Indigo

There is a particular joy in wearing something unique and out of the ordinary. I recently shot a look in this Chirag Nainani that undoubtedly ticked those boxes for me.

It’s a maxi shirt dress in a cotton silk fabric. I felt like this piece was so versatile because you could wear it for a day out, a brunch party, dinner, or even when you were travelling. As a ready to wear an outfit, it would make heads turn, and the comfort you would feel in it is a new level. I wore it for my shoot and pretty much the whole day after while I met up with a few friends for coffee later in the evening and while I was home editing some pictures.

I love the draped layers, and most importantly the indigo dyed print, which you have to agree is the most noticeable thing about this garment. A few other noticeable points are the hand-painted silhouettes and dyed in indigos which are prominent in this entire collection.

Just over a month ago I flew up to Chang Mai one of the northern cities in Thailand and spent four days learning and experimenting with natural dyes, one of them being indigo. We did come up with some beautiful fabric swatches and seeing a whole line of indigo is impressive!

I styled the outfit with a waist brown leather belt I borrowed from my sister, a nail ring from Minerali, handcuff from H&M and finished off with these wooden platform shoes from Clarks.