Product Description
Description
Chinar leaves turn a deep, burnished gold every autumn in Kashmir, and this saree borrows that same silhouette in reverse, silver leaf motifs scattered across a rich cobalt blue katan silk base. The effect is striking rather than sentimental, each leaf catching light differently depending on how the fabric falls, with a lattice patterned border running in matching cobalt and silver along the pallu. This is a saree for someone who wants colour that reads as considered rather than expected, a reception, a gallery opening turned celebration, an evening you want to remember for what you wore rather than just who you saw. Cobalt is a harder shade to get right in Banarasi weaving, too dark and it loses its depth, too bright and it stops feeling like silk, but this piece finds the balance precisely. Every tassel has been finished entirely by hand by our artisans, a detail that quietly signals real craftsmanship rather than a saree assembled for volume.
The Craft
This saree is handwoven in pure katan silk by artisan families in Benaras, with the chinar leaf motifs worked directly into the weave using silver zari thread rather than dye or print. Achieving an even cobalt blue across the full length of silk requires careful yarn dyeing before the loom work even begins, since any inconsistency would be immediately visible against such a saturated shade. The lattice border pattern is woven with the same density of detail as the leaf motifs on the body. Every tassel on this saree is finished entirely by hand by our artisans before it ever reaches you.
