Deep blue silk, with tiny white flowers saved for the dupatta and sleeves.

Why this piece

• The print is concentrated on the dupatta and sleeve pieces


• Small repeating florals in white on a single deep blue tone


• Opaque silk with a soft sheen, no lining required

The print

The main body is left almost plain in deep blue. The pattern is held back for the dupatta and the sleeve pieces, where small white florals repeat densely and are closed off by decorative bands along the dupatta edges. It is a monochrome set that gets its interest from where the print is, rather than how much of it there is.

Styling

A near-plain deep blue kurta with printed sleeves is about as office-appropriate as ethnic wear gets, and the same set reads formal in the evening with silver. Keep the sleeve print full length rather than cropping it, since that is where the design lives. Stitch a straight kurta and let the dupatta borders show at the front.

The details

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  Top: 2.5 m, 44 to 45 inches wide


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  Bottom: 2.5 m, 44 to 45 inches wide


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  Dupatta: 2.5 m, 35 to 36 inches wide


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  Weight: 600 to 650 g for all three pieces together


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  Stitching: tailor it to your exact fit, up to 4XL, with the length customised for larger sizes


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  Lining: not needed, the fabric is opaque; add one only to elevate the look


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  Care: dry clean the first wash, then a gentle cold hand wash


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  Dispatch: next working day, even though every metre is block printed by hand


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  Collection: Kinara
  

The small florals vary a touch in weight from one repeat to the next, as hand-stamped prints do.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a lining under this kurta?

No. The silk is opaque, so it needs no lining or aster. Many customers add one anyway, purely to give the kurta more body and a more formal fall.

Will the deep blue bleed onto the white florals?

No. The fabric is colour-fast and does not bleed on the first wash, so the white repeats stay clean against the blue.

What comes in the set, and can it be stitched for a larger size?

Three unstitched pieces: a top of 2.5 m, a bottom of 2.5 m, both 44 to 45 inches wide, and a dupatta of 2.5 m at 35 to 36 inches. That meterage lets a tailor cut it to your exact fit, up to 4XL, and the length can be customised for larger sizes.

How do I know this is hand block printed and not machine printed?

Look at the repeats. Hand block printing leaves tiny shifts where one carved wooden block meets the next, and a little variation in how deeply the colour sits. Screen and machine printing repeat perfectly. Every metre of this set was stamped by hand in Bhagalpur, so those small differences are the proof, not a flaw.

What if I do not like the shade when it arrives?

Exchange is available if the shade or the quality is not what you loved. Screens do shift colour a little, so the fabric can read slightly warmer or cooler in daylight than it does on your phone.