Ivory Embroidered Tissue Silk Saree - Orange Border

This is an ivory tissue silk saree with white thread embroidery worked across the body — floral and paisley motifs, closely set — and a warm orange tissue border with a woven zari pattern running through it. The embroidery sits on a fabric that already has a shimmer to it, so the effect changes as you move: matte white against a metallic ground.

What you are buying

• Fabric: tissue silk — a semi-silk with a metallic weft, not pure silk and not pure tissue
• Colour: ivory body with a warm orange border and pallu
• Work: white thread embroidery across the body, woven zari on the border and pallu
• Length: 6.3 metres 
• Price: ₹2,150

About the fabric

Tissue silk gets its shimmer from a metallic thread woven into the weft. It is a semi-silk blend — we do not describe it as pure silk or pure tissue, because it is neither.

The silk is sourced from Varanasi, where the founder selects fabric directly from weaver families each season. The zari on the border and pallu is woven on the loom rather than printed or applied afterwards.

Of everything we sell, tissue is the fabric that photographs richest. It picks up indoor and artificial light in a way that reads better in a photograph than it does standing in daylight — which is worth knowing if the evening you are buying it for will be photographed.

Which occasions this saree suits

• Diwali and festive evenings: this is what tissue is for — the shimmer works hardest under indoor and artificial light
• Engagement, anniversary and party wear: formal without being heavy-handed
• Puja and temple visits: ivory is a traditional and appropriate colour for religious occasions
• Gifting: tissue silk is what we recommend when someone wants the gift to feel like an occasion in itself

How to style an ivory tissue silk saree

Blouse

Keep it solid and keep it simple — tissue is already the statement, and a busy blouse against embroidery is too much happening at once. Bottle green, as photographed, is the strongest contrast. Rust or burnt orange picks up the border. Antique gold and deep maroon both work. Avoid a printed or heavily patterned blouse here.

Jewellery

Pearl and rose gold sit beautifully with ivory and cream tissue. Antique gold works if your blouse is warm. Choose one statement piece — chandelier earrings or a necklace, not both. Over-accessorising a tissue saree is the most common styling mistake we see.

Footwear and finish

Two inch heels or more — tissue has body and hangs better with a little height. Hair tied or half-up. A clutch or potli rather than a shoulder bag, which would sit on the embroidery.

Colour note

Ivory with a warm border is one of the more versatile combinations we carry. The orange brings warmth to the face, and gold or ivory tissue is a colour that flatters across the full range of complexions.

Size, length and drape

The saree is 6.3 metres long, measuring the body. It is free size — the drape adjusts for heights of roughly 5'0" to 5'10". If you are on the shorter side, tuck the plain end slightly inward before you begin.

Tissue is stiffer than our soft silk. It holds its shape well and gives a structured pleat, but it needs more pinning than a fluid fabric — at the shoulder especially. Around 5 to 7 pleats at the front, pallu over the left shoulder and pinned securely.

How to care for this saree

• Dry clean recommended for the first two or three wears — the first clean settles the fabric
• After that, hand wash in cold water with a mild liquid detergent
• Store folded in muslin or cotton cloth with a silica gel sachet, not in a plastic bag
• Refold along different lines every few months so permanent crease marks do not set in

Dry clean recommended. Store in a muslin cloth. Avoid direct sunlight and moisture.

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