Aubergine Silk Itajime Box Top

Vibrant Auberge Silk Itajime Box Top for women, is shaped from airy habutai silk, with a generous boxy body. A V-neckline balances the wide-cut silhouette, while dropped shoulders, box sleeves and short side slits add an understated ease to the design. Coloured using the traditional Itajime shibori technique, creating an expressive auberge-toned pattern. Its fluid proportions make these silk blouses for women an effortless pairing with slim trousers, flowing skirts or relaxed denim, moving easily from daytime dressing to laid-back evenings. The distinctive handmade finish makes it a beautiful addition to women's sustainable clothing.

Textile Story

Our Itajime Silk Collection has been hand-crafted in the workshop of two of India's foremost Master Craftsmen; Jabbar and Abdullah Khatri in Bhuj, Gujarat.

Shibori is a 1300 year old tie and dye technique developed in Japan involving the folding and clamping or otherwise securing of fabric prior to dyeing. Itajime is one technique of shibori which uses pieces of wood clamped together around sections of folded fabric to resist the dye in particular shapes.

Each three meter section of fabric is individually folded, clamped, tied and dyed; and this repeated several times to get layers of colours. It's a time consuming and exacting technique with bold geometric results.

Any variations or irregularities are to be celebrated. They are part of the design & inherent to the handcrafted production process, making this item beautifully unique.