Reversible Kantha Boro Donza

We’re extremely fond of these zero-waste patch kantha jackets!The style is eminently suitable for those with an artistic disposition - each piece is a work of textile art that showcases a range of India’s finest textiles, held together with very fine, double kantha.
This is a conversation starter and heirloom piece that is worthy of it’s own museum exhibition. Hours are spent sorting through bags of pre-consumer textile waste, building colour stories that are an archive of all the artisanal textiles HOWS works with across India, including but not limited to: kantha, block print, clamp dye, bandhani, block print, ajrakh, dabu, jamdani, ikat. Our kantha artisans then cut and place the scrap on a backing fabric (also carefully selected from our pre consumer waste) and cover the cloth in running kantha embroidery.Inspired by the silhouette of traditional Japanese hanten jackets

• Cut to pattern of a traditional Japanese donza fisherman jacket; silhouette akin to bomber jacket
• One size with relaxed silhouette
  
• Closes with a single, hand-beaten brass button
  
• Fully reversible - one side in patch; the reverse is plain, showcasing the art of kantha
  
• Wide, straight-cut body with kimono collar
  
• Full length cone shaped sleeves
  
• Patch pockets
  
• Crafted from hand patched & quilted cloth. The patches are cuttings of our pre-consumer waste cloth, combined in stunning colourways, then carefully cut, positioned and hand-stitched in place. The patches have raw edges. The cloth is then covered in fine, double kantha - tight rows of hand-embroidery running both lengthwise & widthwise across the cloth.

Please note - the color of the jacket will remain same however the patches might differ slightly - depending upon the scraps of textile available.