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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

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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

Select size

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

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.

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Why this design?

Traditional motifs redrawn as embroidery placements; the gold-on-indigo palette honours classic zardozi contrast.

The elephant (gaja) evokes royal procession; the lotus (padma) symbolises purity. The back sets Hyderabad's Charminar, a Dravidian temple gopuram, Delhi's Qutb Minar and a carved temple façade on one waterline.

“Gold thread was never decoration alone. It was a way of saying a garment mattered.”
— ZAMEEN design notes

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Source
Zardozi goldwork embroidery
Location
Lucknow, India
Context
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.
Technique
Metal-thread couching on dense woven ground
Motifs
The elephant (gaja) evokes royal procession; the lotus (padma) symbolises purity. The back sets Hyderabad's Charminar, a Dravidian temple gopuram, Delhi's Qutb Minar and a carved temple façade on one waterline.
Credited to
The zardozi artisan tradition of Lucknow
Our translation
Traditional motifs redrawn as embroidery placements; the gold-on-indigo palette honours classic zardozi contrast.

This design is an interpretation. The tradition it draws from belongs to its community and creators.

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Construction & embroidery

Meet the stories
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

Chest

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.

Golden Procession Jacket, right side: sleeve with a gold sun medallion above a band of paired elephants and lotus, zardozi-inspired embroidery

Sleeve

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

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

Back

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

Materials

  • 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

Fit

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

Size guide

Care

  • Dry clean only
  • Do not bleach
  • Cool iron on reverse, avoiding embroidery
  • Store on a padded hanger

Delivery across India: standard ₹100, express ₹200. Returns within 7 days of delivery — see policy.