Itajime Silk Sirocco Dress | aandhee
A voluminous, tiered dress crafted in itajime clamp-dyed silk. The silhouette is loose and flowing, with gathered panels that create gentle movement and sculptural volume.
Relaxed, oversized fit
Deep V-neckline
Dropped shoulders with long, full sleeves and soft elastic cuffs
Tiered construction for volume and fluid movement
High–low hemline
Crafted in habutai silk dyed in the itajime shibori technique
Each 3m piece of fabric is folded, clamped and dyed by hand, so there are slight variations in colour and pattern between pieces
All orders come lovingly packed in recycled silk bags
One size: fits S-L comfortably
Length center front 49”
Sleeve length 22” & opening 10” round + 4” ease
+/- a tolerance inherent to hand made clothing
Fabric: 100% habutai silk
Handfeel: Soft & light with a fluid drape
Care: Dry cleaning recommended
Origin: Gujarat, India
Textile Story
Our Itajime Silk Collection has been hand-crafted in the workshop of two of India's foremost Master Craftsmen; Jabbar and Abdullah Khatri in Bhuj, Gujarat.
Shibori is a 1300 year old tie and dye technique developed in Japan involving the folding and clamping or otherwise securing of fabric prior to dyeing. Itajime is one technique of shibori which uses pieces of wood clamped together around sections of folded fabric to resist the dye in particular shapes.
Each three meter section of fabric is individually folded, clamped, tied and dyed; and this repeated several times to get layers of colours. It's a time consuming and exacting technique with bold geometric results.
Any variations or irregularities are to be celebrated. They are part of the design & inherent to the handcrafted production process, making this item beautifully unique.
