Gulbahar — White Kashmiri Kaftan with Hot Pink Aari Embroidery

White, when paired with hot pink embroidery, stops being quiet. The Gulbahar White Joy Kashmiri Kaftan is the collection's most exuberant piece — a clean white crush cotton base carrying hot pink Kashmiri Aari rose and leaf motifs scattered freely across the body and concentrated boldly at the V-neckline. The embroidery is entirely in one colour: hot pink. No tonal variation, no colour mixing. That single-colour confidence is precisely what makes this piece so immediate — you see it and you understand it at once. The Gulbahar by Hamiast brings Kashmir's Aari embroidery craft into kaftans for modern Indian women — from the restrained to the joyful, from the tonal to the bold. Wide batwing sleeves. Asymmetric hemline. Free-flowing crush cotton that drapes effortlessly across all body types. A scattered garden of rose motifs across the front body and a pink scroll border at the hemline and sleeve edges. Produced by artisans in the Kashmir Valley. Product Details Collection — Gulbahar, Hamiast Fabric — Crush Cotton — lightweight, breathable, fluid drape Colour — White with hot pink Kashmiri Aari embroidery Silhouette — Wide batwing kaftan — dramatic sleeves, asymmetric hemline Embroidery — Hot pink Kashmiri Aari rose and leaf motifs — dense V-neckline, scattered front body, back sprig, pink scroll border. Designed and produced in Kashmir. Fit — One size — flatters all body types Care — Gentle hand wash. Treat stains promptly. Do not wring. Dry in shade. Dispatch — 2–4 business days. COD available within India. Style Notes Summer outings and vacations — wear with white flat sandals, minimal gold jewellery, and a woven bag. White and hot pink in natural light is effortless and photographs beautifully. Casual festive occasions — pair with hot pink juttis to echo the embroidery, gold hoop earrings, and a small pink or ivory potli bag. Gifting — white and hot pink is universally loved. One of the most immediately appealing and celebratory pieces in the Gulbahar by Hamiast. The Craft Behind the Collection Single-colour embroidery on white is a design choice that places the full compositional burden on placement and proportion rather than colour variety. The scattered rose motifs in this kaftan are positioned so that each one reads individually while contributing to the overall garden-like quality of the full piece. This understanding of surface distribution — how motifs relate to each other and to the ground — is a skill specific to Kashmir's Aari design tradition. Designed and produced in the Kashmir Valley.