Pink and Black Block Print Katan Silk Suit Set | Kinara

Fine pink rows on the top, big black floral panels across the dupatta.

Why this piece

• Colour-fast: the black panels do not bleed onto the pink on the first wash.
• The dupatta scales the motif up, so the same set reads small on the top and large on the drape.
• Genuinely hand block printed in Bhagalpur, never screened or machine run.

Two scales

The top is printed in vertical rows of small repeating geometric shapes, close and regular, with gold and yellow catching between them. It is a print you read as texture more than pattern.

The dupatta goes the other way: large floral and geometric panels laid out in blocks, edged with decorative geometric bands along straight edges. Same palette, opposite scale, and that is what keeps a pink and black set from looking like one flat idea.

Styling

Pink carried by black takes gold jewellery easily and moves from an office day into an evening function without a change of register. Cut the salwar from the finely printed piece and let the dupatta panels stay whole.

The silk

Katan silk gives the pink its sheen and the black panels their weight, and drapes gracefully instead of holding a stiff shape. It is opaque, so no lining is needed, and all three pieces together weigh only 600 to 650 g.

In the set

• Top: 2.5 m, 44 to 45 inches wide
• Bottom: 2.5 m, 44 to 45 inches wide
• Dupatta: 2.5 m, 35 to 36 inches wide
• Weight: 600 to 650 g for the top, bottom and dupatta together
• Lining: not required, the fabric is opaque; add one only to elevate the look
• Stitching: up to 4XL for straight kurta sets, with the length customisable for larger sizes
• Care: dry clean the first wash, then a gentle cold hand wash
• Collection: Kinara

Handcrafted in Bhagalpur, and still dispatched the next working day.

Look where two panels meet and the alignment shifts slightly. A hand placed each one.