Soft pink silk carrying turquoise green sprigs, printed sprig by sprig.

Why this piece

Turquoise on pink is a genuine two-colour contrast, not the usual tone-on-tone printed silk.
Hand block printed in Bhagalpur with hand-carved wooden blocks, never screen or machine printed.
Colour-fast, so the turquoise does not run into the pink on the first wash.

The print

A small turquoise floral sprig repeats evenly across a soft pink ground, close enough to read as an all-over pattern and open enough that each sprig keeps its shape. The long piece finishes in a horizontal geometric band at the hem, the only place the print changes rhythm.

Because the two colours sit so far apart on the wheel, any drift in the register shows plainly, and here it reads as the mark of a block placed by hand.

The fabric

Katan silk with a matte surface and a soft lustre, opaque enough to stitch without a lining and light enough that the finished set moves with you. It is colour-fast and does not bleed on the first wash, which is what keeps a two-colour print like this crisp.

Styling

This is the daytime set in the range: engagements, mehendis, office and family lunches. Pick up the turquoise in your earrings or your juttis for a coordinated look, or ignore it entirely and go with pearls to let the pink lead. Two-colour hand block on silk at this price is rare, since most silk suits in this band print tone on tone.

What you get

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
Weight: 600 to 650 g for top, bottom and dupatta together
Lining: Not needed, the fabric is opaque; add one only to elevate the look
Stitching: Up to 4XL for straight kurta sets, length customisable
Care: Dry clean the first wash, then a gentle cold hand wash
Dispatch: Dispatched the next working day, even though every metre is printed by hand
Collection: Phuhaar

Slight variation in where each sprig lands is what hand block printing looks like, and no two lengths repeat in exactly the same way.

Pink Katan Silk Suit with Turquoise Floral Print | Phuhaar