Filmed at the atelier · Jubilee Hills
Sarees, filmed the way they move
A photograph tells you the colour. A film tells you the weight. Everything here is filmed at the courtyard set inside our Jubilee Hills atelier, on real pieces from the floor, so you can watch a pallu settle before you decide to travel for it. We add new drapes as fresh weaves come in. Sound is on the films if you want it. Nothing is sped up.
Kanjivaram
Two drapes, lamp light
An orange gold Kanjivaram and a violet Kanjivaram photographed together beside brass lamps, filmed at the Trisha Silks atelier in Jubilee Hills.
Paithani
Paithani buttas, up close
A slow pass across the buttas of an ivory Paithani so the woven flowers and the silver ground can be seen at reading distance.
Kanjivaram
Red and gold, side by side
A red bridal Kanjivaram beside a bronze gold drape, shot to show how the same border reads differently on two bodies.
Bandhani
Bandhani in the courtyard
A rose Bandhani saree with an ivory embroidered sleeve, filmed turning slowly so the tied dots catch the light.
Paithani
Paithani and Patola, seated
Two patrons seated together, one in an ivory Paithani and one in a violet Patola, with the pallus laid out across the floor.
Bandhani
Ivory sleeve, rose Bandhani
A close study of the ivory cutwork sleeve worn with the rose Bandhani, including the bangle stack and the earring.
Patola
The violet Patola pallu
A seated frame of the violet Patola, with the pallu opened out so the double ikat pattern can be followed end to end.
Kanjivaram
Green checks, turquoise blouse
A green checked Kanjivaram with a turquoise blouse, filmed beside a pillar to show the fall of the pleats.
Tissue silk
Ivory tissue, red border
An ivory tissue saree with a red border and gold zari, filmed close so the border weave and the blouse embroidery are both visible.
Paithani
Black Paithani, ivory pallu
The black floral Paithani with its ivory pallu, filmed with temple jewellery and a jasmine strand.
Patola
Patola at the flower bowl
The olive and mustard Patola filmed as the patron sets flowers into a brass bowl, showing the drape in movement.
Bandhani
Bangles, Bandhani, cutwork
A detail film of the bangle stack, the green beads and the ivory cutwork cuff worn with the rose Bandhani.
Kanjivaram
Two brides, one border
A red Kanjivaram and an ivory tissue drape filmed together under hanging bells, shot over the shoulder.
Bridal saree
Red bridal drape, full length
A full length film of a red bridal saree with worked pleats, filmed walking so the pallu opens and settles.
Kanjivaram
Red pallu over the head
A red and gold Kanjivaram pallu drawn over the head in the way it is worn for the muhurtham, filmed in warm lamp light.
Kanjivaram
Violet Kanjivaram with a gold blouse
A violet Kanjivaram with a magenta and gold border, filmed beside a brass lamp stand with the lamps lit.