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Office to Evening
Built so you do not have to choose at nine in the morning. Change one earring on the way out and the day turns over.
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Ibrik Shirt Dress -
Nilufar Modal Silk Stole -
Kundan Fabric Earrings -
Ruby Raga Collar Kurta for Women -
Ikat Tote Bag for Women -
Lariya Bangles -
Ghungroo Stud Earrings -
Ruby Raga Collar Kurta with Ruby Drops Earrings -
Ibrik Shirt Dress with Ibrik Accents Earrings -
Nilkamal Kurti with Kamal Drops -
Kamal Drop Earrings -
Ibrik Accents Earrings -
Ruby Red Drop Earrings -
Gulshan Halter Neck Co-ord Set -
Nilkamal Short Kurti
From the House
The story behind the edit
Most Indian workwear asks you to choose. Wear something that reads as professional and it is too plain for dinner afterwards. Wear something you actually like and you spend the morning wondering whether it was a mistake.
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This edit is the pieces built to avoid that choice. Structured collars and clean shapes for the desk, in cloth and colour that hold up when the day runs on. The Ruby Raga Collar Kurta reads as a shirt from across a room. The Ibrik Shirt Dress has the balloon sleeve doing the work a blazer usually has to. The Nilkamal Short Kurti is the quietest of the three and the one that goes into rotation fastest.
The jewellery here is deliberately restrained. Studs and small drops rather than statement pieces, because the outfit is already doing enough.
Dressing for Two Halves of a Day
The practical problem is that you cannot change, so whatever you wear at nine has to survive until nine. Three things solve it.
Scale, first. A structured collar or a defined sleeve gives a garment enough architecture to read as considered in a meeting, and enough interest to not need a second layer at dinner. Colour, second. A deep maroon or a teal carries into evening light in a way a pastel does not, which is why the palette here sits where it does. And third, the accessory that changes. Swap a stud for a chandbali on the way out and the outfit reads completely differently, which is the cheapest wardrobe move there is.
What does not work is buying separately for both halves. It doubles the wardrobe and you end up wearing neither. There is more on building this way in made slowly, made to last.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kurti is best for office wear?
The Nilkamal Short Kurti for a conservative workplace, the Ruby Raga Collar Kurta where a collar is expected, and the Ibrik Shirt Dress where the dress code is loose. All three are cotton, which matters through an Indian summer.
Is ethnic fusion appropriate for a corporate office?
A collar, a clean hem and a restrained print read as professional in almost every Indian workplace. What causes trouble is heavy embellishment and anything sheer, neither of which is in this edit.
What earrings work for the office?
Studs and small drops that sit close to the ear. The Ghungroo Studs, the Ibrik Accents and the Kundan Fabric Earrings are the three we would put forward. There is a fuller answer in what earrings to wear with a co-ord set.
How do I take a work outfit into an evening?
Change one thing, not three. A chandbali instead of a stud, or the Nilufar stole added over the top. Both take a minute and neither needs a mirror.
Are these cotton or synthetic?
Homegrown cotton for the kurtas and kurtis, modal silk for the stole. Exact composition is on each product page.
Do they wrinkle through a working day?
Cotton creases, and anyone who tells you otherwise is selling polyester. These are cut loose enough that it reads as lived-in rather than crumpled.
What size should I order?
Sizing runs true. The size guide has measured garment dimensions rather than generic ranges, so measure something you already own and compare.
What bag works with these?
The Ikat Tote holds a fourteen-inch laptop and is the only bag in the range built for a working day.
Can I see a full look put together?
The Style Studio lets you compose a garment with jewellery and take the whole look in one step.