Sari and Matching Long-Sleeved Shirt
2011 (made)
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This sari and shirt ensemble is designed by Abraham & Thakore, one of India’s most well-established fashion and textile labels. The designers wanted to create a sharp urban/office look for a new generation of women. The sari and fabric for the shirt have been handwoven using the time consuming double-ikat technique which reproduces a tessellated houndstooth pattern associated with western clothing. The accompanying long-sleeved shirt is tailored in a western style and very unlike the sort-sleeved cholis that are usually worn with saris. Together the ensemble is a fusion of many cultural influences
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Handwoven double ikat silk |
| Brief description | Sari and shirt with black and white houndstooth design, handwoven double ikat silk, India, 2011 |
| Physical description | The sari consists of two sections with a black and white houndstooth pattern which then leads into a plain chartreuse/yellow section. It is made from silk, using a double ikat handwoven technique which black borders on either side. The shirt is made from the same fabric as the sari, the front and sleeves made from the houndstooth pattern with a back panel in chartreuse/yellow. |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Gallery label | SARI AND SHIRT
Intended as a chic urban outfit, this sari was inspired by western office wear and is worn with a long-sleeved shirt. The Scottish houndstooth pattern is created using an Indian technique: a complex dyeing and weaving process called double ikat. Although the sari was designed in industrial Noida city, village craftsmen in Puttapaka in Telangana dyed its yarns and wove it into fabric.
Designed by Abraham & Thakore
Woven in the workshop of Shri Govardhana
Silk (double ikat)
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 2010
Given by Abraham &Thakore
V&A: IS.3-2013(03/10/2015-10/01/2016) |
| Credit line | Given by Abraham & Thakore |
| Production | Limited edition of 4. |
| Summary | This sari and shirt ensemble is designed by Abraham & Thakore, one of India’s most well-established fashion and textile labels. The designers wanted to create a sharp urban/office look for a new generation of women. The sari and fabric for the shirt have been handwoven using the time consuming double-ikat technique which reproduces a tessellated houndstooth pattern associated with western clothing. The accompanying long-sleeved shirt is tailored in a western style and very unlike the sort-sleeved cholis that are usually worn with saris. Together the ensemble is a fusion of many cultural influences |
| Bibliographic reference | Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6.
This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021) |
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| Accession number | IS.3-2013 |
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| Record created | October 2, 2013 |
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