• Limited Edition

Citrus Print Silk Palmer Shirt

Regular price £105
Regular Price £525 Sale Price £105
  • Hand-Crafted
  • Exclusive to Varana
  • Bespoke Print
  • 100% Silk

Varana's limited edition Citrus Print Silk Palmer Shirt is designed for a relaxed, comfortable fit. Crafted from lightweight, floral print silk adorned with metallic, woodblock stamped dots it features a neat collar, tonal front button fastening, relaxed cuffed sleeves and a curved hem that's slightly longer at the back.

Description

Varana's limited edition Citrus Print Silk Palmer Shirt is designed for a relaxed, comfortable fit. Crafted from lightweight, floral print silk adorned with metallic, woodblock stamped dots it features a neat collar, tonal front button fastening, relaxed cuffed sleeves and a curved hem that's slightly longer at the back.

Colour
  • Citrus Print Silk Palmer Shirt
  • Printed Habotai Silk Palmer Shirt
  • Navy River Print Silk Palmer Shirt

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Can't find your size? Made to Measure

£105.00 £525.00
Size and Fit
  • Model is 177cm/ 5’9 and wears a size 8UK
  • True to size, designed for a relaxed fit
  • Lightweight, breathable fabric
  • Hand stamped, woodblock detailing
  • Full length sleeves with buttoned cuffs
  • Front button fastening
  • Curved hem
  • Curved hem
Material Care

100% Silk. Dry Clean Only.

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For an elevated day to evening look style Varana's limited edition Citrus Flower Print Silk Palmer Shirt with our Chartreuse Silk Satin Alila Maxi Cami Dress and Metallic Brown Handwoven Large Leather Hobo Bag.

Craftsmanship
Woodblock Printing

Woodblock printing is a painstaking hand-crafted process, indeed the world’s oldest and slowest method of printing on fabric. The famous stone bust of the Priest-King excavated at the ancient city of Mohenjodaro is draped in a robe that has been block-printed with a trefoil pattern –evidence that the roots of the technique go as far back as 2500 BC.

In Western India, where block printing is still quite widely done, the finest examples of the technique are practiced by a few craftsmen who have mastered the craft over generations. Wooden blocks made of locally sourced teak, are soaked in oil for fifteen days to soften the timber and prepare the wood for carving. Using special tools they have created themselves, master craftsmen hand-carve patterns in relief on each block, removing the wood in the areas that do not get printed. The lines of wood left to create the print in a pattern can be extraordinarily fine. It requires great skill to make sure that each chisel stroke is precise and that no bit of wood chips off. Any error in carving implies that the block will have to be discarded, as the resulting print will not be accurate. An intricate block can take a craftsman up to one week to carve and each colour in a pattern requires a new block to be carved.

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