KAJ.004

This one of a kind garment is reversible and unique from each side. 

Relaxed fit string knot beautiful kimono style jacket. Colour block naturally dyed hand woven cotton from Ceylon on one side and Kalamkari hand painted silk on another. 

Kalamkari is a type of hand-painted or block-printed cotton/silk  produced in Isfahan Iran, and in the Indian state of Andra Pradesh/West Bengal.

Only natural dyes are used in Kalamkari, which involves twenty-three steps. An ancient Indian art form older than 3000 years, this form of ‘work with a pen’ is very prevalent and sought after

Under medieval Islamic rule, the term Kalamkari was derived from the words "kalam", which means "pen" in Telugu, and "kari", which means craftsmanship. This became popular under the patronage of the Golconda sultanate.

Kalamkari specifically depicts epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata. However, there are recent applications of the Kalamkari technique to depict Buddha and Buddhist art forms In later periods, many aesthetically good figures such as musical instruments, small animals, flowers, Buddha and few Hindu symbols, like yantras were also introduced to Kalamkari.