Vanki Dress Shirt Size:3 The hand pintucked bralette

The hand pintucked bralette

A resin dome containing the Nandivardhanam flower is bezel set in the silver plated metal frame

usually depicting the Goddess Lakshmi)  is hand embroidered with gold plated metal rings at the hips

The piece is a commentary on how tradition and individual identity meld to form the complex reality that South Asian women exist within

The textile is then gathered in tiers to create a billowing and dramatic silhouette

Vanki Dress Shirt Size:3 The hand pintucked braletteThe Vanki Dress Shirt, cut for the traditionalists features a pintuck yoke detail, duo toned buttons and a Vanki cuff (a South Indian arm ornament). Fabricated in a lightweight handloom missing check Mangalagiri, the dress shirt is made for scorching South Indian summers.