In the walled courtyards of old Jaipur, where afternoon light falls long across stone, artisans have long turned to the language of Suzani — sun, tree, and flower — to speak of abundance and shelter. This jacket carries that language forward, each motif worked by hand onto a base of soft ivory velvet, the kind of fabric that holds embroidery like memory holds a story.
Coral-red sunbursts radiate across the shoulders and hem, their rays worked in dense chain stitch, echoing the sun motifs found in centuries-old Central Asian textiles. Dark olive palm fronds sweep across the back, grounded by a single deep-purple coconut. Slender cypress trees in warm terracotta rise between clusters of violet and umber florals, each topped with striped orbs in rust and indigo — a nod to the tree-of-life motif so central to Suzani tradition. Wavy bands of navy and red run along the borders like desert horizons at dusk, while the interior reveals a quiet striped cotton lining in indigo and white.
Cut with dramatic, relaxed sleeves and an open silhouette, this piece drapes rather than fits — layering effortlessly over simple separates while letting the embroidery take center stage. No two panels of stitching fall quite the same way, a reminder that this was made by hand, not machine, in a single limited run.
Handcrafted in Jaipur · Hand embroidery on velvet · Limited pieces
KEY FEATURES
Dense hand-chain-stitch embroidery inspired by Suzani textile motifs
Sunburst, palm, cypress, and floral patterns in coral, purple, and terracotta
Soft ivory velvet base with striped cotton interior lining
Oversized, relaxed silhouette with dramatic sleeve drape
One-of-a-kind piece — no two embroidery placements identical
PRODUCT DETAILS
Fabric
Velvet
Embroidery
Hand Suzani chain-stitch
Color
Ivory base with coral, purple, olive, indigo & terracotta thread work
