Yashvi Long Sleeve Dress - Midnight

Handmade in India for Mata Traders by Indigene Craft

"Champions of slow fashion, Indigene identifies as an ethical and conscious brand and company, and embodies fair trade practices throughout their business. Their longstanding relationships with artisans across India are the cornerstone of the rich textiles you see in Mata’s designs, weaving this network into the final product by, in their words, 'bringing together a tapestry of stories and cultures.'

"Garments are constructed at one of two different small partner units in Delhi, one a family-run business, and the other a non-profit, managed by the Agha Khan Foundation, that supports local Muslim women trained in the skill of tailoring. Embroidery or embellishments are completed by a small home-based group of women in Delhi, who have been working with Indigene since the label started."

From Mata Traders:

We officially recommend hand washing our woven cottons to keep the clothes in their best shape, since so many things are handprinted, indigo dyed, hand embroidered, etc.

Some customers may wish to machine wash their dresses – while we still officially recommend hand washing, we know anecdotally that washing with cold water on the delicate cycle with the gentlest of detergents seems to have good results. As does line or flat drying, followed by ironing or steaming (definitely no dryer!)

However, the more handmade details, the more we recommend handwashing.

Our organic jersey knits can be machine washed in cold water on a delicate cycle with gentle detergent.