One of Varanasi's most technically extraordinary weaving specialities in its most vivid expression — this Multicolour Banarasi Silk Rangkat Blouse is a blouse fabric of rare artisanal complexity and joyful colour abundance. Rangkat weaving at its most celebratory, worn as the finishing statement of a saree ensemble.

Rangkat — also known as Rang Kata — is a Banarasi weaving technique of exceptional difficulty and visual impact. In Rangkat weaving, two or more differently coloured warp threads are used simultaneously, creating a fabric whose colour changes as the viewing angle changes — a characteristic iridescent or shot-silk effect where different colours dominate depending on how the light falls and how the fabric moves. The technique requires extraordinary precision in the warp setup and weaving process, as the multiple coloured warp threads must be managed and controlled to produce the intended colour-shift effects throughout the fabric. The result is a textile of almost magical visual quality — never exactly the same colour in any two lights, always alive and shifting.

In multicolour, the Rangkat technique achieves its fullest expression — multiple warp colours interacting to create a blouse fabric that appears to contain many colours simultaneously, shifting and blending as the light and viewing angle change. Each wearing is a slightly different experience of the same extraordinary fabric.

• Fabric: Banarasi Silk (Rangkat Weave)
• Artform: Handloom Banarasi Rangkat Weave
• Colour: Multicolour
• Blouse Fabric Length: Approx. 0.8–1 metre (unstitched)
• Occasion: Festive, Wedding, Vibrant Occasions
• Country of Origin: India
• Woven by Varanasi's Rangkat specialists through Luxurion World

Dry clean only. Rangkat silk's colour-shifting quality is best appreciated in natural light.

One of Varanasi's most technically extraordinary weaving specialities in its most vivid expression — this Multicolour Banarasi Silk Rangkat Blouse is a blouse fabric of rare artisanal complexity and joyful colour abundance. Rangkat weaving at its most celebratory, worn as the finishing statement of a saree ensemble.

Rangkat — also known as Rang Kata — is a Banarasi weaving technique of exceptional difficulty and visual impact. In Rangkat weaving, two or more differently coloured warp threads are used simultaneously, creating a fabric whose colour changes as the viewing angle changes — a characteristic iridescent or shot-silk effect where different colours dominate depending on how the light falls and how the fabric moves. The technique requires extraordinary precision in the warp setup and weaving process, as the multiple coloured warp threads must be managed and controlled to produce the intended colour-shift effects throughout the fabric. The result is a textile of almost magical visual quality — never exactly the same colour in any two lights, always alive and shifting.

In multicolour, the Rangkat technique achieves its fullest expression — multiple warp colours interacting to create a blouse fabric that appears to contain many colours simultaneously, shifting and blending as the light and viewing angle change. Each wearing is a slightly different experience of the same extraordinary fabric.

• Fabric: Banarasi Silk (Rangkat Weave)
• Artform: Handloom Banarasi Rangkat Weave
• Colour: Multicolour
• Blouse Fabric Length: Approx. 0.8–1 metre (unstitched)
• Occasion: Festive, Wedding, Vibrant Occasions
• Country of Origin: India
• Woven by Varanasi's Rangkat specialists through Luxurion World

Dry clean only. Rangkat silk's colour-shifting quality is best appreciated in natural light.