Sapphire Blue Banarasi Silk Saree
A Banarasi silk saree in sapphire blue, edged in warm copper zari with a boldly striped pallu.
Slight colour and weave variations are natural, reflecting its handmade character. Dry clean only. Store folded in a muslin cloth and keep away from direct sunlight.
Banarasi weaving works metallic zari into silk, and the two threads behave nothing alike. Zari has almost no give, so every motif is a negotiation held across the width of the loom. The gold sits proud of the ground rather than lying flat, which is why it catches light at...