Samudree Artist Block Print Dress

Wandering Silk's Artist dress is cut in a silhouette flattering to a range of shapes and sizes: the flat collar frames the face; the slightly fitted dolman sleeves add shape to the over-sized cut; and gathers under the gusset add drama and weight to the light cotton.

Artist dress is mid-calf length, has side pockets and closes down the center front with mother of pearl buttons, allowing it to be worn as a dress or as an open overlay.

The delicacy and softness of this fabric has to be touched and seen to be believed: the fine count khadi cotton is hand spun and hand woven which is then block printed with 12 different blocks to get this "samudree" piece alive.

Size Details

S/M
Length 46”
Chest 53” round
Sleeve length 9" & opening 12” round

M/L 
Length 47”
Chest 56” round
Sleeve length 10" & opening 13”
+/- a tolerance inherent to hand made clothing

Textile Story

Plumb the depths of the sea with Samudree; a collection of complex 12-block prints that layer colour upon colour to create a vibrant, underwater world. Look closely and you'll discover whimsical characters- HOWS has taken great joy in adding quirky, tiny details to these incredible prints.

Together with a team of talented, young designers, block makers & printers in Jaipur & Sanganeer - both centuries-old block printing centers - we've taken hand block printing to a new level of complexity & depth.

Samudree means nautical in Hindi, and while the technique & process are rooted in a centuries-old textile culture, we've looked for inspiration not from the traditional land-based floral block prints of the region, but from the ocean and the rich world that lays within it.

​Most block print clothing uses 3-5 block patterns, so these designs really stretched our whole team of designers, block makers & printers. Hope you enjoy adorning them as much as it was fun creating them.

Also available in 2 other colors - Indigo and Pista Green- Whatsapp us to get images for the same.