Off White & Red Elephant Printed Kashmiri Silk Saree | Manzar

Small floral sprigs run across an drape, with a red elephant panel on the pallu.

Why this piece

• Opaque and light — a measured 50 GSM, so nothing shows through the ground.
• Consistent print — the deep red reads clean against the because every piece is printed to the same repeat.
• Red elephant panel — a wide vertical panel of repeating elephants framed by decorative stripes, set against a narrow solid deep-red border, the feature that sets this drape apart from the ones beside it.

The print

The design is small floral sprigs all over, in the Madhubani idiom, with a figurative elephant panel. It is printed digitally in Bangalore by a specialist print studio, with the same repeat used on every piece, so the colour and pattern arrive as drawn.

The panel

Down the pallu runs a wide vertical panel of repeating elephants, framed by decorative stripes — the one bold passage against an otherwise scattered field of small sprigs. A narrow deep-red band edges the drape and picks up the panel.

The drape

It is soft and smooth with a fluid, lightweight fall — 6.2 to 6.3 metres in total at 44 to 45 inches wide, made up of a 5.5 metre drape and a 0.8 metre (80 cm) running blouse piece continuous with it. The whole thing weighs about 425 grams, so it carries easily through a long day.

Wearing it

Its light weight, matte surface and easy fall suit daytime festive occasions, pooja and daily wear. The ground with a deep-red accent leans warm and celebratory, an easy choice for a daytime function where red carries well.

Colour hues may vary slightly from the images because of different screens and displays.

Details

• Design: madhubani-style floral print, with a wide vertical panel of repeating elephants framed by decorative stripes, set against a narrow solid deep-red border.
• Saree length: 6.2 to 6.3 m in total (a 5.5 m drape plus a 0.8 m blouse piece).
• Width: 44 to 45 inches.
• Blouse piece: 80 cm running blouse piece, continuous with the drape and included.
• Weight: about 425 g in total.
• Fabric weight: a measured 50 GSM, lightweight and opaque.
• Care: Dry clean it before the first wash. After that, a gentle cold hand wash with a mild detergent is fine — do not machine wash and do not wring it. Dry the saree flat or hang it in the shade without folding, and iron it inside out on low to medium heat under a cotton press cloth.
• Made in: India (produced in Bangalore).
• Collection: Manzar