Hand-Beaded Sitara Maxi Skirt | ASHAALIA Sitara each fringe strand beaded individually

each fringe strand beaded individually by the artisan's hand in ASHAALIA's Bay of Bengal atelier

The Fringe Dress extends that logic into movement: each beaded fringe strand is a Sitara in motion

the nargis - narcissus - appears at the border

catching light as the body moves through it

The nargis flower in South Asian textile tradition was considered the most technically demanding motif to render - its radiating petal structure required the artisan to change bead direction at every petal edge

Hand-Beaded Sitara Maxi Skirt | ASHAALIA Sitara each fringe strand beaded individuallyCut in 100% Italian acetate and lined in viscose satin, the Sitara Maxi Skirt receives approximately 10 hours of Karigari hand beading below the waistband. Glass stones are applied in concentrated architectural placement in ASHAALIA's Bay of Bengal atelier, with the panel beaded flat and reinforced before attachment to manage surface weight without distortion at the seam. A limited production run. The Sitara line takes its name and method from Mughal