Rajasthan- A land with high heat and low rainfall.
From this hottest and driest state of India comes fabric like kota-doria and textile-printing techniques using natural dyes.
Natural Indigo Dyed, wood block printed using Dabu(mud-resist) printing technique.
Sarees in Kota-Doria, Chanderi and mul-cotton by Shilphaat.com
Fast Fashion industry is responsible for 8-10% of global emissions and clothes production processes such as dying requires 43 million tonnes of chemicals a year
BBC
Dabu Indigo Block-Printing
Indigo Kota-Doria Sarees
Kota Doria fabric consists of cotton and silk yarn lightly woven in different combinations in warp and weft, so that they produce square check patterns. This check pattern is popularly known as khat, and is the defining feature of the fabric which gives it a semi-transparent look. Thin, soft perfect for summers.
Silk Cotton Chanderi
The Chanderis are sheer textured, light weight, low density and gossamer fabrics, woven with unrefined silk and cotton, imparting it grace of silk and comfort of cotton.
Mul-Cotton
Mul-cotton is soft cotton fabric. It allows the skin to breathe and perspire due to its porosity, and its moisture evaporation ability keeps body cool and dry, making it ideal choice for comfortable summer wear.
This summer make a place for these natural dyed sarees made of soft, thin natural fabrics in your wardrobe.
SOURCES
- Fast fashion: How clothes are linked to climate change
- Sweltering Summer Heat and breezy kota-doriya
