Kota Doria Dress Material Peach Floral Vine Jaal

This two piece unstitched dress material kurta top and dupatta is woven the sheer graph check cotton from Kaithoon near Kota in Rajasthan The ivory top carries a vertical meandering vine down the centre a flowering jaal of green stems with peach coral and pink buds flanked by fine white braid stripes The sheer dupatta is scattered with matching peach and green floral buti Hold Kota Doria to the light and you will see its signature khat a fine grid of tiny squares formed by alternating groups of finer and slightly coarser cotton yarns On a genuine handwoven Kota the squares are not perfectly uniform they breathe and shift by a fraction across the width because each is beaten in by hand at the loom The cloth is crisp yet almost weightless thanks to a traditional onion starch finish rather than a synthetic stiffener The flowers are surface thread work turn the fabric over and you will find the stitch paths and small knots on the back where a print would simply show through flat Kota Doria is a GI protected weave whose technique travelled with the weaver families settled in Kaithoon near Kota Traditionally a cotton and silk blend it is prized for being light enough to fold into a small square yet strong enough to drape and hold its shape this set keeps to a fine cotton for everyday ease Make it up as a graceful straight kurta with the central vine running down the front and pair the dupatta for daytime weddings brunches and festive lunches The breezy weave suits the heat and the peach on ivory palette pairs softly with gold cream or coral accessories