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Memorable accessories are actually more important than attire. The addition of one special embellishment can transfer the look of an inexpensive outfit into a unique ensemble. Men and women both show their personality and character through their accessories.
The wraps were an elaborate endeavor that involved excessive labor, and the intricate effort of this work has been discontinued.
The wraps from Northern India would take several years to complete. They were made with special care to ensure they would be kept as a family treasure.
Each afternoon the female members gathered to embroider and maintain the uniformity of stitches.
The embroidery was embellished with silk floss and sewn on homespun and handwoven dyed cotton.
Mistakes were often made in the stitching as a show of humility to God. The women believed that only God produced perfection.
Slay with Simplicity
This incredible vintage wrap was woven on a handloom, handcrafted, stitched, and designed of colorful beads, buttons, mirrors, and cowrie shells by the ingenious Kalash women of the Bumbaret Valley in Northern Pakistan.
That beautiful remote area is located in the famous Karakoram mountains and shares a border with Afghanistan. The Kalash people enjoy dancing in the moonlight of their beautiful valley wearing colorful attire.
Pakistan / Vintage
The coat shown on the Homepage is made of heavy coarse cotton with a dense massive amount of thick handmade embroidery to show the great diversity of styles and motifs used throughout
Pakistan / Vintage
This large flat neckpiece was hand-crafted and made from a conch shell into rounded disks. Each shell is decorated in the center with a carnelian bead. The origin is Nagaland (Northeast India and Northwest Myanmar).
Mid 20th century
The wrap is hand embroidered in silk on cotton. It was especially produced upon the birth of a baby girl by female family members in preparation for her wedding.
Pakistan / Vintage
She was captivating in Sinbad the Sailor, Aladdin and His Lamp, and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Her name was even mentioned in the writings of Edgar Allan Poe.
