Kashmiri Kurtis

Kurtis carrying real Kashmiri handwork — hand-embroidered in Pampore, on cotton, in Aari, Sozni and Tilla. Long and short. There is no shortage of kurtis online; there is a shortage of kurtis where a person actually held the needle.

Every product page names the technique. That is deliberate: "Kashmiri embroidered" means nothing on its own, and most of what carries the label was made by a machine head somewhere else.

• Long Kurtis
• Short Kurtis
• Kashmiri Kaftans
• All Clothing

Long or short

• Long kurtis — straight-cut, full length, in summer cotton. Worn to work, worn to a festival, worn on a Sunday.
• Short kurtis — Aari work, plus one Tilla piece in mustard. The everyday end of the range.

Three techniques on this page

• Aari — hook-worked chain stitch. Most of what you see here: floral sprays, worked necklines, running borders.
• Sozni — needle-worked, stitch by stitch, far finer and far slower. One piece: the rose peach paisley kurti.
• Tilla — metallic thread laid on the surface, catching light. One piece: the mustard short kurti.

Colours in this collection

Black, olive green, moss green, mauve, rose peach, rust, sky blue, off-white and mustard — floral and paisley motifs, worked at the neckline or across the ground.

Questions people ask us

Office, festival, or every day — tell us which and we will point you at the right one. Message us on WhatsApp.