Monaco Natural
Regular price
€754,95 EUR
Regular price
Sale price
€754,95 EUR
Technique: Handspun Raw Cotton
The evolution of the sari blouse can be traced back to ancient times. In this modern iteration, the Tokyo Blouse is tailored with half length sleeves, a mandarin collar and hidden, hand stitched hook & eye closures for a comfortable and sophisticated fit.
This Banaras brocade blouse is a veritable work of art – tailored from masterfully handspun and handwoven silk, featuring intricate floating floral depictions in gold zari threads.
- Modern sari-style blouse
- Banaras silk brocade
- Gold zari
- Mandarin collar
- Mid-length sleeves
- French seams
- Hidden, hand sewn hook & eye closures
- Fully lined
Brocade is a class of richly decorative handloom fabrics, often made in coloured silks.
Banaras brocade is a living skill practiced by few weavers in Varanasi, home to one of the oldest textile weaving traditions of the world.
The patterns are created by transfixing or thrusting the pattern thread between the warp. (In regular weaving, the weft thread passes over and under the warp thread). When brocades are woven, special threads are transfixed in between the weft over warp.
This blouse is made from handspun and handwoven natural silk.
From the harvest to the yarn to the weave, the material is made by hand without the use of machines, and without electricity. It is a textile that holds the story of natural and economic sustainability, community and ancient craft.
Handwork naturally results in variations. We cherish these imperfections for their human touch.
