Hand-Beaded Sitara Fitted Jacket | ASHAALIA Dresses Beading is intentionally set 12-13

Beading is intentionally set 12-13 centimetres (5 inches) above the hem edge - a considered construction decision that allows the hem to be taken up without compromising the stone placement

The Sitara Fitted Jacket draws from that tradition directly: each stone placement maps the surface as a constellation does the sky

Cut in mid weight crepe polyester and lined in viscose satin

the Rehana Crop Jacket receives approximately 12 hours of Karigari hand-beading at the collar and cuffs

or worn with a simple body as the lead piece

Hand-Beaded Sitara Fitted Jacket | ASHAALIA Dresses Beading is intentionally set 12-13The Sitara Fitted Jacket is executed in Karigari, a discipline encompassing Aari and Zardozi technique, hand beaded panel by panel in ASHAALIA's specialist atelier in the Bay of Bengal. Glass stones, faux pearls and seed beads are applied individually across the shoulder and neckline. The jacket is fully lined in breathable silk and is finished matching self covered embellished buttons at the cuffs. An internal left breast pocket is worked into the