Salmon Pink and Olive Block Print Katan Silk Suit | Phuhaar
Two grounds in one set: the contrast is built in.
Wide geometric panels sit ready on the drape and the bottom hem.
Olive green meets salmon pink, colour-blocked across the three pieces.
Why this piece
- Two grounds in one set - the colour blocking gives a stitched suit built-in contrast.
- Colour-fast, so the olive does not shadow the salmon on the first wash.
- Wide geometric panels on the dupatta and the bottom hem, ready to place.
The colours
Salmon pink and olive is a quieter, more grown-up pairing than the usual bright contrast, with a small blue buta running through the floral repeat to keep it from settling. Because the set is colour-blocked, you can decide which shade leads: an olive kurta with a salmon bottom reads formal, the reverse reads softer.
The panels
The dupatta and the bottom hem carry wide rectangular panels of geometric pattern with horizontal banding, distinct from the floral field. Ask your tailor to keep those panels whole and use them as hem or border. Katan silk carrying real hand block printing from Bhagalpur is a pairing the market rarely offers - this craft is usually reserved for cotton. Block printed by hand, and still dispatched the next working day.
The details
Top: 2.5 m, 44-45 inches wide
Bottom: 2.5 m, 44-45 inches wide
Dupatta: 2.5 m, 35-36 inches wide
Fabric: Katan silk, opaque, no lining needed
Craft: hand block print, Bhagalpur
Weight: 600-650 g for all three pieces together
Stitching: up to 4XL, length customisable
Care: dry clean the first wash, then gentle cold hand wash
Collection: Phuhaar
The geometric bands do not repeat with machine precision, and the butas sit a fraction unevenly. Both are the wooden block landing by hand.
| Fabric / Material | Katan Silk |
| Craft / Technique | Hand Block Print |
| Colour | Pink |
| Origin / Cluster | Bhagalpur |
A colour-blocked set means the blocks travel twice - once over the salmon length and again over the olive, with the pigments mixed to sit correctly on each ground. In Bhagalpur that judgement belongs to the printer, who knows how a colour will read once the silk has dried. The geometric panels take their own set of carved blocks, walked along the edge one landing at a time until the band closes.
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Learn More
Which colour should lead, salmon or olive?
Either works, and the colour blocking lets you decide. An olive kurta with a salmon bottom reads more formal; a salmon kurta with an olive bottom is softer. The dupatta carries both shades, so it ties whichever way you stitch it.
What are the geometric panels for?
The dupatta and the bottom hem carry wide rectangular panels of geometric pattern with horizontal banding, separate from the floral field. Ask your tailor to keep those panels whole and use them as a hem or border instead of cutting through them.
What is the small blue motif in the floral print?
A small blue buta runs through the floral repeat. Salmon and olive is a quiet, grown-up pairing, and that touch of blue keeps the print from settling into something too flat.
Is it muted for a celebration?
It leans quiet, which makes it at home in the office first. With gold jewellery and the panelled dupatta worn open, it still holds its own at a festive gathering or a kitty brunch, without looking overdressed.
How is one print laid on two different grounds?
The blocks travel twice, once over the salmon length and again over the olive, with the pigments mixed to sit correctly on each ground. In Bhagalpur that judgement belongs to the printer, who knows how a colour will read once the silk has dried.
Will the olive shadow the salmon in the wash?
No. The fabric is colour-fast, so the olive does not shadow the salmon on the first wash. Dry clean it the first time, then wash gently in cold water by hand.
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