Kalpa Vriksha Kurta Set Size:2XL Linen silk keeps everything structured

Linen silk keeps everything structured enough to hold these interesting shapes while the organza dupatta with silver borders ties it all together

The centerpiece is the exquisite blouse adding regal charm and sophistication to the outfit

scattered across 40gm chanderi with the kind of apparent casualness that takes considerable craft to achieve

hand-embroidered bib-style top and an intricately detailed belt

but also adds texture to the piece so it pops in photos

Kalpa Vriksha Kurta Set Size:2XL Linen silk keeps everything structuredSome embroidery tells a story. The Kalpa Vriksha Chanderi Kurta Set tells a cosmology. Woven from 80gm silk chanderi in ivory muslin lined for opacity without weight the kurta carries a figurative embroidery composition that is without precedent in this collection. At its centre: the Kalpa Vriksha, the wish fulfilling tree of Indian textile tradition, rendered in deep crimson thread with flanking elephants at its roots and dense foliage ascending