Art, Textile & Sound Installation - 'CONTAMINATION' - Sept. 5th - 28th, 2024 - Kulturhalle Tübingen - INFO SOON
Fabrics that echo the landscapes of their origin
Our collections are now available at BOTHO in Tübingen - Beim Nonnenhaus 7

Rani & Reine

Bib Smock - Handwoven - Hand Block Printed - Gold

Regular price €175,00
Unit price
per 

Rani & Reine

Bib Smock - Handwoven - Hand Block Printed - Gold

Regular price €175,00
Unit price
per 
36-38
36-38
40-42
44-46
48-50
52-54
Tax included.

A swingy A-line top with a vintage feel. Flutter sleeves, deep slash pockets and contrasting indigo hand-embroidered detail around the bodice. Inspired by smocks from the 60's and 70's.

Easy pop-over-your-head comfort. 

Pair with our wide leg pants, or jeans and sneakers. 

Seatile pairs the Bib Smock with our Boat Cropped Pant in Seed Pod

*All of our products are limited edition, and are custom dyed, woven and stitched by hand in micro batches. 


STORY


Memories of Home in Summer

Our Debut Collection

A collection of ten coordinated pieces that are custom dyed, woven and stitched by hand in micro batches in fabrics that tell stories.

Rani & Reine was born out of a desire to incorporate traditional handcrafted Indian textiles, via a transparent and sustainable supply chain, into beautiful garments for textile lovers and aesthetes of all shapes and sizes.

Our designs seek to bring the wearer comfort, freedom of movement and a chance to experience the beauty of thoughtfully crafted handmade textiles.

The palette and motifs were inspired by the flora, fauna and landscapes in India; the reds of blooming Gulmohar trees (Delonix Regia) with their rich brown seed pods, intertwining allamanda vines (Ghonta Phool) with its luscious yellow blossoms, a lemon pansy butterfly alighting on a hibiscus in a garden.

Seaside and river scenes are captured through an old lens. The muted and veiled tones of early colour and black and white photography set the mood. A sun-bleached castle ruin against an indigo sky offers up texture and colour.

Essence

A seed, a splash of pigment, the echo of a loom.

Fabric swirls, embraces. 

The interplay between natural fibre, colour and texture.

The magic of handmade. 

FEATURES

Fibre: 100% cotton 

Natural Dye: Himalayan Rhubarb. Hand block printed using a resist paste of gum arabica and lime in the Kachchh Desert of Gujarat.

Fabric: Ambar Charkha spun and handwoven in West Bengal, India. 

Details: French seams, slash pockets. Bib with contrast colour hand embroidered detailing. Stitched with cotton thread. Pre-shrunk.

Hand sewn by our partners in Madhya Pradesh, India - Kumbaya is a zero-waste manufacturing initiative that provides meaningful employment to women and people with disabilities in one of the most remote, backward and poor regions of India.

Designed in Germany.

 

 

MEASUREMENTS

 

Anna is 5'5" (166 cm) tall - bust: 86.5 cm, waist: 70.5 cm, hip: 94 cm and is wearing size 36/38 

Prathibha is 5'4" (163 cm) tall - bust: 117 cm, waist: 114 cm, hip: 132 cm and is wearing size 48/50 

Seatile is 5'3" (160 cm) tall - bust: 108 cm, waist: 95 cm, hip: 121 cm and is wearing size 44/46 


Size Chart 

CARE
Wash by hand or machine wash gentle cycle in cool water using a pH neutral detergent. Dry in shade. For detailed information, visit our care page.

 

All of our garments come in a protective muslin bag, stitched by the women of Kruti, in the village of Mulshi, Maharashtra. Kruti, a stitching unit run by Anubhuti Social Foundation, provides employment opportunities to women in rural communities, by implementing training programs in tailoring.

Meet the Block Printers and Block Carvers

Meet the Weavers

*Colours will appear differently with varied lighting and screens.