Shabnam.
The colour of the sky just before it decides to be morning.
Soft lavender tissue linen woven with silver zari throughout so the colour shifts between warm purple and cool silver depending on where the light falls. It never quite settles. That's what makes it extraordinary.
Scattered across the body — large copper-gold firefly zari motifs, generous and unhurried, glowing warm against the cool lavender like something lit from within. A silver border at the edge — barely there, just enough.
Fabric: Tissue Linen 120 Count
Colour: Soft lavender
Finish: Silver zari woven throughout
Motif: Large copper-gold handwoven fireflies
Border: Silver-white zari border
Pallu: Bold gold and silver chevron zari bands
Tassels: Fine silver-grey twisted
Length: 6.3 metres with blouse piece
Wash: Dry clean recommended
Styling
An ivory or cream blouse exactly like the photograph. Against lavender, ivory is not a safe choice. It's the right one. Or a deep mauve blouse for a tonal moment that reads more evening, more intentional. Or surprisingly a pale sage green. Lavender and sage together is the combination nobody expects and everyone remembers.
Jewellery: Silver or gold both work. Something delicate. Pearl drops or small gold studs. Nothing that competes with the silver border's quiet glow.
Occasion: Garden weddings, mehendi, Navratri (especially the evening), festive lunches, any celebration that should feel like a breath of air.
