White and golden circles ring an earthy dark brown ground.

Why this piece

Long geometric border panels of diamonds and triangles frame the plain brown, a placed layout rather than an all-over repeat.
Stamped by hand in Bhagalpur from hand-carved wooden blocks, never screen or machine printed.
Light on the shoulder at 600 to 650 g for all three pieces together.

The medallions

Circular mandala-like motifs in white and golden yellow sit at intervals across a dark brown ground, each one placed rather than repeated edge to edge. Long vertical border panels of diamonds and triangles run alongside them and give the set its architecture.

Styling

Brown is the underused shade for office wear and it flatters warm skin tones especially well. Gold or brass jewellery echoes the yellow in the medallions, and asking your tailor to run the geometric border panel down the kurta placket makes the most of the placed layout.

The details

Top: 2.5 metres, 44 to 45 inches wide
Bottom: 2.5 metres, 44 to 45 inches wide
Dupatta: 2.5 metres, 35 to 36 inches wide
Weight: 600 to 650 g for the top, bottom and dupatta together
Stitching: up to 4XL for a straight kurta set, with the length customisable for larger sizes
Lining: optional, as the fabric is opaque and needs none
Care: dry clean the first wash, then a gentle cold hand wash
Craft: hand block printed in Bhagalpur with hand-carved wooden blocks
Dispatch: printed by hand, and still dispatched the next working day
Collection: Chaupar

Because every impression is stamped by hand, small shifts in the print are part of the piece, not a fault in it.

Earthy Brown Mandala Blockprint Katan Silk Suit | Chaupar