Look like royalty in this shirt with its ethnic best with buttons embellishment crafted using premium quality cotton fabric with ajrakh print.This beautiful shirt makes perfect occasion wear.Ageless ajrak fabric is known for its beautiful prints,mainly dominated by shades of red and blue put together in spread out patterns.Ajrak prints fabric has its roots in the indus valley civilisation dating back to 2500 bc-1500 bc.This unique block-printed fabric is made in sindh,pakistan,kutch in gujarat,and barmer in rajasthan.It is said that ajrakh printing was at its peak in india around the 16th century when the khatri community from sindh current pakistan migrated to kutch in gujarat.Today,the villages of ajrakhpur in kutch and barmer in rajasthan are devoted to making ajrakh fabric for the newer generations.The dominant colours found in ajrakh are red and indigo,representing earth and twilight,respectively.However,contemporary ajrakh prints also have added vibrancy of yellows and oranges.Traditionally,black and white colours are used for outlining the designed motif.Making ajrakh print fabric is a long and arduous process and is deeply connected with water and its quality.It is said that the iron content of the water decides the outcome of the fabric.There are several stages involved in making ajrakh.First,ajrakh material is made using the resist printing technique.This unique technique allows the absorption of dye or natural dye only in the intended areas according to the desired pattern.Then,the fabric is washed several times using mordants,oils and camel dung to get the desired effects and vibrant colours.Once the fabric goes through the many steps before the final dyeing,the material is ready for ajrakh printing.The artisans use a special resist paste and then start dying,this step is repeated several times before the final design is achieved in deep red and indigo shades.Although ajrakh printing takes a lot of time and effort.