Glossary
A-line: Is fitted at the hips and gradually widens towards the hem, giving the impression of the shape of a capital letter A. The term is also used to describe dresses and coats with a similar shape.
Applique: Stitching in which a design is created by sewing pieces of fabric (or other materials) together onto a fabric background.
Brocade: A class of richly decorative shuttle-woven fabrics, often made in colored silks and with or without golds and silver threads.
Empire waist: The waistline which begins just below the bust
Gota: A traditional form of embroidery using a narrow gold or silver ribbon folded to form designs and patterns.
Kalamkari: This refers to a method of painting natural dyes onto cotton or silk fabric with a bamboo pen or kalam.
Kundan: A traditional form of mounting uncut or engraved stones in lac.
Since the lac is visible, gold foil is inserted behind the stones to cover the lac giving the jewelry a mellow, rich look.
Kurtas-Kurtis: A tunic style traditional India garment of varying length, with side slits. The kurti refers to a short kurta of hip length.
Polka dots: These are a pattern, either regular or random, of circles, or dots, that may be different sizes or all uniform in size.
Sequins: Disk-shaped beads used for decorative purposes. They are available in a wide variety of colors and geometrical shapes.
Zardozi: Traditional Mughal embroidery, done with metallic thread and uncut stones on heavy fabrics such as velvet and silk. A favourite with bridal collections.