An off-white drape carries a fine teal print of florals, elephants and peacocks throughout.

Why this piece

Opaque and light — a measured 50 GSM, so nothing shows through the off-white ground.
Consistent print — the teal reads clean against the off-white because every piece is printed to the same repeat.
Teal figured border — a wide teal border worked with repeating elephants and birds, the feature that sets this drape apart from the ones beside it.

The print

The design is a kalamkari-style figurative print — florals, trailing vines, elephants and peacocks in the Madhubani idiom. It is printed digitally in Bangalore by a specialist print studio, with the same repeat used on every piece, so the colour and pattern arrive as drawn.

The border

A wide teal border runs the length of the drape, worked with its own repeating elephants and birds, so the edge frames the lighter figurative field inside it. The off-white ground keeps the busy print easy to read rather than heavy.

The drape

It is soft and smooth with a fluid, lightweight fall — 6.2 to 6.3 metres in total at 44 to 45 inches wide, made up of a 5.5 metre drape and a 0.8 metre (80 cm) running blouse piece continuous with it. The whole thing weighs about 425 grams, so it carries easily through a long day.

A matching 80 cm blouse piece is included, so there is no separate blouse fabric to buy or colour-match later.

Wearing it

Its light weight, matte surface and easy fall suit daytime festive occasions, office wear and daily wear. The off-white and teal palette reads calm and versatile rather than heavy, so it moves from a workday to a daytime celebration.

Colour hues may vary slightly from the images because of different screens and displays.

Details

Design: madhubani-style figurative print, with a wide teal border worked with repeating elephants and birds.
Saree length: 6.2 to 6.3 m in total (a 5.5 m drape plus a 0.8 m blouse piece).
Width: 44 to 45 inches.
Blouse piece: 80 cm running blouse piece, continuous with the drape and included.
Weight: about 425 g in total.
Fabric weight: a measured 50 GSM, lightweight and opaque.
Care: Dry clean it before the first wash. After that, a gentle cold hand wash with a mild detergent is fine — do not machine wash and do not wring it. Dry the saree flat or hang it in the shade without folding, and iron it inside out on low to medium heat under a cotton press cloth.
Made in: India (produced in Bangalore).
Collection: Manzar

Off White & Teal Kalamkari Printed Kashmiri Silk Saree | Manzar