Banjaran — Contemporary Desi

Ready-to-wear · 2026

Banjaran — Contemporary Desi

Contemporary desi womenswear built on Banjara embroidery from Telangana — nomadic geometry in pastel prints, mirror-work, and handloom.

Year

2026

Role

Design, illustration, surface

Materials

Handloom cotton, Silk, Sico, Banjara mirror-work, Gota patti, Cowrie shells

Collaborators

Banjaran

Banjara embroidery from Telangana feels like the earth learning to sing — thick stitches marching with intent, mirrors catching fragments of sky, coins whispering of journeys and camps left behind. It is nomadic memory sewn into cloth: bold, defiant geometry softened by the patience of the hand, where crimson and indigo argue and then make peace.

Nomadic memory sewn into cloth — defiant geometry softened by the patience of the hand.

Print and colour are drawn from the cotton, silk, and sico fabrics shared by the client, reworked into a contemporary desi range.

Four colourways
Handloom base cloth
Sourced samples and images
Dress and ornament references
Technical flats
Rough colour renders and assigning colour
Embroidery specification
Mint chiffon, mirror-work belt
Tiered lehenga, ruffled dupatta
Mirror-work top, silk trousers
Bralette, detachable skirt
Crimson schifli jacket dress
Pleated cape, draped pants
Close-ups of details from the illustrations
Materials
  • Handloom cotton
  • Silk
  • Sico
  • Banjara mirror-work
  • Gota patti
  • Cowrie shells

Palette

Colour & material

  • Blush

    #E8B7A8

  • Mint

    #A9C8B0

  • Coral

    #E07A5F

  • Crimson

    #9E2B3A

  • Indigo

    #2A3A6B