Peacock Blue and Maroon Handwoven Pure Silk Kancheepuram Saree with Maanga Butta and Gandaberunda Border Crushed silk The body opens in a

The body opens in a crisp

and religious occasions

or any occasion calling for a luminous

• Blouse: Full zari striped blouse fabric attached (unstitched)

The Zari Kattam grid on ivory creates a body of great delicacy — the gold barely visible until the light catches it

Peacock Blue and Maroon Handwoven Pure Silk Kancheepuram Saree with Maanga Butta and Gandaberunda Border Crushed silk The body opens in aPeacock blue has been the colour of Kanchipuram celebration for as long as there have been looms in this region deep, directional, alive with the particular luminosity of pure mulberry silk. This Butta Kancheepuram pairs that jewel toned body with a maroon border of extraordinary richness, the Gandaberunda double headed eagle presiding over its pallu bands in gold. Woven by our family's weavers in Kunnam village near Kanchipuram, where the Maanga and