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Cotton ALLURE
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Cotton Studio, a new boutique in the city, has a wide range of cotton home linen, saris and fabrics.
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IT IS the desire to showcase the richness of ethnic Indian textiles that has prompted entrepreneur Sheila James to open an exclusive boutique for home linen.
An exhibition, held a few months ago with the accent on cotton home linen, gave Sheila the idea to come up with this noveau concept.
Cotton Studio, at Catholic Centre, General Hospital Junction, brings together traditional motifs on bedspreads, pillowcases, tablemats and drapes in vibrant hues of red, orange, green. "The exhibition was a big hit and since there is not any store that caters to sophisticated home linen I decided to start one," says Sheila.
Voil curtains at the store are priced at Rs. 125 and are a hot favourite with clients. The door curtains are priced at Rs. 300 upwards and come with straps to be hung on curtain rods. The buttons made of coconut shells add an element of style to the drapes. Curtains and bedspreads are also customised at Cotton Studio. "We do in-house designing as well and plan to include designer bedspreads, towels, bathrobes shortly. All the items have been handpicked from across the country," Sheila adds.
New interpretations in the form of checks, stripes and motifs on cushion covers can be used to jazz up the décor. The rugs, table coasters and drapes can be coordinated with the bedspreads. Are you in a mood for mix-and-match? Then, you could pick up pillowcases in checks (Rs. 50 upwards) and team it up with plain coloured, ribbed cotton bedspreads, while the drapes could be something on the lines of pastel hues. A pair of bathroom footwear in soft fluffy cotton with a matching doormat is all yours for Rs. 300. King-sized quilts have a price tag of Rs. 1,500 while smaller ones cost Rs. 600. Shoe racks made of printed cotton in various sizes are also a novel concept. Designer napkin holders made of painted wire mesh and knotted with satin ribbons and golden hued metal roses are also available here.
If you thought Cotton Studio was all about home linen, then you are wrong. There's more to it than drapes and rugs. "Cotton salwar kameez coordinates and saris have also been showcased to make the shop more viable," says Sheila.
The collection of hand-woven Mangalgiri, jute, ikat, bandhini coordinates are the best bet to jazz up the wardrobe. Designer Bengal handloom and Dhaka cotton saris from Kolkata with exquisite kantha embroidery give the traditional saris a modern spin. These come in the range of Rs. 1050 and Rs. 2,500. Intricate Kalamkari paintings on Mangalgiri saris done painstakingly by hand, speak volumes for the skills of the craftsmen. Motifs of peacocks, maidens and flowers all find their way into the fabrics.
You can also choose from the range of innovative appliqué work and chikan embroidery done on soft hand-woven cotton. A collection of black and white salwar kameez sets embellished with sequins in silver and black offset by double-hued chiffon duppattas are priced at Rs. 1000 upwards. Kantha embroidered duppattas with cotton coordinates (Rs. 1,260) and `missing checks' fabrics with golden-hued stripes and tiny checks comprise the party wear. Kadi prints in silver and golden on Kota saris (Rs. 1,000 above) come in shades of mauve, jade green and onion pink. Village cottons, Venkatgiris, handloom saris and salwar kameez are available for Rs. 350 upwards. The top-of - the line collection of salwar kameez and saris are priced at Rs. 1,000 upwards. Fabrics with Parsi floral motifs and mirror work are priced at Rs. 1,200. Block prints, fabric painting, sequins and badla are also employed to impart a chic appeal to the ethnic fabrics. So the next time you decide to go on a shopping spree, there's one more boutique you could check out.
SMITHA SADANANADAN
Photos: C. Ratheesh Kumar
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