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Notes from the workshop
Journal
What we would tell you if you were standing on the workshop floor asking. No trend pieces.
Guide · 2 min
Dupatta, Shawl or Stole? What to Wear Over a Sherwani
A simple groom's guide to choosing a dupatta, shawl or stole for your sherwani, with fabric and colour tips for weddings in the USA and UK.
3 November 2026
Colour · 2 min
How to Match Your Dupatta to the Bride's Lehenga
Simple colour pairings so the groom's dupatta and the bride's lehenga look right together in photos, for weddings in the USA and UK.
3 November 2026
Guide · 2 min
Groomsmen Stoles for a Baraat: How Many to Order
Planning matching stoles for your groomsmen or baraat? How many to order, what size to expect, and when to order for a USA or UK wedding.
3 November 2026
Shipping · 2 min
Buying Indian Groom Wear from the USA or UK
Ordering a groom dupatta or shawl from India? Delivery times, customs duty, returns and tips, in plain words.
3 November 2026
Planning · 2 min
Indian Groom Accessories: Checklist and Timeline
A simple checklist and week-by-week timeline for an Indian groom's wedding look, for weddings in the USA and UK.
3 November 2026
Craft · 6 min
How a sherwani is cut
Eleven panels, a collar that is built rather than folded, and the one measurement no alteration can rescue.
18 August 2026
Choosing · 5 min
Choosing a colour
Ivory against gold, oxblood against a night baraat, and why the screen you are reading this on is lying to you.
4 August 2026
Craft · 7 min
Fabric notes
Raw silk, silk blend, velvet, cotton-silk and brocade — what each one does in heat, in photographs, and after three years in a cupboard.
21 July 2026