A TWO-PIECE DRAPE, LOVED IN MANY WAYS.

The Mekhela Sador is a two-piece handwoven drape rooted in the textile traditions of Assam. The lower piece is the Mekhela, while the fabric worn around the upper body is the Sador.

Traditionally woven in cotton, paat (silk), kesa paat (raw silk), Muga and Paat Muga (silk and muga), each weave can carry phool (flower motif) or buta (small motifs) in threads of silk, cotton, muga, eri, endi, gold or silver. The magic of these colour combinations have created several masterpieces.

Our traditional palette is white with gold thread, white with red silk thread, and Muga in beige with red. A lot has evolved over time into softer, more contemporary hues as well.

For weddings, it is traditionally completed with a third piece, the Riha, worn as a blouse. The draping itself is an unhurried art.

Handwoven, considered and slow, the Mekhela Sador continues to evolve while remaining deeply rooted in Assam.

A tradition that has evolved with its women, without losing its weave. Make one yours.