Itajime Silk Maghrebi - Kailash

Celestial Kailash Silk Itajime Kailash Robe for women, crafted in lightweight habotai silk dyed using the Itajime technique, resulting in a striking geometric starburst pattern in deep navy against soft champagne. Finished with contrast silk satin piping for a subtle but beautiful touch, the oversized open robe features a wide neckline, loose dolman sleeves, and a relaxed, one-size fit that falls to mid-calf. Designed as an easy throw-over for everyday luxury over jeans, it doubles beautifully as a way to glam up an evening outfit for dinners and celebrations alike. A striking pick among long silk kimono robe options, this piece reflects genuine dyeing artistry within sustainable clothing, UAE wardrobes turn to for elevated layers.

Story Behind the Design

The Itajime Silk Collection has been hand-crafted in the workshop of two of India's foremost Master Craftsmen; Jabbar and brother Abdullah Khatri from 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 3m section of fabric is individually folded, clamped, tied and dyed; and this repeated several times to get layers of colors. It's a time consuming and exacting technique with bold geometric results.

In Bhuj, clamp dye techniques came into practice around 35 years ago. During that time, clamp dyeing techniques were used on traditional lunge's (sarongs) to produce various designs. This was a short-lived trend, however and the technique went out of use after some 5 years. The Khatri brothers re-introduced the process in Bhuj and now create some of the finest itajime, clamp-dyed textiles in India.

Any variations or irregularities are part of the design and inherent to the production process.