Cream & Navy Figurative Printed Kashmiri Silk Saree | Manzar

A cream drape holds a multi-coloured figurative print, edged by a clean solid navy border.

Why this piece

• Opaque and light — a measured 50 GSM, so nothing shows through the cream ground.
• Consistent print — the navy blue reads clean against the cream because every piece is printed to the same repeat.
• Elephant pallu — a distinct pallu of horizontal registers of elephants and geometric vine bands, closed by a narrow solid navy border, the feature that sets this drape apart from the ones beside it.

The print

The design is a multi-coloured figurative and botanical print — florals, vines, elephants and peacocks in the Madhubani idiom. It is printed digitally in Bangalore by a specialist print studio, with the same repeat used on every piece, so the colour and pattern arrive as drawn.

The pallu

The pallu carries the piece: horizontal registers of elephants alternate with decorative geometric vine bands, a busier passage than the body. A narrow solid navy band runs the length, so the many print colours sit inside one calm frame.

The drape

It is soft and smooth with a fluid, lightweight fall — 6.2 to 6.3 metres in total at 44 to 45 inches wide, made up of a 5.5 metre drape and a 0.8 metre (80 cm) running blouse piece continuous with it. The whole thing weighs about 425 grams, so it carries easily through a long day.

This is a single chosen piece delivered to you, not a minimum-order lot — you pick this exact cream-and-navy drape rather than taking a bundle you cannot choose from.

Wearing it

Its light weight, matte surface and easy fall suit office wear, daytime festive occasions and daily wear. The cream and navy pairing reads understated and neat, which is why it carries as easily into a workday as a daytime function.

Colour hues may vary slightly from the images because of different screens and displays.

Details

• Design: madhubani-style figurative print, with a distinct pallu of horizontal registers of elephants and geometric vine bands, closed by a narrow solid navy border.
• Saree length: 6.2 to 6.3 m in total (a 5.5 m drape plus a 0.8 m blouse piece).
• Width: 44 to 45 inches.
• Blouse piece: 80 cm running blouse piece, continuous with the drape and included.
• Weight: about 425 g in total.
• Fabric weight: a measured 50 GSM, lightweight and opaque.
• Care: Dry clean it before the first wash. After that, a gentle cold hand wash with a mild detergent is fine — do not machine wash and do not wring it. Dry the saree flat or hang it in the shade without folding, and iron it inside out on low to medium heat under a cotton press cloth.
• Made in: India (produced in Bangalore).
• Collection: Manzar