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Zameen

Chapter 02

One Culture

Three continents. One line. The same ground.

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One Culture Jacket, back: single-line gold embroidery of the Taj Mahal, Christ the Redeemer, a bell tower and a Maya stepped pyramid beneath a large sun

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A mausoleum on the Yamuna, a statue above Guanabara Bay, a stepped pyramid in the Yucatán. They were built by different people, for different reasons, in different centuries.

One Culture sets them side by side on a single horizon — not to blend them into one identity, but to show that difference can share the same ground. Every landmark is credited on the garment's page.

One Culture Jacket, front: black work jacket with tonal gold line embroidery of a portrait, a radiant sun and the Z monogram
One Culture Jacket, side: black sleeve with an embroidered sun medallion and a band of stars in tonal gold thread
One Culture Jacket, back: single-line gold embroidery of the Taj Mahal, Christ the Redeemer, a bell tower and a Maya stepped pyramid beneath a large sun

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One Culture

A black work jacket that sets landmarks from three continents on a single horizon.

Chest detail

Portrait. Sun. Monogram.

A line-drawn portrait, a radiant sun and the house Z — tonal gold thread on black, drawn without lifting the line.

Sleeve embroidery

Details that travel.

Sun medallions above a band of stars and scrollwork, repeated on both arms.

The back

Different roots. Same ground.

The Taj Mahal, Christ the Redeemer and a Maya stepped pyramid under one sun — each named, none owned.

One Culture Jacket

One jacket. Many worlds.

Tonal gold on black. Made in limited numbers.

One Culture Jacket, back: single-line gold embroidery of the Taj Mahal, Christ the Redeemer, a bell tower and a Maya stepped pyramid beneath a large sun

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One Culture Jacket

₹3,000

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

A black work jacket that sets landmarks from three continents on a single horizon, embroidered in tonal gold line-work.

  • Black body with point collar
  • Single-line embroidery in gold-tone thread
  • Elasticated cuffs and hem
  • Gold-tone full-length zip, front welt pockets
  • Limited production

Select size

Relaxed, dropped-shoulder fit with a blouson hem. Take your usual size for an easy drape; size down for a closer fit.

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Size guide

Relaxed, dropped-shoulder fit with a blouson hem. Take your usual size for an easy drape; size down for a closer fit.

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

The Taj Mahal, Christ the Redeemer and Maya stepped-pyramid architecture

Inspired by

The Taj Mahal was built in the 17th century under the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum on the Yamuna. Christ the Redeemer, completed in 1931, was designed by Heitor da Silva Costa with sculpture by Paul Landowski — an icon of 1930s Art Deco engineering. Stepped pyramids such as El Castillo at Chichén Itzá were raised by the Maya centuries earlier. Each belongs to its own place and its own people.

Credited to: The builders, artisans and communities behind each landmark

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