Salmon Pink and Olive Block Print Katan Silk Suit | Phuhaar

Olive green meets salmon pink, colour-blocked across the three pieces.

Why this piece

• Two grounds in one set - the colour blocking gives a stitched suit built-in contrast.
• Colour-fast, so the olive does not shadow the salmon on the first wash.
• Wide geometric panels on the dupatta and the bottom hem, ready to place.

The colours

Salmon pink and olive is a quieter, more grown-up pairing than the usual bright contrast, with a small blue buta running through the floral repeat to keep it from settling. Because the set is colour-blocked, you can decide which shade leads: an olive kurta with a salmon bottom reads formal, the reverse reads softer.

The panels

The dupatta and the bottom hem carry wide rectangular panels of geometric pattern with horizontal banding, distinct from the floral field. Ask your tailor to keep those panels whole and use them as hem or border. Katan silk carrying real hand block printing from Bhagalpur is a pairing the market rarely offers - this craft is usually reserved for cotton. Block printed by hand, and still dispatched the next working day.

The details

• Top: 2.5 m, 44-45 inches wide
• Bottom: 2.5 m, 44-45 inches wide
• Dupatta: 2.5 m, 35-36 inches wide
• Fabric: Katan silk, opaque, no lining needed
• Craft: hand block print, Bhagalpur
• Weight: 600-650 g for all three pieces together
• Stitching: up to 4XL, length customisable
• Care: dry clean the first wash, then gentle cold hand wash
• Collection: Phuhaar

The geometric bands do not repeat with machine precision, and the butas sit a fraction unevenly. Both are the wooden block landing by hand.