Itajime Silk Kaftan | orbital/acid yellow & navy

Our classic kaftan: wear it from beach to bar. The ultimate in luxury lounging! In creating this textile, which is like a contemporary abstract artwork, we've pushed clamp dye into new realms: an ancient art form made ultra modern and completely unique!

• Wide-cut body with relaxed silhouette

• Boat neckline with bias trim

• Midi length with side slits

• 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 48"

  • Chest 50" round

  • Hip 56" round

  • Sleeve length 14.5"

+/- 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.