Hand-Beaded Sitara Corset Top | ASHAALIA Color:Onyx Black Nargis is the Persian and

Nargis is the Persian and Urdu name for the narcissus flower - in classical South Asian poetry

Worn over wide-leg trousers or under a jacket

a discipline encompassing Aari and Zardozi technique

or worn alone as the statement in a minimal wardrobe

South Asian bridal dress has long used sitara placement as a mapping system - stones and mirror-set stars distributed across silk to catch candlelight and move with the body

Hand-Beaded Sitara Corset Top | ASHAALIA Color:Onyx Black Nargis is the Persian andConceived in mid weight crepe polyester and lined in silk satin, the Sitara Crop Top receives concentrated Karigari beading at the neckline and bust. Glass stones and seed beads are applied in the atelier panel by panel, with lining support sewn in before beading panels are attached to manage the surface weight at the dcollet. The sweetheart neckline frames the bust without restriction. Approximately 15 hours of hand beading per piece. The Sitara