Metallic Beige Kadhuan Brocade Handwoven Kora Tissue Banarasi Dupatta

The ground is already doing something remarkable before the bootis even register. This kora tissue dupatta is woven with an organza warp and a zari weft — the tissue construction that gives the fabric its characteristic metallic warmth. The beige-ivory ground shifts between pale champagne and warm antique gold depending on the light and angle, the zari weft surfacing as a fine all-over shimmer within the sheer organza base. The fabric is lightweight and fluid, with the airy, effortless drape of a fine tissue.

Across this metallic ground, scattered kadhuan brocade bootis are placed at measured intervals across the full body. Each booti is woven individually in the kadhuan technique — thread by thread, with no floating wefts between motifs, leaving the reverse of the fabric clean. The bootis are small and jewel-like, rendered in yellow silk and silver/white silk with a fine turquoise-mint accent — three colours working together in each tiny motif, creating a delicate multicolour scatter against the warm metallic ground.

Both long edges carry a vivid yellow silk border with gold zari brocade — a bold, saturated contrast to the pale metallic body that frames the dupatta with warmth and colour. Both short ends are finished with a dense gold zari brocade pallu, and the ends themselves are completed with a hand-knotted jali fringe — an open-weave lattice of silk threads with individual white silk tassels at each knot, a finishing detail that is itself a piece of craft.

This is a dupatta for someone who understands what they are looking at. The kadhuan technique, the tissue ground, the yellow border, the jali fringe — each element is a deliberate choice. Wear it over ivory or cream to let the metallic ground and multicolour bootis lead, or over a deep colour to let the yellow border anchor the look. It works at a wedding in Delhi, a festive occasion in Dubai, or a formal evening in Paris.

• Composition: Organza silk (warp), gold zari (weft), coloured silk (booti extra weft — yellow, white/silver, turquoise)
• Weave: Handwoven kora tissue (organza warp + zari weft ground) with scattered kadhuan brocade bootis — each booti individually woven, clean reverse
• Design: Scattered multicolour kadhuan bootis (yellow, silver-white, turquoise accent) across a metallic beige-ivory tissue ground
• Border: Vivid yellow silk with gold zari brocade — running along both long edges
• Pallu: Dense gold zari brocade at both ends
• Ends: Hand-knotted jali (open-weave lattice) fringe with individual white silk tassels
• Occasion: Bridal, festive, wedding, formal evening
• Care: Dry clean only