Mohini White Chikankari Halter Neck Corset Kurti Size:XXL all in a weave light

all in a weave light enough for an April afternoon in the city

Hand embroidery sits along the sleeves

The diamond print is the real reason to buy it: red and white worked over deep blue in a pattern borrowed from Ikat weaving

the whole thing falls loose from the shoulders

sits around the round yoke of this kurti and stops there

Mohini White Chikankari Halter Neck Corset Kurti Size:XXL all in a weave lightChikankari cotton is a thin, open weave, and that is exactly why it suits May in north India. Air moves through it. It dries fast after a wash, softens with each one instead of wearing thin, and a white ground stays cool to look at even when the afternoon is anything but. The embroidery runs all over rather than sitting in one panel, with the stitching drawn closer together along the hemline. Over that base the kurti is cut short, with a halter