Turquoise shades into peach and yellow across this silk, printed leaf by leaf.

Ombre grounds shifting through turquoise, peach and yellow
Tasselled dupatta with a printed motif border along the edge
Colour-fast across every shade in the gradient, with no first-wash bleed

The colour

The gradient is the whole point of this set. Green and turquoise give way to peach and yellow, with navy and pale grey turning up in the small leaf vines that run over the top.

Printing over a gradient is unusual: the same colour has to read against several grounds, so the block work is kept small and continuous rather than large and placed.

Wearing it

Cut this one so the gradient runs vertically down the kurta and you get length. Keep the bottom from the quieter end of the range, and let the tasselled dupatta finish it. It is bright enough for a daytime function and calm enough for the office.

Multi-shade ombre is normally a dyed-and-digital-printed effect. Getting it under a genuine hand block print, on silk, is the reason to choose this piece.

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, opaque, no lining needed
Craft: hand block printed with hand-carved wooden blocks in Bhagalpur
Weight: 600 to 650 g for top, bottom and dupatta together
Stitching: stitched to your fit up to 4XL, length customisable
Care: dry clean the first time, then a gentle cold hand wash
Dispatch: Dispatched the next working day.

Small shifts in the print, a motif set a little off its neighbour, a shade that deepens where the block pressed twice: these are the marks of a hand at work, not flaws in the cloth.

Green Ombre Katan Silk Suit, Turquoise & Peach | Bagiya