Leaves scattered over pale pink silk, and a dupatta crowded with polka dots.

Why this piece

• Two prints in one set: a sparse leaf top against a densely dotted dupatta


• Mustard and periwinkle stamped by hand, block by block, in Bhagalpur


• Opaque silk, so the kurta needs no lining

The print

The top is left mostly bare, with medium leaf motifs placed rather than repeated, so the pale pink ground and its soft sheen do most of the talking. The dupatta takes the opposite approach, filling with polka dots in mustard yellow and periwinkle blue before closing in a striped and geometric band at the lower edge.

Styling

The pastel base keeps it easy for office and daytime wear, and the busier dupatta lifts it for a festive lunch or a day wedding. Gold or oxidised silver both sit well against the mustard. Genuine hand block printing on silk is rare at this price, and the small register shifts along the dots are what tell you it was stamped by hand rather than screened by machine.

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
  

Because each block is placed by hand, no two dots land in exactly the same rhythm.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will the pink bleed or fade in the first wash?

It will not. The fabric is colour-fast and does not bleed on the first wash, which matters here because the mustard and periwinkle dots sit directly against a pale pink ground.

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 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.

Does the dupatta match or contrast with the top?

It contrasts in busyness rather than colour. The dupatta shares the same pale pink ground as the top but is far more densely printed, with mustard and periwinkle dots and a striped border band.

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.