Maku — Letters to Summer

Ready-to-wear · 2026

Maku — Letters to Summer

A range of handloom co-ord ensembles — heritage textiles reimagined as light, wearable summer dressing.

Year

2026

Role

Design, textiles, embroidery

Materials

Handloom cotton, Bandhani, Aari embroidery, Block-printed khadi

Collaborators

Letters to summer

A range of handloom co-ord ensembles, built around a simple conviction: textiles born of heritage need not be overtly ethnic to be powerful. Handloom is inherently accessible — to all.

The collection reads as a set of letters to the season. Four fabric stories — Sunday Wedding, Wet Grass, Macarons, and Cognac Nights — each open with the same line, "Oh dear friend," and translate a mood into cloth, colour, and embroidery.

Textiles born of heritage need not be overtly ethnic to be powerful.

Rabari embroidery from the Mochi community of Kutch grounds the surface work; bandhani, fine checks, and aari sampling carry it across light handloom cottons cut for everyday summer wear.

The collection, on the body
The four fabric stories
Rabari embroidery — inspiration from Kutch
Embroidery placement studies
Sampling colours and aari techniques
Maroon co-ord — front, back, detail
Moonstone white — a hand-smocked collar
Toiles and flat sketches
Smocking and gather manipulation
Green gingham co-ord — peter-pan collar
The full range
A peek into the design process
Materials
  • Handloom cotton
  • Bandhani
  • Aari embroidery
  • Block-printed khadi

Palette

Colour & material

  • Blush

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  • Leaf

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  • Indigo

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  • Madder

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  • Cream

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