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Chapter 01 · Rajasthan

Every shirt has its own character.

India's prints, made to wear every day.

One shirt, many stories.

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The Chakras
Coconut shell buttonsCoconut shell, not plastic.
The printEvery print has a home. This one, Rajasthan.
The pocketOne chest pocket, for every day.
Kantha linesFine kantha stitching runs through the cloth.
Pure cottonLight enough for every day.

Choose your print.

From the morning meeting to dinner at night.

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Craft
Fabric
Buttons
Coconut shell
Collar
Broad, everyday
Sizes
S to 3XL
Price

From cloth to shirt, by hand.

Scroll slowly. Watch plain cloth become the shirt you see in our shop, the way it happens in the workshop. Switch the method below to see the other craft.

  1. 1Plain clothSoft pure cotton, unrolled on the printing table.
  2. 2The carved blockA wooden block, carved with the motif, dipped in colour.
  3. 3Pressed by handPressed down, lifted, moved along. One impression at a time.
  4. 4Marked and cutThe shirt is marked on the printed cloth, then cut.
  5. 5StitchedThe cut pieces are sewn into a shirt.
  1. 1Plain clothKantha cotton, with its fine stitched lines, unrolled flat.
  2. 2The jaliA fine mesh frame carrying the design is laid on the cloth.
  3. 3Colour, dragged by handColour is drawn across the jali in one steady pull.
  4. 4Marked and cutThe shirt is marked on the printed cloth, then cut.
  5. 5StitchedThe cut pieces are sewn into a shirt.

Every print is made by hand, and every tag tells you how.

Chapter 01

Every Kirdar chapter begins with one place. The first is Rajasthan: its forts, its desert, its printing yards. Each shirt carries a piece of it, from the stones of the desert to the gardens of its palaces.

Sizes S to 3XL

  • S
  • M
  • L
  • XL
  • 2XL
  • 3XL
Pure cottonEvery shirt is pure cotton: kantha or soft. Expect a little give after the first wash.
Made by handSmall irregularities in the print are the mark of the hand, not a flaw.

Chapter 01 is still being made.

It isn't on sale yet. Join the Kirdar community and you'll hear first when it opens, along with the stories behind every print.