Korra

“Behind the cotton wool is hidden a pattern; that we are connected with this; that the whole world is a work of art; that we are parts of the work of art."

Muslin also known as Korra, is not just the unfinished cotton which is used to make patterns. For designers, it is much more. It is stage before the final product is made. It is the trial and error stage. It is the stage when the designer can be vulnerable and raw, much like the korra. Every design that is made has a story behind it. The story that the weavers weave, the story of the inspiration behind the design, the story of the cuts of unfinished muslin on the dress form. The stories we tend to ignore nowadays. This post, unlike the others, is not an outfit post. This is an insight to the designer's process of making. The parts which don't see the day of light but are the most important. You may not see new designs from Dori every month, and this is why. We do not want to follow the fashion season or the quantity in which clothes are made just because everyone around us does. The fabric takes about two days to be weaved by the weavers, it takes about two-three days for the meticulous kasuti embroidery to be done and about a day for the fabric to be cut and stitched. That is roughly about five days on a single piece. everything truly handcrafted and made with love. For us, clothes are more just what meets the eye. We would love for you to see that too. And in the rubble of mass produced clothes sometimes you will find a a piece of cloth which you connect to. And that is how you know that, that piece of cloth is a work of art.