A quiet grey silk set, edged in pink and white printed borders.

Why this piece

• Grey base kept sparse, with the pattern saved for the borders


• Wide bands of intricate floral edging over a geometric grid


• Colour-fast, so the pink stays off the grey in the wash

The borders

The grey body is printed only lightly, with medium floral motifs placed here and there. Everything else is concentrated into the borders: a wide continuous band with an intricate floral edge running above a geometric grid, in pink against white. It is a restrained set that reads formal from a distance and detailed up close.

Styling

Grey is the shade that survives a whole working week, and the pink border is enough to take it to an evening dinner without changing anything but the jewellery. Silver suits the grey; rose gold picks up the border. Ask your tailor to run the border along the kurta hem and the sleeve edge, and keep the rest plain.

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 floral edging shifts very slightly along its length, as hand-stamped borders do.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can this be stitched for a fuller size?

Yes. Each piece is 2.5 m long, the top and bottom are 44 to 45 inches wide, and the set can be stitched up to 4XL, with the length customised for larger sizes.

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 pink border bleed onto the grey?

No. The fabric is colour-fast and does not bleed on the first wash, which is what keeps a pale grey ground clean under a pink border.

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.