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Sleeveless high neck sarong dress in golden yellow hand woven silk mashroo, adorned with navy blue hand embroidered flowers throughout. The meeting of sunshine and moonlight. 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.
Measurements (laying flat):
Size Small: Bust 36”, Waist 31”, Hip 37”, Length 56”, Shoulder 14”
Trinity is 5'7 and a size extra small/small, and wears size small with the Headscarf with Mirror Work and Satin Theatre Slipper in Crimson.
Material: 60% silk, 40% cotton.
Dry clean only.
Made by hand in Ahmedabad, India.