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A women’s fashion boutique in the San Francisco Bay Area specializing in colorful and contemporary clothing for women. Renowned for its fabulous fabrics from India, our boutique is an oasis of east-meets-west styles in a broad spectrum of colors. Our sensual styles, hand-worked masterpieces and dazzling accessories are unique and mesmerizing.
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Gau are amulet boxes made of precious metals, turquoise, coral, or other jewels. Traditionally, Tibetans wear them around their neck, and inside the wearer places amulets that can help heal or prevent disease and serve as a protection talisman. Included are papers ‘prescribed’, made and blessed by a Lama to address specific life issues, such as health, happiness, prosperity, protection and attraction; also mantras, pictures, small Buddha statues and Tibetan medicine pills can be put in these special lockets.
This multi-cultural necklace has a center focal quatrefoil gau amulet box of intricately coiled and shaped wire and cabochon set turquoise and coral. Gold plated, gem encrusted and hung with an eclectic mix of fine beads: faceted natural turquoise teardrops, coral snake glass, red pearls, Ghana gilded textured tubes, Tibetan gemstone studded brass balls. This old gau is approximated to be 30 years old and is in very good condition. 3” wide and it opens to hold a prayer.
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A vintage beauty, this shawl is encrusted with jeweled silvery beading and medallions. It’s a dramatic black and red, hand-tied and dyed, delicate silk drape. Measuring 84″ L X 40″ wide, it is definitely a show-stopper!
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Elegant and glittering for the holidays, this combo of velvet coat, gold metallic brocade trim and a silky sheer black shawl will turn heads as you enter the room. The coat is silk dupioni with metalllic brocade and a crush velvet falling from the empire waist. Two gold buttons with loop closures keep it lightly in place if you wish. Chest measurement is just under 44″.
This delicate shawl is sheer synthetic black silk organza, decorated with metallic gold floral medallions and a metallic gold scroll border. It’s a generous 34″ W by 94″ long, plus 3.5″ fringe.
Black cotton twill blend leggings complete the look. They are a heavy fabric with lots of stretch – perfect for parties in the winter months. Stretch lycra pull-on, with a wide elastic waistband, they are embroidered in gold metallic thread on the lower front (shin) area of the pant leg. DM us if you are interested in the pants – we have one pair left in a flexible Med/Lg.
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Fall leaves and vines in shades of rust, gold, sage and mauve adorn this lightweight yet warm wool coat. Crewel work is a hand-embroidery technique traditionally done in Kashmir. It is created with a hook (“aari”) and woolen or cotton yarns. Our Kashmiri coats are covered with it: beautiful floral and botanical stitches, sometimes in a single color family or they can be multi-colored. Made of wool with cotton embroidery, it is a size Medium (42″ chest).
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Crewel work is a hand-embroidery technique traditionally done in Kashmir. It is created with a hook (“aari”) and woolen or cotton yarns. Our Kashmiri coats are covered with it: beautiful floral and botanical stitches, sometimes in a single color family or they can be multi-colored. This one in shades of gold is a stunner! Made of silk with cotton embroidery, it is a size Medium (42″ chest).
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A juxtaposition of modern and vintage, old and new: a beautiful carved Quan Yin pendant set in brass, with sparkling mid-century modern lucite beads, golden pearls and ribbed resin rounds. Finished with brass spacers and a brass hook clasp, the necklace measures 26″ in length.
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A most unusual neckpiece from woven leather beads crafted in Mali. Hammered and flattened kid leather strips are woven tightly over a wire cage base, making the large statement beads a true conversation piece.
Necklace 1 also features a centerpiece silver vintage bead from Balochistan, incised with geometric patterns. The spacer beads between the leather are all sterling silver. With a sterling hook clasp and coil pattern bead caps, this necklace measures 27″ long. We love the color palette of teal, mustard, red and sage green.
Necklace 2 is 26″ in length and has slightly larger woven leather beads. The chain and spacers are brass and the leather is in fall shades of mustard and soft red.
Andrea Serrahn’s love of fashion started when she was a little girl growing up in Wisconsin designing and sewing her own clothing. She went on to study textiles, among other things, in college and practiced various printing and sewing techniques into her early 20s.
In the far western reaches of India, just beside the Pakistani border, sits the tiny town of Bhuj. It is a satellite town with many of the surrounding villages specializing in textile crafts.
This was a place I’d come to know and love well during my international travels and going there had always been a kind of “homecoming” for me. Little did I know that I would return here to live and work with the local people! Here’s the story of how my adventure in textiles began…..
