How to Wear a Silk Saree: Draping Styles to Try March 17, 2026Khinkhwab Team A friendly guide to draping a silk saree — the classic nivi and a handful of regional and modern styles to try with your Banarasi.
What to Wear to a Mehendi: Fresh Greens & Rangkat March 16, 2026Khinkhwab Team What to wear to a mehendi: the freshest Banarasi colours — greens, off-whites with green borders and lively rangkat — with three pieces from our Mehendi Collection and styling tips.
Leheriya: Rajasthan's Tie-Dyed Waves March 12, 2026Khinkhwab Team Rajasthan's tie-dyed waves — the diagonal ripples of colour, named for the lehar or wave, that roll across a desert summer saree or turban.
What to Wear to a Haldi: The Banarasi Edit March 11, 2026Khinkhwab Team What to wear to a haldi: the most flattering Banarasi colours — haldi yellow, mustard, off-white and blush — with four pieces from our Haldi Collection, styling tips and turmeric-stain...
Maheshwari: The Saree a Queen Designed March 06, 2026Khinkhwab Team The saree a queen designed — the light, reversible-border weave of Maheshwar, shaped by Rani Ahilyabai Holkar on the banks of the Narmada.
The Bridal Banarasi Edit: Reds & Pinks March 05, 2026Khinkhwab Team The bridal Banarasi edit: saree or lehenga, the classic reds and pinks plus the modern pastels and off-white, the jewellery to wear with each, and how to choose an heirloom-grade...
Your Questions, Answered: Buying & Caring for a Banarasi February 28, 2026Khinkhwab Team The questions customers ask us most — real vs tested zari, pure silk, blouse pieces, custom and sold-out orders, shipping, payment, returns and saree care — answered in one place.
Paithani: The Peacock Sari of Maharashtra February 27, 2026Khinkhwab Team The peacock sari of Maharashtra — a pure-silk handloom with a tapestry-woven pallu of peacocks and lotuses, and borders that shine the same on both sides.
A Dictionary of Banarasi Motifs: Bootis, Jals & Borders February 23, 2026Khinkhwab Team A deep dictionary of Banarasi motifs — the named bootis (ashrafi, chand-tara, kamal, paan, kairi), the jals (lahariya, hira, bulbul-chashm), the borders (kangana, badla, jhalar) and the rare narrative weaves...
How Embroidery Has Evolved Through Time February 21, 2026Khinkhwab Team A short history of embroidery through time — from ancient stitched hides to courtly gold-work and today's revival of the needle arts.
The Poetry of Motifs in a Banarasi Saree February 17, 2026Khinkhwab Team A founder's essay on the motifs of a Banarasi saree as a language of their own — Harappa's trefoil, Mughal blooms, Persian paisleys, sacred threads and the lotus, read as...
Patola: The Double-Ikat Sari of Patan February 15, 2026Khinkhwab Team The double-ikat sari of Patan in Gujarat, where both warp and weft are dyed to pattern before weaving — a cloth once worth its weight in gold.
