Kalamkari Kurtas, Dresses & Sets – Pracheen Kalamkari

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Kalamkari Kurtas, Dresses & Sets – Pracheen Kalamkari by Tjori 133 pieces in Kalamkari – the hand-printed and hand-painted cotton of Andhra Pradesh (Machilipatnam block Kalamkari, Srikalahasti pen Kalamkari): Three-Print Kalamkari anarkali and kalidar kurtas, black, rust-red and beige Kalamkari straight and angrakha kurtas, Kalamkari slip kurtas, dual-print and gathered Kalamkari midi dresses, cotton-silk asymmetrical dresses, red and black Kalamkari skirts, capes with pockets, a Kalamkari trench coat, saree blouses, kurta sets with palazzos or pants, and Kalamkari Nehru jackets for boys. Prices ₹409–3,302, sizes XS–XXXL. What is in this collection Kalamkari kurtas – Three-Print anarkali and kalidar, black-and-beige straight, beige angrakha, rust-red flared, off-white Kalamkari-yoke, side-dori, ₹519–1,919. Kalamkari slips and slip kurtas – black hand-block slip, red block-printed slip kurta, ₹1,049–1,219; alone or under a cape. Kalamkari dresses – dual-print and black gathered cotton midis, red halter midi, beige cotton-silk asymmetrical (with or without belt), ₹1,099–2,219. Kalamkari sets – Three-Print kurta with palazzos, rust-red flared kurta with straight pants, black kurta with skirt, ₹1,299–2,319. Kalamkari skirts, pants and layers – red and black-beige skirts, rust-red pants, black cape with pockets, maroon asymmetric cape, deep-red trench coat with wooden buttons, ₹409–3,302. Kalamkari blouses and kids – black Kalamkari blouse (₹446), boys’ Kalamkari Nehru jackets (₹369–436). About Kalamkari “Kalam” is pen, “kari” is work. In Srikalahasti the outlines are drawn by hand with a bamboo pen and filled with natural dyes; in Machilipatnam the same motifs – vines, paisleys, birds, temple borders – are printed with wooden blocks. Colours are madder red, iron black, indigo and mustard on cotton that has been treated with myrobalan, which is why the base is cream rather than white and why the print softens after the first wash. Wash cold, inside out, separately th

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