Meiraas Bestseller Chikankari design since its first launch in 2018, the Power of Silence, Dance of the Cranes motif has been one of our most requested motifs. After being a Bestseller design on a Kurta, this motif now gets a Saree of its own.

This signature saree of Meiraas is Made on Order only. Please email us at namaste@meiraas.com for colour and fabric customisation.

The Sustainability Quotient (TSQ):

1. Skilled Resham Hand Embroidery on absolutely novel motif art.

2. Exclusive Dance of the Cranes Meiraas motifs carved following all processes.

3. Handloom Chanderi.

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

KHAYAL (Mood-board):

The outskirts of the historic and charming city of Lucknow are equally beautiful in their rustic charm. These ancient Indo-Gangetic plains are lush with greenery and boast of one of the World’s oldest agrarian civilisation. Watching the emerald landscape of Awadh is a surreal experience, even more so in winters when dotted with the migratory bird population, the most notable of these being the Siberian Cranes, that never enter the city of Lucknow, but stay just outside, especially in Nawabgunj Bird Sanctuary. With this concept in mind, we wanted to design motifs that glide in the night sky in a Yin and Yang appeal; we found the desirable art style of these motifs, very surprisingly, in Japan. The ancient Japanese Art style is dramatically circular in design, and it is here that we found our serendipity, the right manner to display the Nawabgunj Cranes. The motif of Chikankari is an exclusive design of Meiraas launched in 2018. Borrowing from a Japanese palette, we designed the motifs keeping Chikankari stitches in mind, that best romance the gliding flight of the Siberian Cranes.

POSHAAK (About the garment):

The cranes are falling, gliding, flying in an upward pattern on the palla of this neon yellow coloured saree made on Handloom Chanderi. A beautiful border and floral motifs form the palla and body of the saree, adorned with stars of Mukaish, making this a must have Chikankari saree for every connoisseur and collector’s wardrobe.

The white colour of the Resham Chikankari looks resplendent against the juicy neon yellow colour of the buttery soft saree. This is a perfect saree for many occasions. A plain running Chanderi blouse fabric will be part of the saree.

The saree is further adorned with same colour handmade fabric tassles in Handloom Chanderi and tucked with our signature Mother of Pearl buttons.