Karpagam Mirror & Thread Palazzo Set

Loud on purpose, and the one piece in the catalogue that is not gold-led. The mirrors are held in coloured thread frames — that framing is the actual craft; a glued mirror falls out inside a year. The geometric band repeats at the kurta hem and along the length of the dupatta so the set reads as a designed whole rather than a worked top with plain trousers. Palazzo cut, so it is comfortable to sit in. How it is made Each shisha is anchored with a thread lattice worked around the disc, then a chain-stitch frame is laid over the lattice. Chamki fills between the geometric bands. What it suits Mehendi, haldi, day functions and festivals. Reads well in daylight and in photographs, which is where mirror work earns its keep.

Each piece is worked by hand, so slight irregularities are part of it, not a defect.

Each shisha is anchored with a thread lattice worked around the disc, then a chain-stitch frame is laid over the lattice. Chamki fills between the geometric bands.

Mehendi, haldi, day functions and festivals. Reads well in daylight and in photographs, which is where mirror work earns its keep.

1. 1.Design & measurement confirmation — 2 working days
2. 2.Fabric sourced, daylight photo approved by you — 2 working days
3. 3.On the frame — the heart of the 14–20 working-day window
4. 4.Finishing, lining & quality check — 3 working days
5. 5.Dispatch — insured courier, 3–5 days in transit (transit is extra, not working days)

Payment in full confirms your order — it books the frame and buys the material. Cancel with a full refund any time before we cut the fabric — once cutting or embroidery begins, the payment is not refundable. Payment terms

Insured courier across India, 3–5 days after dispatch, charged at actuals. Within Chennai you can collect from the T. Nagar studio — we prefer a studio fitting for heavy bridal orders. We do not currently ship internationally.

Country of origin: India — worked at our T. Nagar, Chennai studio. Shipping policy

Made-to-measure pieces are not returnable — they are cut against your body. What we do promise in writing: one free alteration within 15 days of delivery for anything on our side, and a loose stone re-fixed free for 6 months. Once a blouse is cut, a neckline or back cannot be made shallower, and a heavily embroidered panel cannot be let out. Full policy

• Dry-clean only. Never machine wash, never soak, never hand-wash. Water dulls zari, tarnishes zardozi wire and can rust the metal in kundan settings.
• Tell your dry-cleaner it is hand embroidery with metal work and stones, and ask for gentle solvent cleaning with the work protected. Avoid cleaners who press the piece flat under a machine.
• For a small mark, dab — do not rub — with a dry white cloth, and take it to the cleaner rather than treating it at home.
• Iron only from the reverse, on low heat, with a cotton cloth between the iron and the fabric.
• Never iron over stones, kundan or 3-D motifs at all. Press the plain areas around them.
• Turn the blouse inside out before storing, so the work faces inward.

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