Arka is cut from 100% cotton mul, the featherweight handwoven cotton that breathes when nothing else will, and left solid ivory so the surface does the talking. Delicate chikankari-inspired embroidery is worked across the body in matching thread, catching light as texture rather than colour, and the fabric carries a fine natural slub that gives it depth up close. A round neckline opens into a front slit detail, full-length sleeves run to the wrist, and the silhouette stays straight and unfussy from shoulder to a knee-length hem. Nothing about it clings. The embroidery is worked by hand, so the density of stitching varies gently across the panel, and no two pieces sit identically. Individually tailored and finished ready to wear, Arka is the ivory kurti you reach for when the day is long and the heat is unforgiving but you would still rather turn up looking entirely considered.
