Itajime Silk Artist Dress | ret
Our Artist Dress is my personal favourite: worn once, you'll never want to wear anything else! Cut in a silhouette flattering to a range of shapes and sizes: the flat collar frames the face; the fitted dolman sleeves add shape to the over-sized cut; and side panels under the gusset add flare. Wear as a dress, or alternatively as a house-coat with the front open.
- Wide-cut body with relaxed silhouette & semi-fitted sleeves
- Closes down the center front with mother of pearl buttons
- Mid-calf length
- Side seam pockets
- Crafted in fluid habutai silk, hand dyed in the itajime shibori technique
- All orders come lovingly packed in recycled silk bags
- SM
- Length 44”
- Chest 53” round
- Armhole 19” round
- Sleeve length 11" & opening 12”
- ML
- Length 45”
- Chest 56” round
- Armhole 20” round
- Sleeve length 11" & opening 13”
+/- a tolerance inherent to hand made clothing
- SM
- 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.
