Sita Robe
Sita Robe
Description
Cascading lengths of silk designed for softness, ritual, and full-bodied movement.
‘Sita’, meaning ‘full’ in Sanskrit, explores fluidity and immersion through a full-length silhouette intended to drape gently and expansively with the body.
Individually handmade in Australia from 100% silk, each piece is created through botanical printing and natural dye techniques using snow chrysanthemum, silver needle tea, foraged botanicals, Ayurvedic herbs, and iron.
The organic variations in pigment, marking, and tone are an intentional part of the process, making every Sita Robe entirely one of a kind.
Available within the elemental dye worlds of Earth, Air, and Water, or created in collaboration through a custom botanical palette.
Handmade to order. Please allow approximately 2 weeks for creation.
Care
SoltysLabel pieces are made from pure silk and coloured slowly with plants. Natural dyes are living colours and should be cared for gently.
Wash only when needed. Often, simply airing your piece in the shade is enough to refresh it.
When washing, gently hand wash in cool water using a small amount of pH-neutral detergent suitable for silk. Do not soak. Avoid conventional detergents, stain removers, bleach, fabric softeners and products containing enzymes or optical brighteners, as these may alter both the silk and botanical colour.
Avoid prolonged exposure to direct sunlight when drying or storing. Like all naturally dyed cloth, botanical colours may soften and evolve with time. This is part of their natural ageing.
Store clean and dry, away from direct light.
Do not tumble dry.
Iron on a low silk setting, preferably from the reverse.
With gentle care, your piece is intended to be worn and kept for many years.
Design
Designed with an emphasis on simplicity, movement and the natural qualities of silk.
Each piece is individually cut and constructed in the SoltysLabel studio, allowing the form of the garment and the botanical cloth to exist quietly together.
Considered proportions and minimal construction allow for ease on the body, while leaving space for the individual markings of the cloth to remain part of the design.
Made slowly in Australia.