Lavender Lucknowi Cotton Silk Kurti with Thread Work

A lavender cotton-silk kurti in fine lucknowi chikankarichikankariThe chain-and-shadow white-on-white embroidery of Lucknow, laid stitch by stitch on muslin. thread work — the shadow-stitch tradition worked in tonal thread rather than a contrasting colour, keeping the embroidery subtle rather than bold. A two-piece set with matching pants. Sized 36 to 42, priced at the easier end of the range.

ChikankarichikankariThe chain-and-shadow white-on-white embroidery of Lucknow, laid stitch by stitch on muslin. is worked entirely by hand in a series of fine running and shadow stitches — the tonal lavender thread against the lavender ground means the texture, not the colour contrast, carries the detail. This colourway pairs with a peach version of the same design elsewhere in the range.