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Pink Cross Motif Blockprint Katan Silk Suit | Chaupar
$31.10
Sale price
$31.10
Regular price
$44.43
A magenta pink covered edge to edge in tiny printed crosses.
Why this piece
- An all-over small cross motif on the top, with the dupatta ends given over to flowing floral scrolls.
- Colour-fast, so the pattern holds against the magenta on the first wash.
- Fringed dupatta ends, finished as they come off the loom rather than trimmed later.
The cross motif
A small geometric cross repeats across the magenta pink at close intervals in , fine enough to read as a texture from a distance. The dupatta breaks that rhythm with long rectangular borders of flowing floral scrolls at the ends, closed with fringe.
Styling
Bright pink asks for restraint everywhere else, so a straight kurta and a plain narrow pant serve it best. Keep the jewellery silver or pearl rather than gold, and let the scrolled dupatta ends fall in front so the border shows.
The details
- Top: 2.5 metres, 44 to 45 inches wide
- Bottom: 2.5 metres, 44 to 45 inches wide
- Dupatta: 2.5 metres, 35 to 36 inches wide
- Weight: 600 to 650 g for the top, bottom and dupatta together
- Stitching: up to 4XL for a straight kurta set, with the length customisable for larger sizes
- Lining: optional, as the fabric is opaque and needs none
- Care: dry clean the first wash, then a gentle cold hand wash
- Craft: hand block printed in Bhagalpur with hand-carved wooden blocks
- Dispatch: printed by hand, and still dispatched the next working day
- Collection: Chaupar
Because every impression is stamped by hand, small shifts in the print are part of the piece, not a fault in it.