Many people have told me that my website should have a zoom facility so that they can see the texture of the fabric and some of the garment details. I was in such a hurry to get a website done within a certain budget that I didn't look into providing some of the options that you often see on websites that have online shopping (which is a pity because the photos don't always do justice to a garment made from fabric with so much depth). It's probably going to be a while before I get the website re-vamped again (it's a painful amount of micro-managing every time) and I know a home photography job isn't the best way to show the textile details, but here are some photos of the fabrics from the latest Monsoon Collection
Silk
ikat woven in Andhra Pradesh for "Black Orchid".
Mud resist block printing done on
tussar-cotton fabric in Kaladera, Rajasthan for "Cinched Kimono".
Soft cotton twill handwoven in Andhra Pradesh for "Comfort Skirt"
Jamdaani (the black motifs done by adding an extra weft by hand) on
khadi cotton, handwoven in Andhra Pradesh for "Lady Bird"
Handwoven cotton with coloured ribs from Andhra Pradesh, for "Snapdragon".
Some of these photos have two fabrics to show other colour options in the same style.
Mud resist block printing done on tussar-cotton fabric in Kaladera, Rajasthan for "Cinched Kimono".
Some of these photos have two fabrics to show other colour options in the same style.
9 comments:
Now that close up pictures were much needed.
I love the print on the cinched kimono! (btw i'm malavika from boston's sister, menaka)
lovely collection, Anaka - understated and pretty. And the close ups help.
Hi Anaka, just today I came across your website and couldn't just leave without reading your entire blog. It is wonderful and mindblowing. I have bookmarked your site and will be a regular visitor. BTW, I live Hyderabad and a regular customer to Daram so next time I will look for your collection. Bye.
Thanks Anrosh, Menaka and Anu! Maybe I can convince my husband to help me add the zoom in feature soon instead of waiting for the next time I re-do the website.
Menaka: that print on Cinched Kimono is done by a really talented company called Chaubundi in Jaipur/Kaladera. The only difficulty with ordering from them is that they are disorganized so I never know what to expect from them (if they've not understood my order properly or saved the order details).
Kavitha: Thanks for dropping by my blog. Please look out for Brass Tacks next time you are at Daaram and let me know what you think of the clothes.
Great collection. I love the fabrics you choose and your designs are very classy. I love Cinched Kimono.
Check out http://seadragon.com from microsoft to get zoom going(its free). All you need to do is provide them a link to the pic and they give you back a link to the zoom tool, which you can post or embed on your site.
Here is an example with the first pic from your post -
http://seadragon.com/view/emm
Thank you, Robyn, I love your art!
Anonymous: what a huge help this is! I am so grateful to you for taking the trouble to show an example. Thank you and I will work on a zoom feature very very soon.
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