Special Edition Ethnic Wear

Special Edition Ethnic Wear — Our Showcased Pieces

This is the selection we put in front of people: the pieces shown in our live sessions and on the shop floor, across sarees, kurti sets, co-ord sets and indo-western wear. It is the fastest way to see the range at its most interesting, rather than category by category.

What makes a piece special edition?

Not a manufacturing label — a choice. These are the designs we pick out to show, because the fabric, the work or the colour does something the rest of the rail does not. Most of them are stocked in very small numbers for each design, often a single piece per size, which is how a store this size buys: depth in the staples, one or two of anything distinctive. If a piece here fits, it is worth deciding on rather than coming back to.

What you will find here

Sarees make up the largest part — embroidered, sequinned and zari-bordered, from light georgette for an evening to worked silks for a wedding function. After that, kurti sets and co-ord sets at the dressier end of daily wear, and indo-western pieces for anyone who wants the occasion without the drape. The range runs from an affordable festive piece to a full designer outfit, so it is worth filtering by what the occasion actually needs.

How to choose from a mixed page

Start with the occasion, not the photograph. Daytime functions want cotton, chanderi, light georgette and lighter colours, because that is what reads well in sunlight and stays comfortable for hours. Evenings want silk, net, velvet and organza with sequin, zari or mirror work, which need artificial light to show what they are. Then check the two fit points that cannot be altered cheaply: the shoulder and bust on anything stitched, the blouse size on a saree.

What to look at in a worked piece

Density and placement rather than quantity. Embroidery that lets the base fabric show through it reads thin however much of it there is, and sequins fixed with adhesive rather than stitched will come away. On a saree, look at whether the pallu's work is placed to fall over the shoulder. On a stitched piece, look at the lining — light georgette and net need it, and an unlined piece disappoints in daylight.

Where to look next

For the newest stock, new arrivals. For what sells most, bestsellers. By category: sarees, kurti sets, co-ord sets, indo-western. Everything here is stocked the same way in our stores across central India, or book a video call and someone will show you a piece properly before you decide.