These soft, light Indian cotton dressing gowns are the perfect Summer weight. They are beautiful on and seem to fit everyone, from little under 10s to busty grown-ups (and now slightly more generous sizing). And our robes have pockets!

♡  Pure Cotton  
♡  Hand Block Printed 
♡  Fair Trade
♡  Pockets!
♡  Generous Sizing

Swan around the house in it, wear it over your togs at the beach or throw it over a singlet and jeans – a beautiful robe however you choose to make it yours.
These robes are the perfect gift! We especially love them for a new Mum, or if you want to treat your own Mum. 

The makers…

These dressing gown are made just outside Delhi in India. The family run business is now 50 years old and is a wonderful Fair Trade group consisting of many members of the same family as employees. When we first visited we were delighted to find that several of the employees had been there for 30 or 40 years! Over the years many have brought their adult children to work in the company also, making it a real family affair. The business offers many great perks for their employees such as small loans, bonuses to cover weddings, a five day working week, all holidays off regardless of religion, help with education fees for employees children, and more. This is of course on top of the standard Fair Trade perks like the opportunity to advance through the company, the opportunity to upgrade skills, etc. The workspace itself is beautiful, with lots of natural light, fresh air, gardens and organic materials used in the building construction.

Each dressing gown is made from hand block printed cotton with natural and/or AZO free dyes. The job of creating the block is a work of art in itself and some of these fabrics have up to 20 blocks for one piece of fabric! So that is a huge task for printing one piece of cloth… a sketch, 14 different handmade blocks, up to 5 different hand mixed colours, and then the printing itself requiring a strong person and years of skill, stamp, then shifting a meter, and back and forth, for 500 meters at a time – layer upon layer – colour on colour – until you have an amazing sheet of fabric with a work of art. Drying. Washing. Drying. Checking. Then off to the tailors for cutting and sewing. A true artisan craft and slow fashion indeed, with the product from start to finish often taking several months.
We love this group, their work is always perfect and the fabrics fresh and vibrant. We have had the privilege of working with them since 2012 and we have now developed our own range of home wares using their fabrics as well as buying beautiful items like this that they already have in production.