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Mangalagiri Silk Cotton
Handwoven in Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, from a fine silk cotton blend. It is known for a clean, unembellished body framed by a crisp zari border, letting the colour and weave speak for themselves. Light, breathable and quietly elegant, it moves effortlessly from everyday wear to festive occasions.
- Woven in
- Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh
- Signature
- Fine silk cotton, plain body with a crisp zari border
Mangalagiri Silk Cotton pieces
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How to tell a real Mangalagiri Silk Cotton
Mangalagiri is handwoven in Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, on pit looms, from a fine silk cotton blend. Its signature is restraint: the body is left plain with no extra weft, and a crisp zari border frames it. If a piece has a busy, heavily worked body, it is not doing what a Mangalagiri does.
The plain body is also why the weave shows so clearly. Hold it to the light and the tightness of the handloom weave is visible, which is what gives it the crispness and the durability.
Wearing it
Each set includes the skirt, the blouse and the dupatta, colour matched. The blouse comes stitched and ready to wear.
The plain body makes this the easiest of the lehengas to accessorise, because nothing on the cloth competes. It carries a statement necklace or a heavier dupatta drape well, and it moves from a daytime function to an evening one depending on what you put with it.
Sizes run XXS to L, and the Fit Finder works from real measurements if you are between sizes.
Questions
- What comes in the set?
- The skirt, the blouse and a matching dupatta. The blouse is stitched and ready to wear.
- Is a plain body less special?
- It is the point of the weave. Mangalagiri is valued for the clean body and the crisp zari border, letting the colour and the handloom do the work rather than surface decoration.
- Do I need to get the blouse stitched?
- No. It arrives stitched and ready to wear.
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