Reversible Kantha Boro Kouji Jacket - Olive

 We’re extremely fond of these *fully reversible!!* & 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. Kantha artisans then cut and place the scrap on a backing fabric (also carefully selected from pre consumer waste) and cover the cloth in running kantha embroidery.

• Fully reversible - one side in patch; the reverse is plain, showcasing the art of kantha
  
• Wide-cut body with relaxed silhouette
  
• Closes with hand-beaten brass buttons
  
• Dropped shoulder and narrow, full length sleeves with button-up cuff
  
• Mid-thigh length with curved hem and side slits
  
• Patch pockets on the kantha side
  
• 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.