Graphic Black & White Silk Itajime Box Top for women, fashioned from habutai silk hand-dyed using the traditional itajime shibori technique so colour and pattern shift subtly from piece to piece. Bold ink-black stripes stagger across the ivory ground in a hand-worked resist pattern, framed by a flattering V-neckline that lends the wide-cut, boxy body a feminine drape. This piece holds its own among silk blouses for women thanks to its striking, monochrome patterning, with dropped shoulders and box sleeves keeping the fit relaxed allowing easy movement. A confident, hand-dyed piece rooted in womens 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.
S/M Length 24" | Chest 56" | Sleeve length 11" sleeve opening 18 M/L Length 25" | Chest 60" | Sleeve length 12" sleeve opening 18"
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