Shalini Dixit — The Outfits

The Outfit Shalini Dixit

Shalini Dixit — Outfit 01, old-rose chikankari kurta set with dense white embroidery and matching palazzos

Chikankari on Old Rose, Head to Toe

Chikankari usually arrives in white on white; Shalini Dixit gives it a warmer ground. Her straight kurta is cut in a soft old-rose modal, and the white threadwork does the rest — a dense floral jaal spilling from the round neckline and slit placket across the yoke, scattered butas walking down the body, then a deep embroidered band gathering everything at the hem. Full sleeves finish in worked cuffs, and the matching wide-leg palazzos carry the butas to the floor. Pearl studs, gold bangles and tan strappy flats keep the styling gentle. Craft this dense, worn this easily, is the whole point.

Garment Straight kurta with matching wide-leg palazzos, old rose

Fabric Soft modal — old rose with white chikankari threadwork

Embroidery Dense chikankari jaal at yoke and neckline; scattered butas through the body; deep embroidered hem band; worked cuffs and palazzo motifs

Silhouette Straight kurta, calf length, full sleeves, round neckline with slit placket; wide-leg palazzos

Dupatta Styled without — the embroidered set is worn on its own

Worn With Pearl stud earrings, gold bangles, tan strappy flats

Occasion Daytime festive, pooja mornings, lunches, work occasions

Designer Shalini Dixit — Meraki Clothing Studio, Kharadi, Pune

The Outfit Shalini Dixit

Shalini Dixit — Outfit 02, red printed asymmetric tunic with embellished yoke and tasselled hem, over red trousers

Red on Red, Finished in Tassels

Red, patterned three ways and trimmed in tassels — this tunic refuses to whisper. Shalini Dixit sets a chevron-striped body against paisley-printed sleeves, then anchors the V-neckline with a mirror-bright embellished yoke, its silver gota and threadwork catching light at the centre of all that print. The hem falls in an asymmetric, handkerchief sweep, edged in a deep folk-patterned border and a fringe of ivory tassels that repeat at the cuffs. Plain red trousers with a printed ankle border ground the volume, while gold chandbali earrings, bangles and pearl-embellished juttis finish it. Festive dressing with the volume up and the balance intact.

Garment Asymmetric printed tunic with straight red trousers

Fabric Fluid printed crepe — red and ivory; trousers in plain red with printed ankle border

Detailing Embellished V-yoke with silver gota and mirror-bright threadwork; chevron and paisley mixed prints; folk-patterned hem border with ivory tassels, repeated at cuffs

Silhouette High-low handkerchief hem, relaxed body, wide full sleeves, V-neckline; straight trousers

Dupatta None — the tunic carries the occasion

Worn With Gold chandbali earrings, gold bangles, pearl-embellished juttis, anklet

Occasion Festive evenings, sangeet, karva chauth, family celebrations

Designer Shalini Dixit — Meraki Clothing Studio, Kharadi, Pune