Couture

Each piece drawn from a painting or a pattern book, and embroidered by hand in Pakistan. Any of them can be remade in your size and colours.

Gyre Falcon

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Gyre Falcon

A homage to Mughal painter Ustad Mansur and his 17th-century gyrfalcon. Plaid and corduroy, with hand embroidery of falcons and florals.

Cut
Relaxed double-breasted jacket, exaggerated lapels, straight trousers.
Cloth
Plaid wool and cotton corduroy, mulberry silk lining.
Drawn from
Ustad Mansur, Gyrfalcon, c. 1619
Gyre Falcon, detail 1
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Tibetan Crane Coat

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Tibetan Crane Coat

Ustad Mansur's painting Two Cranes, reimagined as a long coat embroidered with cranes and flowers.

Cut
Oversized long coat, notch lapel, sculptural shoulders.
Cloth
Olive corduroy and cotton twill, olive silk lining.
Drawn from
Ustad Mansur, Two Cranes, c. 1619
Tibetan Crane Coat, detail 1
Tibetan Crane Coat, detail 2
Tibetan Crane Coat, detail 3
Tibetan Crane Coat, detail 4
Mughal Garden

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Mughal Garden

Ivory velvet corduroy with the floral geometry of Mughal tapestries. Hand embroidery, metal beading and threadwork form marigolds along the lapels, pockets and hem.

Cut
Double-breasted jacket, notch lapel, straight embroidered trousers.
Cloth
Velvet cotton corduroy, mulberry silk lining.
Drawn from
Mughal floral garden hangings, 17th century
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Mughal Garden, detail 2
Mughal Garden, detail 3
Mughal Garden, detail 4
Athenian Blue

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Athenian Blue

Soft sky-blue and ivory silk, hand embroidered with classical motifs and metallic beadwork.

Cut
Cropped blazer, notch lapel, straight trousers embroidered at the hem.
Cloth
Raw silk, mulberry silk lining.
Drawn from
Owen Jones, The Grammar of Ornament, 1856
Athenian Blue, detail 1
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Athenian Blue, detail 3
Athenian Blue, detail 4
Rose Bloom

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Rose Bloom

Mid-century couture structure with 1920s Art Nouveau roses in silk thread, beading and tassels.

Cut
Cropped jacket, structured shoulders, high-waisted trousers.
Cloth
Raw silk, mulberry silk lining.
Drawn from
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Art Nouveau rose
Rose Bloom, detail 1
Rose Bloom, detail 2
Rose Bloom, detail 3
Rose Bloom, detail 4
Rose Noir Overcoat

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Rose Noir Overcoat

Charcoal wool with black velvet lapels. Embroidered roses on the front and sleeves, lined in white silk.

Cut
Long double-breasted overcoat, wide peak lapels.
Cloth
Charcoal wool, velvet lapels, white silk lining.
Drawn from
Art Nouveau rose motifs, late 19th century
Rose Noir Overcoat, detail 1
Rose Noir Overcoat, detail 2
Rose Noir Overcoat, detail 3
Elysian Three-Piece

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Elysian Three-Piece

Deep forest-green wool. Metallic hand embroidery traces the sleeves, lapels and pockets.

Cut
Double-breasted jacket, matching waistcoat, straight trousers.
Cloth
Wool, mulberry silk lining.
Drawn from
A. W. Pugin, Glossary of Ecclesiastical Ornament, 1844
Elysian Three-Piece, detail 1
Elysian Three-Piece, detail 2
Elysian Three-Piece, detail 3
Elysian Three-Piece, detail 4
Golden Lotus

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Golden Lotus

Ancient Egyptian lotus motifs, symbols of rebirth, embroidered on buttery yellow silk.

Cut
Cropped notch-lapel blazer with knee-length shorts.
Cloth
Raw silk, mulberry silk lining.
Drawn from
W. H. Goodyear, The Grammar of the Lotus, 1891
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Golden Lotus, detail 2
Golden Lotus, detail 3
Golden Lotus, detail 4
Alhambra

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Alhambra

Sea-green suiting scattered with embroidered fans in coral and navy at the cuffs, pockets and hem.

Cut
Cropped double-breasted jacket, peak lapel, straight trousers.
Cloth
Sea-green suiting.
Alhambra, detail 1
Alhambra, detail 2
Alhambra, detail 3
Alhambra, detail 4
Egyptian Lotus

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Egyptian Lotus

Powder-blue corduroy with saffron lotus fans rising from the pockets and buds at the collar.

Cut
Single-breasted jacket, notch lapel, flap pockets.
Cloth
Cotton corduroy.
Egyptian Lotus, detail 1
Egyptian Lotus, detail 2
Phoenix

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Phoenix

Sage suiting with a darker green peak lapel. A phoenix in coral, teal and gold rises up each sleeve.

Cut
Cropped double-breasted jacket, contrast peak lapel.
Cloth
Sage suiting.
Phoenix, detail 1
Phoenix, detail 2
Elysian Shirt

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Elysian Shirt

Apricot silk with white flowering stems down the front and around the sleeve.

Cut
Camp collar, short sleeve, relaxed body.
Cloth
Silk.
Elysian Shirt, detail 1
Elysian Shirt, detail 2
Elysian Shirt, detail 3