Santa Fe St Germain
Regular price
$1,040.00 USD
Regular price
Sale price
$1,040.00 USD
Technique: Handspun Silk-Cotton, Block Print, Natural Dye
The Hanoi Shirt is gracefully tailored with a Chelsea collar, full placket and dolman sleeves gathered lightly at the cuff. French seams throughout.
Tailored with exquisite Jamdani fabric, this ultrafine handspun and handwoven work of art features a delicate tulip motif, inlaid into the fabric using one of the most advanced hand weaving techniques in the world. The traditional art of weaving Jamdani was declared a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2013.
- Graceful button down shirt
- Handwoven by master jamdani weavers
- Chelsea collar
- Full Placket
- French seams
- Dolman Sleeves
- Single button cuffs
- Mother of pearl buttons
This shirt is tailored from handspun and handwoven ultra fine cotton jamdani.
'The art of weaving is exactly that—an art. It requires skill, precision and rhythm, which when repeated over and over, produces a delicate weave. Jamdani weaves, however, require more than this. Since the defining aspect of this textile are its rich motifs, which are all intricately added by hand, Jamdani is touted as the most advanced hand weaving technique in the world. Each motif has to be inlaid into the fabric by adding denser threads to fine warp threads, and this process is so time intensive that on a usual day, an artisan can weave only between a quarter and one inch of fabric. That shockingly translates to a year if we're looking at a handwoven Jamdani sari. No wonder the traditional art of weaving Jamdani was declared a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2013.' –Vogue India
Handspun : Natural fibers, drawn out and twisted together by hand to form a yarn.
Handwoven : Handspun yarns woven together using a handloom.
Wearing handspun and handwoven fabric has a different feeling than wearing industrially produced fabrics; handwoven fabric drapes and breathes with a supple softness, in a rhythm that can only be created by skilled human hands. The feeling is truly luxurious.
Handwork naturally results in variations. We cherish these imperfections for their human touch.
