The print

The three pieces are treated differently. The top carries a high-density botanical repeat, the bottom is left plain, and the dupatta takes a longitudinal border of repeating motifs running down its length rather than across its end.

A lengthwise border is unusual and it changes how the dupatta drapes: the band stays visible down the front instead of disappearing at the shoulder.

Wearing it

A plain bottom with a printed top is the easiest set to stitch and the easiest to wear. Magenta with cream suits gold jewellery and daytime light; it holds a festive occasion and an ordinary office day equally.

Two colours only, on silk, printed by hand. Most magenta suits at this price arrive as multi-colour machine prints on a synthetic base.

The set

Top: 2.5 m, 44 to 45 inches wide
Bottom: 2.5 m, 44 to 45 inches wide
Dupatta: 2.5 m, 35 to 36 inches wide
Fabric: Katan silk, opaque, no lining needed
Craft: hand block printed with hand-carved wooden blocks in Bhagalpur
Weight: 600 to 650 g for top, bottom and dupatta together
Stitching: stitched to your fit up to 4XL, length customisable
Care: dry clean the first time, then a gentle cold hand wash
Dispatch: Dispatched the next working day.

Small shifts in the print, a motif set a little off its neighbour, a shade that deepens where the block pressed twice: these are the marks of a hand at work, not flaws in the cloth.

Magenta Katan Silk Suit, Cream Border Print | Bagiya