Kalamkari Kurtis In 60s Fashion Trends:

Old is gold. Truly! The 60s look recreation is the new fashion. This Cotton salwar tops material with striking kalamkari block print pattern is turned into kalamkari kurtis style.

Elbow length sleeves, high necks, boat necks are styles we follow these days. The elbow length sleeve style is used in this kalamkari kurtis model.

This mustard yellow kalamkari print material in mod dress pattern with 60s look is my idea instead of the kalamkari kurtis.

The mod meant modern, a subculture popular in 60s in London, England. The period of fashion innovation for women.

Unisex dresses blue jeans, button-down shirts are popular. Materials like polyester, nylon, acrylic, vinyl, and PVC were the fashion.

This style is to an extent, like a sheath dress. But here it is made of kalamkari material like kalamkari kurtis. Sheath dress, a straight cut dress with no waist seam. It comes in styles with short sleeves and a knee length.

60s fashion trends from Harpersbazaar magazine is an inspiration.

I wanted it to be a simple multipurpose top that can go with palazzo, skirt or jeans. The high-low dress pattern was an addition which can avoid any discomfort with the short tops in combination with any type of bottoms. This top can be worn like in any kalamkari kurtis combinations you would want to wear.

60s look Design | Kalamkari Kurtis:

The sheath is usually a close-fitting dress. I’ve made this kalamkari kurtis style, a simple, sheath fashioned (mod pattern) but not with many fitting darts.

It falls flat on the body aiding for the comfort of different body types. This is the most simple top to stitch but gives a stylish 60s look as you can see in the images below.

The above elbow length sleeves and boat neck gives a classy look. I’ve combined this 60s look kalamkari kurtis with blue palazzo pants like kalamkari kurtis.

60s look kalamkari kurtis is complemented with blue palazzo pants and a pair of chunky heels from Ajio.

Kalamkari Dress Design | Kalamkari Frocks:

Frocks are beautiful for the way they are flowy, elegant and that’s how this kalamkari dress design in kalamkari frock model came up with this beautiful color combination. I’ve thought of it with the same material as in my kalamkari kurta design. The border for this frock is yellow cloth used for pant in kalamkari kurta design.

Kalamkari Frock Model Sketch:

Adding which type of frill to get the above kalamkari dress design look was the point. I had 2.5 mtrs of cloth and wanted to use it to the fullest.

Adding strips of cloth might not be a good option as it requires more cloth. And gathering and pleats don’t give sketched look. Then inserting a godet was an option found on YouTube for this kalamkari dress design.

Four triangular pieces added to a normal long kurta from the waist can make the dress fully flared.

Kalamkari Dress Design Godet Cutting:

After taking height measurement for the kalamkari dress design, I’ve figured out the height of godet must be from the waist and in line with the actual dress height. See that the width of the border is even while matching the godet height and actual dress pattern height.

Managing the cloth for godets became easy after I’ve compared it with normal kurta.

After I’ve cut the pattern with medium sized measurements, added the godets on the sides, front and back.

This is a light material. To give it support, I’ve attached a dark brown polyester lining cloth at the bottom of the border. Dark brown suits best with yellow. It give some weight for kalamkari frock to stay hung.

The brown lining prevents yellow light colored border from getting dirty.

Kalamkari Frock Model | Kalamkari Dress Design:

And the final look of the kalamkari dress design in kalamkari frock model is here. Here’s the look with chunky heels from Ajio.

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Asymmetrical hems add a swing to the outfit which enhances the joyous side of the feminine. Women are beautiful in every gesture they make and asymmetrical hems add to it making them more like a treat to the eyes.

I tried it with this Bagru print onion pink colored material that stretched 2.5 mtrs. This is a light colored material. I made it simple to give it a classy look.

After a series of sketches, it occurred to me, why not a wide A-line pattern with dipped hem in the front and back. The sketches appeared like this

Deciding on the width of the strips that spreaded from top to bottom was hard. It was a hard math this time, putting the numbers on the paper really helped. I preferred mega sleeves to give that A-Line look all over.

The above the 3 piece pattern is drawn matching the actual pattern measurements below

Stitched it up and finally looked like this.  As it is a closed neck I’ve added a hook on the back neck.