Ikkat love and a lacy affair put together
The word Ikkat, Ikhat or Ikat originates from the Malay-Indonesian word 'Mengikat', which means to tie a bundle of yarn. So what seems like a print here is actually a complex weaving style using specially dyed thread to develop a pattern. Ikkat was brought to India long ago, owing to the trade ties in the ancient times with China and Indonesia, and became a prominent handloom art in Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Gujrat with each place developing their own style of weaving patterns. So owing to my love for handloom cotton I picked up some fabric a couple of months back, gave them to a local tailor with some hand drawn designs and asked her to stitch them up for me and voila she turned them into some really nice exclusive outfits, one of them is what I am wearing here. Its a black Ikkat crop top with matching high-waist Palazzo (gosh they are the most comfortable pants ever!) teamed with a lace shrug to give it a modern twist, mo...