide
Dupatta: 2.5 m, 35 to 36 inches wide
Fabric: Katan silk, opaque, no lining needed
Craft: hand block printed with hand-carved wooden blocks in Bhagalpur
Weight: 600 to 650 g for top, bottom and dupatta together
Stitching: stitched to your fit up to 4XL, length customisable
Care: dry clean the first time, then a gentle cold hand wash
Dispatch: Dispatched the next working day.
Small shifts in the print, a motif set a little off its neighbour, a shade that deepens where the block pressed twice: these are the marks of a hand at work, not flaws in the cloth.