The Sunday white walls,
The blue glass sky,
And the only man walking slowly down the narrow sea road,
All barely alive.
The cat, the houses, and the street
Have all been put to sleep
In a warm, comfortable defeat
From the April heat.
But, the pink bougainvilleas!
Oh, those pink bougainvillea!
They’re are ringing dangerously wild,
Impossibly alive.
Bougainvillea pink—
Like laughter in the wind.
We are in love with the bougainvillea pink of this gorgeous Kanchi cotton saree; a gleeful and superbly paradisiacal colour that reminds us of jubilant bougainvilleas that bloom happily in the scorching April heat as all other living things wither or find some shade to retreat.
Handcrafted in breezy, lightweight cotton with that impossibly beautiful pink of bougainvilleas, it carries an unapologetic exuberance that you just can’t help but adore. Scattered with handwoven yellow all-over dots and a beautifully minimal pallu and border incorporating contrasting green lines, this saree is a statement of sheer joy.
The simple, all-over pattern distribution lends perfectly to the traditional Sri Lankan osariya drape, as well as the ever-popular nivi drape. This stunningly coloured saree is part of our collection of pure handwoven cotton sarees from Kanchipuram.
Drop into the Rithihi store in Colombo to see them all.
