Green Embroidered Kantha Kimono Jacket

A short kantha kimono in faded green, embroidered all over with coral buds, rust medallions and dusty blue flowers.

The base is pre-used kantha cloth, pieced together in patchwork squares and stitched through with fine kantha running stitch. The embroidery sits on top in dense thread: moss-green vines and scrolls, coral-pink tulip shapes, a large rust-orange sun motif across the centre back and two round medallions below it. Red and orange stitch lines run between the patches and give the surface a quilted, mapped-out look.

Fit and feel

• Open front with a small collar, no buttons, no ties
• Boxy shape, sits at the hip, with loose sleeves
• One size US women's letter
• Quilted cotton cloth, warmer than a printed kantha jacket but still a layering piece, not a winter coat
• The inside is a golden-orange kantha cloth, with a printed lining at the collar [confirm]

How to wear it
Over a plain tee and jeans, where the embroidery does all the talking. Over a long dress or a linen set. As a travel layer that dresses up whatever is underneath. The green base lets the coral and rust stand out, and it goes well with denim, cream and black.

Details

• Material: cotton kantha cloth [confirm]
• Embroidery: dense thread embroidery in a suzani style, worked by hand [confirm]
• Colours: faded green, coral pink, rust orange, dusty blue, moss green
• Stitch: kantha running stitch throughout
• Made in Jaipur, Rajasthan
• Because the cloth is pre-used, you may see natural fading, patchwork seams and faint colour marks, such as near the lower front hem. These are part of the piece
• Every jacket is different, so the embroidery placement and cloth patches vary

Care
Hand wash in cold water, separately and gently. Do not wring or twist. Lay flat to dry in the shade. Iron on low from the reverse side, away from the embroidery.