Meiraas Exclusive Chikankari design, Kites & Rooster, was launched in 2018 for the first time. The motif Kites & Roosters alludes of old Lucknvai culture that alluded to ‘Patangbaazi’ (Kite Flying), & Rooster Fight. This conceptual kurta carries a small history of Lucknow’s old culture, through these motifs.

The kurta shade is soft bluish grey.

The Sustainability Quotient (SQ):

1. Skilled Resham Hand Embroidery

2. Exclusive Meiraas motifs hand carved following all processes.

3. Handwoven Chanderi

4. Conceptual Chikankari work, that might someday be housed in a museum of crafts, or a well researched coffee table book.

5. Hand dyed using Azo Free pigments

6. Ample margins provided to suit alteration & make the ready to wear last longer.

KHAYAL (mood-board):

The skyline of Lucknow is incomplete without the gliding silence of Kites. Watching them is a therapeutic & out of body experience. During our childhood, taking cups of tea in the evening & sitting on the rooftop & watching the gliding Kites was a popular Luckhnavi leisue activity, as was flying it. Times changed & everything became fast paced, pushing these slow activities to the back-burner. They were seen as something ancient & not quite fitting in. Still, when we meet our Lucknow friends or family, the gliding & elegant Kites make way back into the conversation with the oft repeated “Don’t know where that time flew by” – Power of Silence. This motif of Chikankari is an exclusive design of Meiraas launched in 2018.

POSHAAK (about the dress): Patangbaazi or the Kite Flying Ritual as it was called is shown on the Kurta with the back & sleeves showing the Rooster Motif in pastel Blue colour in Meiraas Exclusive Kurta made on Handloom Chanderi.

Important: The kurta will come with a detachable slip complimentary from Meiraas, along with stitching & finishing also complimentary.