Anamika Sari

Dimensions: 570cm long (including the attached 100cm blouse piece), 110cm wide.
Code: CLOTH 1421

This beautifully soft, hand-woven, cotton, light grey sari is richly decorated with floral designs of hand-embroidery and brass embellishments. It is a stunning piece designed by Anamika Khanna who is known as the “designers’ designer” and is widely respected within the Indian fashion fraternity. A regular at both London and Paris Fashion Weeks, her brand in Kolkata, West Bengal, has a reputation for being boldly creative and yet is deeply rooted in the crafts of India. Dry clean only.

The sari (also saree), which is a Sanskrit word meaning strip of cloth, is an iconic symbol of India’s grace and is still worn daily by millions of women. The draping and wrapping lengths of unstitched cloth dates back to ancient times. Each unique sari tells a story about the community that made it and those who wear it. There are distinct regional variations in materials, colours, motifs, embellishments and in how the sari is draped. Traditionally, the sari was hand-woven and could be worn straight off the loom. Today there is strong commitment by India’s leading designers and craft advocates to protect the sari legacy and to revive and support an Indian artisan aesthetic.