Shop Dresses Shop Shawls Shop Jewelry Shop Jackets 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.
A crown of pearls christen our beautiful Luna Medallion pendant made of white brass, solid but ultra light and easy to wear. Tribal scrolls and dots surround a full moon pearl in the center. Black and white textured, upcycled, vintage cord necklace is fully adjustable. The tassels have cream tulip embroidery petals for dramatic appeal. You can wear the tassels free flowing, adding a fabulous multi-strand look. A WOW piece! Pendant measures 3″ x 3″, and adjustable cord 40″- 10″, tassels 3″.
This exceptional hand tied and dyed deep violet to aubergine ombre satin silk shawl is made for the queen in all of us. Each tiny textured dot, which number in the thousands, is hand tied with a fine thread during various stages of the dying process. Trimmed with satin edging and finished on all 4 corners with hand crochet balls & silk tassels, this piece is of masterpiece quality. Measures 44″ x 88″.
It’s easy to imagine Frida Kahlo in jewelry like this. The earrings are 925 sterling silver, with a center bird curved into a paisley shape. Surrounded by petals of pointed silver, they dangle from a flower shaped post with granules of silver dots.
On the necklace are amazing Nigerian coin silver saucer-shaped beads that are hollow and very light. Crystal, jet, African banded wood and Tibetan beads make up the rest of this multi-cultural statement necklace. The focal point is a silver-plated large banded bead that quite possibly could be a napkin ring!
Ajrakh style printing originated from the Sindh region of Pakistan, and later influenced fabric artists in Kutch of Gujarat and then in Rajasthan. Its history can be traced back to the ancient civilizations of the Indus valley, from around 2500 B.C. to 1500 B.C. The Ajrakh shawls are a luscious modal and silk blend, with a beautiful sheen. Hand block printed and hand-embroidered, they have hundreds of tiny mirrors stitched into place. A generous swath of fabric, these shawls measure 38″ wide by 90″ long.
They’re the perfect thing for fall: hand-woven pure linen shawls with hand-block prints, earth tones and a soft, drapey feel. Choose from 5 unique patterns. Each one has a 2″ wide silver metallic border. They measure 102″ long (which includes fringes) and 35″ wide.
Andrea is modeling the Butterfly Caftan, a flowing garment in abstract “scratch” plaid poly blend fabric. In midnight blue with lime and tomato red plaid lines, it has a deep V plunging neckline, big butterfly sleeves (48″ around); side slits and pockets too. We have 3 of these in stock: XS, S and M.
With it is a show-stopper of a collar necklace! Four brass snakes with turquoise eyes are entwined together and held by a geometric brass chain. Pearl and Nepalese green crystal drops dangle across the width, with a stunning starflower crystal-studded pendant at the center. It measures 21″ around from the end of the hook clasp to the eye closure.
It’s a masterpiece: a silk Ajrakh shawl that is hand-block printed with natural dyes of madder and indigo; hand-tied and dyed in tiny bandhani style knots; has hand-crocheted and beaded tassels, and is simply the most beautiful thing we’ve seen lately. Traditionally four colors were used red (alizarin), blue (indigo), black (iron acetate) white (resist). The ajrakh makers believe that the warm and cool colors of the printed fabric steady the body temperature… blue is cooling and red is warm. Shawl measures 43″ W, 93″ L.
Also on our list of beautiful things is this labradorite pendant necklace, with faceted briolettes of flashing blue and moss green labradorite, sterling silver spacer beads and textured silver chain. The pendant is a large teardrop shaped “milagro heart” of fiery, exquisite “A” grade labradorite, set in etched sterling silver. Measuring 28.5″ at the full extension of the lobster claw clasp and chain; the pendant is 3.5″ long, 2 ” wide.
Loved and modeled by Judith Boyd of Style Crone, this darling jacket is one-of-a-kind, made from a rich red, white, and black cotton blend fabric with hand-embroidered traditional tribal Rabari motifs. The perfect jacket to bridge that in-between early fall and winter season. We have just the one, in Small (38″ chest).
We are crazy about these hand-loomed shawls of the softest, coolest cotton, with fun, eye-catching hand-wrapped fringe edging. Pick your color story and get all wrapped up! Measures 80″ x 24″.
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…..
