A quiet gold-olive tunic, then a dupatta striped in red, blue and pink.

Why this piece

Genuinely hand block printed with hand-carved wooden blocks, never screened
The dupatta is the statement piece - the tunic is deliberately understated
Opaque, unlined, and light at 600 to 650 g across all three pieces

Tunic and dupatta

The tunic length is printed with small repeating geometric shapes in a gold-toned olive, with a straight solid red band at the hem. The dupatta goes the other way entirely: paisley and diagonal stripes in red, blue, pink, white and yellow, at a larger scale, with the same solid red band closing its end.

That red band is the thread tying the two together, and it is why a busy dupatta and a quiet tunic read as one set rather than two.

Wearing it

Stitch the tunic plain and let the dupatta carry the outfit - this is the set for a festive lunch or a day wedding where you want colour without wearing it head to toe. Gold jewellery picks up the tunic; a plain red or yellow inner picks up the band.

Two entirely different prints in one set, both stamped by hand, is a lot of block work for the price. Most sets at this level repeat one print across all three pieces.

The set

Top: 2.5 m, 44 to 45 inches wide
Bottom: 2.5 m, 44 to 45 inches wide
Dupatta: 2.5 m, 35 to 36 inches wide
Fabric: Katan silk, hand block printed with hand-carved wooden blocks
Lining: not required, the fabric is opaque; add one only to elevate the look
Stitching: up to 4XL for straight kurta sets, with length customised for larger sizes
Weight: 600 to 650 g for top, bottom and dupatta together
Care: dry clean the first time, then a gentle cold hand wash
Dispatch: dispatched the next working day, even though every metre is printed by hand
Collection: Kairi

The stripes on the dupatta are not perfectly parallel from edge to edge. That is a block laid by hand, and it is what you are paying for.

Gold Yellow Katan Silk Suit, Multicolour Striped Dupatta | Kairi