Kantha Kouji Jacket | seafoam green
We’re extremely fond of our *fully reversible!!* & zero-waste patch kantha jackets! The style is eminently suitable for those with an artistic disposition - each piece is a work of textile art that showcases a range of India’s finest textiles, held together with very fine, double kantha.
This is a conversation starter and heirloom piece that is worthy of it’s own museum exhibition. I personally spend hours sorting through bags of our pre-consumer textile waste, building colour stories that are an archive of all the artisanal textiles we work with across India, including but not limited to: kantha, block print, clamp dye, bandhani, block print, ajrakh, dabu, jamdani, ikat.... Our kantha artisans then cut and place the scrap on a backing fabric (also carefully selected from our pre consumer waste) and cover the cloth in running kantha embroidery.
This style takes its name from the Japanese word for factory, drawing on utilitarian workwear through a softened, considered lens. The silhouette sits between shirt and jacket - lightly structured yet fluid.
- Fully reversible - one side in patch; the reverse is plain, showcasing the art of kantha
- Relaxed fit through the body
- Full length sleeves cut narrow to structure the form, ending in button-up cuff
- Closes with hand-beaten brass buttons on one side
- Mid-thigh length with gently rounded hem and side slits
- Patch pockets on the kantha side
- Crafted from hand patched & quilted cloth. The patches are cuttings of our pre-consumer waste cloth, combined in stunning colourways, then carefully cut, positioned and hand-stitched in place. The patches have raw edges. The cloth is then covered in fine, double kantha - tight rows of hand-embroidery running both lengthwise & widthwise across the cloth.
- All orders come lovingly packed in upcycled silk bags
