Rekha: Champagne Pure Tissue Banarasi
Rekha: Champagne Pure Tissue Banarasi
By Anwer Ji
Saree Story
I am Rekha. My champagne ground could not decide if it was silver or gold and frankly what was the need to choose. Like a good flute of your favourite drink, I am irresistible to the eyes. Dancing with the light, my color will pull you in and never let you go. Then there is my diagonal stripe, the line that cuts across every rule of traditional weaving at exactly the right angle, unapologetic and carefree. And devastating, if you had meant to stay away. My tissue silk follows your body like a rumour, close and inevitable. The rest, as always, takes care of itself.
Handloom Perfection
Handloom sarees are made by human hands, not machines. Which means every piece carries the natural variations of the loom and the weaver, proof that someone, somewhere, made this just for you.
Description
There is a reason certain women walk into a room and everything stops. Rekha understands this instinctively. Her champagne tissue ground carries small gold kadhua butis scattered like quiet punctuation across the body, each one individually woven with a patience most things no longer have. Then the diagonal gold stripes arrive, cutting across at an angle that no traditional Banarasi would dare and doing it beautifully. Her pure tissue silk settles against the body without apology, close and considered. She is classic in her craft and entirely modern in her confidence.
Weaver
Days to make the saree
Minimum 30-45 days
Shipping Info
Ready to be shipped. We will share you the logistic details once you confirm the order
Fabric
Woven in pure tissue, this Banarasi holds light as though it were part of the weave itself. Its luminosity does not sit on the surface. It rises softly from within. It settles close to the body like a second skin, never stiff, never poufy, never excessive.
Technique
Saree with Blouse Piece
Full length saree with unstitched blouse piece; Blouse piece: 0.80 metre
Care Instructions
Silk rewards patience. Dry clean for the first wash. After that, cold water and a gentle hand. Never wring it, never rush it. Dry in the shade — silk and sunlight are not friends. Iron on the reverse, low heat, while it is still slightly damp.