Ambi
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Pine silk chanderi with a slight sheen when it moves — matte when still. Pine reads green under sun, deep bottle-green under warm bulb. The single ambi has weight — you feel it against the ribs.
Sagan · Gurdwara · Family lunch · Vaisakhi
Silhouette: Pine-green silk straight kurta with three-quarter-sleeved kurta, slim salwar and matching dupatta
- Kurta shell
- 100% pine-green silk chanderi
- Kurta lining
- 100% ivory mulmul cotton
- Salwar
- 100% pine silk crepe
- Dupatta
- 100% pine silk chanderi, matching kurta
- Kurta length
- 44 in / 112 cm from shoulder
- Salwar length
- 40 in / 102 cm
- Dupatta
- 2.4 metres × 1 metre
- Ambi motif size
- 10 in / 25 cm tall, hand-worked front only
- One large ambi (paisley) hand-worked in three techniques layered — dabka outline, zari fill, matte gold thread veining.
- The ambi curls from below the collarbone down to the hip on one side — asymmetrical by design.
- Neckline finished in a single line of matte gold couching, no beads.
- Dry clean by hand only — the layered ambi is fragile at the veining.
- Store flat, ambi covered with tissue.
- Rest 24 hours between wears.
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Wear it with polki-emerald jhumkis, a thin gold necklace, matte gold bangles. Juttis in pine or antique gold. Because the ambi is on one side only, wear the dupatta on the opposite shoulder to balance.
"Pine green is the Punjabi diaspora colour — it photographs beautifully against wood, against marigold, against gurdwara marble. The ambi is our oldest motif, worn one at a time so it means something."
About this suit
What silhouette is Ambi?
Ambi is a traditional Punjabi salwar kurta — a straight-cut long kurti with a soft gathered salwar (Punjabi trousers, wide at top, narrow at ankle) and a dupatta.
What is the embroidery on Ambi?
A single hand-embroidered ambi (paisley) motif on the yoke of the kurti — nothing more. The whole suit is a study in restraint.
Is Ambi a bridal suit?
Ambi is not bridal — she is for the Roka, morning family gatherings, or a modern woman's quiet luxury day-suit. For wedding-week suits see our Wedding Week page.
What is the price of Ambi?
Price on request. Ambi is among our lighter suits — priced accordingly, and made to your measurements.
Can Ambi be a Punjabi salwar suit for older women?
Yes — Ambi's restraint and colour depth flatter every body and every age. Many of our older commissions are Ambi in different pale silks.
How is Ambi sized?
Every Ambi is made to measure. On the first WhatsApp call we walk you through the twelve measurements we take — kurta, sleeve, chest, waist, hip, bottom length, and bottom seat, plus dupatta preference. We fit bust 32"–46" and heights 5'0"–5'10" comfortably; for sizes outside this range, we welcome the conversation.
Can Ambi be shipped internationally?
Ji, Ambi is shipped duties-paid to Canada, USA, UK, UAE, Australia, and across India. Bridal density adds insured shipping, tracked door-to-door, with signature on delivery.
What is the timeline for Ambi?
5 weeks from confirmed measurements for the standard commission. 8 weeks if worked in a bridal density (adds a second ambi at the back, and one on the dupatta)