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Zameen

Chapter 01

India

Goldwork of Lucknow. Temple geometry. The royal procession.

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Golden Procession Jacket, back: ink-green back panel embroidered in gold with Charminar, a Dravidian temple gopuram, the Qutb Minar and a carved temple facade on one waterline

01 — India

India is not one aesthetic. It is Lucknow's metal-thread ateliers and Hyderabad's four-minaret gateway, the stepped towers of Tamil temples and the fluted brick of Delhi — traditions that sit hundreds of kilometres and centuries apart.

This chapter does not try to summarise them. It borrows one craft language — the gold-on-dark contrast of zardozi — and uses it to draw a few specific places, each named on the garment's page.

Golden Procession Jacket, front: indigo varsity jacket with ink-green panels, gold embroidered Z monogram and an elephant head worked in raised gold thread inspired by Lucknow zardozi
Golden Procession Jacket, right side: sleeve with a gold sun medallion above a band of paired elephants and lotus, zardozi-inspired embroidery
Golden Procession Jacket, back: ink-green back panel embroidered in gold with Charminar, a Dravidian temple gopuram, the Qutb Minar and a carved temple facade on one waterline

01 — India

Golden Procession

A varsity silhouette carrying the goldwork of Lucknow, temple geometry and the royal procession.

Chest detail

Monogram. Compass. Procession.

The house Z sits opposite a four-point star. Below it, an elephant head in raised gold thread — the gaja that leads a ceremonial procession.

Sleeve embroidery

Details that travel.

A sun medallion above paired elephants and a lotus, set like the border of a ceremonial textile.

The back

A landmark. A memory. A place.

Hyderabad's Charminar, a Dravidian gopuram, Delhi's Qutb Minar and a carved temple façade, drawn as one horizon on ink-green.

Golden Procession Jacket

One jacket. Many worlds.

Embroidered in gold on indigo. Made in limited numbers.

Golden Procession Jacket, back: ink-green back panel embroidered in gold with Charminar, a Dravidian temple gopuram, the Qutb Minar and a carved temple facade on one waterline

01 — India

Golden Procession Jacket

₹3,199

Interpretation

Inclusive of all taxes. Delivery across India from ₹100.

An indigo and ink-green varsity jacket carrying gold embroidery drawn from the zardozi goldwork of Lucknow.

  • Indigo body with ink-green yoke and side panels
  • Gold-tone raised embroidery
  • Cream-striped rib collar, cuffs and hem
  • Patterned lining, gold-tone full-length zip
  • Limited production

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Relaxed varsity fit that sits at the hip. Take your usual size; size up if you plan to layer a heavy knit underneath.

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Size guide

Relaxed varsity fit that sits at the hip. Take your usual size; size up if you plan to layer a heavy knit underneath.

Garment measurements in centimetres
SizeChestLengthShoulderSleeveFits body
L126705863Chest 102–107
XXL138746265Chest 114–120

All measurements in centimetres.

  • Chest: measured across the jacket, armpit to armpit, then doubled.
  • Length: from the highest point of the shoulder to the bottom of the hem.
  • Sleeve: from the shoulder seam to the end of the cuff.
  • Measurements may vary by up to 1.5 cm between pieces.

Source & credit

Zardozi goldwork embroidery

Interpretation

Zardozi — gold and silver metal-thread couching — flourished in Mughal imperial courts and survives today in Lucknow's ateliers, historically adorning royal garments and ceremonial textiles.

Credited to: The zardozi artisan tradition of Lucknow

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