A crisp raw silk cape with traditional hand embroidery, known as khamen chatpa, on the yoke. Khamenchatpa motif is believed to have been deprived from the skin of their half-serpent, half-dragon God, Pakhangba by the natives of the Northeastern state, Manipur. Clothes marked with the Khamenchatpa motif is believed to hold great power of protection.
Care Instruction: Dry Clean Only
Material: Silk
Primary colour: Black,Creme
Size Available: S,M,L
Size Chart:
Small – Bust = 34†Waist = 26†Hip = 36â€
Medium – Bust = 36†Waist = 28†Hip = 38â€
Large – Bust = 38†Waist = 30†Hip = 40â€
** Please select the desired size from Variants, and mention the same in the comment box at checkout page.
*** Images are for illustrative purpose, price is only for the product listed not the complete dress as shown in image
Country of Origin - India
ABOUT Khumanthem
“As modernity sets in, bringing in its wake, an influx of cultural and social changes, bulwarking social status and power became the putative purpose for existence of fashion. The sartorial assets, lovingly left to us by our ancestors, sit at the back of our closets, gathering dust, evanescing, while our latest and most luxurious conquest gets the place of honour. It is not wrong to want to be different from the mass, to choose fashion as a means to claim our status in society, but its terribly sad to do it at the expense of forsaking one’s own tradition and culture. What we could...
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