chikankari

Chikankari embroidery comes to life in this graceful midiA-line dress. Delicate floral motifs bloom across the alabaster cotton fabric, adorning the buttoned bodice and flowing skirt with elegance. Three-quarter bell sleeves add a touch of romance, making this fully lined dress a summertime go-to for easy style.

Uma Tripathi works in orange and green to create ferns and flowers on a delightful off-white shawl. Beautifully feminine, this lightweight wrap showcases India's chikankari embroidery. Block prints create the patterns, which are embroidered by hand, and crochet lace embellishes the borders.

India's Anchal Ahuja designs a dramatic and feminine pair of wide-legged pants with a relaxed style. In a versatile parchment color, the pants feature front and back pockets as well as chikankari embroidery at the tulip leg openings. The cool cotton-linen blend fabric is inviting in even the hottest weather.

Indian artisan Uma Tripathi designs this elegant sheer shawl that exhibits floral blossoms dancing with joy in the morning breeze. The warm white cotton and silk blend shawl is adorned with pretty floral motifs using the ancient tradition of chikankari embroidery. Miniscule silver metallic work called kamadani adds a sparkling accent to the design. The ends of the shawl are decorated with intricate crochet lace that accentuates the graceful allure of the accessory.

This graceful cotton-silk blend shawl is designed by Uma Tripathi and is hand-embroidered with traditional Indian chikankari work, where patterns are block-printed onto fabric to use as a guide for the hand-embroidery. The shawl's natural ivory color is accented with light pink jali paisley, floral blooms and leaves, and tiny metallic details throughout the entire panel. The ends of the shawl are neatly stitched with ivory rayon thread, employing another traditional embroidery style, kamdani, displaying triangle motifs that evoke hills.