SWATI AND SUNAINA

SWATI AND SUNAINA Single edition handwoven sarees, celebrating the rarest traditions in Banaras. Swati and Sunaina represent a new beginning of pure and unique weaves.

A journey exploring cultural traditions and creating a new aesthetic using time honed skills and weaving techniques with the use of finest silk yarns and certified real gold zari in our limited edition woven heirlooms. Our VOGUE portfolio link:
http://www.vogue.in/portfolio/swati-sunaina/ -collection

20/05/2026

Varanasi to Versailles brings together textile studies, visual references and process documentation that sit at the heart of the collection. Moving between archival material, handwoven details and selected works, the book offers a closer understanding of the ideas and material thinking that shaped it.

It also reflects the wider practice around the collection, tracing how the work has developed over time.

Book Design :

Swati & Sunaina Gold, Varanasi To Versailles, Indian Textile Heritage, Indo French Dialogue, Real Zari Saree, Fashion Coffee Table Book

09/05/2026

Varanasi to Versailles is a book built around Swati & Sunaina Gold’s 2024-26 collection.

It studies the dialogue between Varanasi’s weaving traditions and the decorative languages of France, bringing together process notes, visual documentation and textile references into a considered material archive.

The depth of study and documentation around the collection comes together in a book that records the ideas, process and making behind it.

Swati & Sunaina Gold, Varanasi To Versailles, Indian Textile Heritage, Indo French Dialogue, Real Zari Saree, Fashion Coffee Table Book

A glimpse of our “Creme” saree: a harmonious blend of French elegance and Indian craftsmanship. This tanchoi piece is in...
02/08/2024

A glimpse of our “Creme” saree: a harmonious blend of French elegance and Indian craftsmanship. This tanchoi piece is inspired by the elegant curves and natural forms of French Rococo and Neoclassical designs. Woven in a French tone-on-tone style, its patterns are created through variations in texture and sheen rather than contrasting colors.

Our Posie saree, crafted on traditional Banaras pit looms, showcases the expertise of Varanasi weavers with its intricat...
30/07/2024

Our Posie saree, crafted on traditional Banaras pit looms, showcases the expertise of Varanasi weavers with its intricate Kadhuwa weave. It features a luxurious blend of mulberry silk and pure silver zari, electroplated with gold.

This saree also presents a re-imagination of the scalloped edges that were popular in 18th & 19th century France, along with an arrangement of dense foliage and French flowers. One of the most popular flowers in French textiles was the rose, associated with love, and frequently used in designs. These flowers were often rendered in a realistic, intricate style. Here is the Swati & Sunaina version, a collectable, created as a result of intensive research over the past four years.


(RareTextiles, BanarasiSilk, HeritageOfIndia, IndianWeaves, FranceMeetsIndia, NewCollection, VaranasiToVersailles, France, Paris, French, Textiles)

Our new Varanasi to Versailles collection is a culmination of a decade in reviving and re-imagining the exquisite brocad...
29/07/2024

Our new Varanasi to Versailles collection is a culmination of a decade in reviving and re-imagining the exquisite brocades of Varanasi. Its single edition sarees, dupattas and garments reinterpret quintessentially Banarasi fabrics and weaving techniques, taking inspiration from various styles of French brocades — from Rococo to the Baroque. These combine a use of the finest of muslin and silk yarns, environment-friendly dyes, and 98.5% silver zari electroplated in 24-carat gold. Such zari is the purest being used in Indian handlooms today, created using artisanal methods, and certified through a process pioneered by the brand.


(RareTextiles, BanarasiSilk, HeritageOfIndia, IndianWeaves, FranceMeetsIndia, NewCollection, VaranasiToVersailles, PosieSaree)

A dramatic play of stripes gives this Swati & Sunaina Gold saree a contemporary form. Stripes were a popular pattern in ...
26/07/2024

A dramatic play of stripes gives this Swati & Sunaina Gold saree a contemporary form. Stripes were a popular pattern in merchants’ silks, and could be used to create a variety of effects, from bold and colorful stripes to more subtle and refined designs. The overlapping of intricate jacquard patterns of lace on a textured base was a characteristic feature of French designs in the late 18th century and provided the inspiration for this saree. The extra weft of silk and zari in this textile adds an embossed effect to the design drawing parallels with the embossed woven textures attributed to French Textiles.

Woven with mulberry silk and pure silver zari electroplated with gold on the indigenous pit looms of Banaras, this saree...
25/07/2024

Woven with mulberry silk and pure silver zari electroplated with gold on the indigenous pit looms of Banaras, this saree celebrates the skill of the Varanasi weaver with focus on the Kadhuwa weave. Inspired by the significant overlap in design features between India and France, we embarked on an extensive exploration of the weaving traditions from both cultures. The extra weft of silk and zari in this textile adds an embossed effect to the design drawing parallels with the embossed woven textures attributed to French
textiles.

Our “Moksha” saree draws inspiration from two very distinct features in French woven silks, the stripe and the lace. Thi...
24/07/2024

Our “Moksha” saree draws inspiration from two very distinct features in French woven silks, the stripe and the lace. This design has a base of stripes created with weft play and showcases the skill of the Banaras weavers. The delicate lace pattern has been woven impeccably on the textile using real zari in two colours- traditionally referenced as the Ganga Jamuna in India. This saree celebrates the ability of the Banaras to experiment and achieve any challenging design successfully.

The first two pieces of the ‘Varanasi To Versailles’ collection // Tanchoi sarees, “Merge” (on Indrani) and “Creme” (on ...
23/07/2024

The first two pieces of the ‘Varanasi To Versailles’ collection // Tanchoi sarees, “Merge” (on Indrani) and “Creme” (on Dayana), are woven in a French tone-on-tone style. Patterns are created using variations in texture and sheen rather than contrasting colours. Inspired by the elegant curves and natural forms of French Rococo and Neoclassical designs, the diagonal rows of delicate vine patterns are meticulously woven using silk threads in a slightly contrasting shade to the base fabric. Both the pallu and the borders of the saree are embellished with Chantilly lace, creating a cohesive and elegant frame for the entire garment. The lace borders feature intricate designs that mirror the motifs on the pallu, adding a sense of continuity and harmony to the overall design.

The “Creme” tanchoi saree is woven in a French tone-on-tone-style. Patterns are created using variations in texture and ...
22/07/2024

The “Creme” tanchoi saree is woven in a French tone-on-tone-style. Patterns are created using variations in texture and sheen rather than contrasting colours. Inspired by the elegant curves and natural forms of French Rococo and Neoclassical designs, the diagonal rows of delicate vine patterns are meticulously woven using silk threads in a slightly contrasting shade to the base fabric. Both the pallu and the borders of the saree are embellished with Chantilly lace, creating a cohesive and elegant frame for the entire garment. The lace borders feature intricate designs that mirror the motifs on the pallu, adding a sense of continuity and harmony to the overall design.

The “Creme” tanchoi saree is woven in a French tone-on-tone-style. Patterns are created using variations in texture and ...
19/07/2024

The “Creme” tanchoi saree is woven in a French tone-on-tone-style. Patterns are created using variations in texture and sheen rather than contrasting colours. Inspired by the elegant curves and natural forms of French Rococo and Neoclassical designs, the diagonal rows of delicate vine patterns are meticulously woven using silk threads in a slightly contrasting shade to the base fabric. Both the pallu and the borders of the saree are embellished with Chantilly lace, creating a cohesive and elegant frame for the entire garment. The lace borders feature intricate designs that mirror the motifs on the pallu, adding a sense of continuity and harmony to the overall design.

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(RareTextiles, BanarasiSilk, HeritageOfIndia, IndianWeaves, FranceMeetsIndia, NewCollection)

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