Zanskar Silk Box Top

Spirited Zanskar Silk Box Top for women, made from habutai silk through the traditional itajime shibori technique, where the fabrics are clamped and immersed by hand, giving every piece its own quiet variation in color and pattern. Web-like lines trace across the fabric in deep teal against a warm camel ground, framed by a soft 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 intricate, artisanal patterning, with dropped shoulders and box sleeves keeping the fit relaxed and short side slits allowing easy movement. A textured, storytelling addition to any wardrobe built around sustainable women's fashion.

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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.