Tinted Shades

This is an interesting style made in handwoven silk fabric in shades of grey & blue. It has an overlap bodice with ruffled details on the edge of the neckline, a broader belt at the waist, knife pleats on the waist bottom & ruffled elbow sleeves. It has abstract hand embroidery in coral motifs on the sleeves in a darker shade of blue with soothing pink flowers. Also, detailed motif based flowers are made on the bodice of the dress using sujani & kantha techniques. This collection is an assorted range of textiles & handspun fabrics sourced from Banaras, Islampur, Murshidabad & quaint villages of India. The inspiration for the embellishments & embroideries has been derived from the artist Huguette Caland and her work over the years. Intricate crafts like sujani & kantha are the key embroidery techniques been used.