BLOCK PRINTED SARONG DRESS WITH NETTING IN CREAM/RED/TEAL
BLOCK PRINTED SARONG DRESS WITH NETTING IN CREAM/RED/TEAL
BLOCK PRINTED SARONG DRESS WITH NETTING IN CREAM/RED/TEAL
BLOCK PRINTED SARONG DRESS WITH NETTING IN CREAM/RED/TEAL
BLOCK PRINTED SARONG DRESS WITH NETTING IN CREAM/RED/TEAL
BLOCK PRINTED SARONG DRESS WITH NETTING IN CREAM/RED/TEAL

BLOCK PRINTED SARONG DRESS WITH NETTING IN CREAM/RED/TEAL

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$1,540 CAD
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$1,540 CAD
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Sleeveless high neck sarong dress in cream hand woven silk mashroo with block printed red polka dots. THE dress of all dresses. Features incredible colour contrast overlay of hand woven teal netting. Straight cut, long, and rectangular in shape with a high side slit for movement and knot tie at the right hip and left shoulder. Side zip and hook closure.

Mashroo is one of the oldest and finest textiles in India. It is said to have been developed during the 14th century. Mashroo was created to conform to the tenets of Islam which forbade silk to touch the skin. Weavers developed a fabric with a silk warp and cotton weft, where the cotton lays beneath and grazes the skin, while the silk floats on top. This enabled the ruling Islamic nobility to flaunt and wear the luxurious sheen of silk without breaking religious law. Mashroo became a widely popular export to the Ottoman Empire. In Patan, Hindu merchants and traders also took a liking to this fabric and created adaptations of certain typical motifs, colours, and tie-dye.

Gillian is 5'8 and a size small, and wears size medium with the Preno Belt in Lipstick.

Material: 60% silk, 40% cotton.

Dry clean only.

Made by hand in Ahmedabad, India.