DWARAKA

India

Vasudha Silk Dress

$680.00 USD

In India, Kalamkari is an ancient tradition of hand-painting on cotton. This shirt dress carries on that heritage with five distinct hand-painted artworks — each brushstroke made by artisans near Bangalore. These are not prints, but true paintings on fabric, making every piece a wearable work of art.

Size

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Fit

Runs small
True to size
Runs large
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Small 
Full Length: 49"
Bust: 37"
Neck Opening: 7" 
Sleeve: 19" 

Medium 
Full Length: 50"
Bust: 40"
Neck Opening: 7" 
Sleeve: 19" 

Large
Full Length: 50"
Bust: 41"
Neck Opening: 7" 
Sleeve: 19.5" 

Made with 100% Cotton and natural paints

Dry clean only.

Artisan Spotlight

DWARAKA

India

DWARAKA Plus works with 150 rural women artists reviving Kalamkari, a hand-painted textile tradition once at risk of dying out. Over 25 years, the initiative has trained more than 700 artisans, including Dalit women historically excluded from such opportunities, giving them a path to skill, income, and inclusion.

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Artisan Spotlight

Heritage Craft, Reinterpreted

Re-imagining India’s most beautiful textile traditions. Every garment begins with both a reverence for tradition and a devotion to the maker’s hand.

A Movement Made by Women’s Hands

Since 2013, we've connected thousands of women artisans across 50+ countries to the growing global market for ethical luxury goods—building sustainable marketplaces, funding capacity-building grants, and forging the long-term partnerships that turn craft into lasting economic sovereignty. We’re not correcting poverty. We’re correcting a market failure: the systematic undervaluing of women’s work.

Years in action

13

Countries

50+

Artisans

100K+

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