Mayura Peacock Tee
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Kalamkari, reimagined
Wear
Wear
the story.
For three thousand years, artisans of the Krishna delta drew stories onto cloth with a bamboo pen and the colours of the earth. Kalaavi sets those stories free — onto the clothes you actually live in.
She who carries the art
Rooted, not costumeModern in cut, ancient in spiritKalamkari-inspiredMade in IndiaHonest craft
Rooted, not costumeModern in cut, ancient in spiritKalamkari-inspiredMade in IndiaHonest craft
The house of Kalaavi
Heritage you don’t
Heritage you don’t
have to wait for.
Kalamkari was never mere decoration. It was a story you could wear — but for too long it lived only on temple hangings and festival sarees.
We bring the peacock, the deer, the lotus and the tree of life onto tees, tops and crop tops — pieces that move through an ordinary Tuesday as easily as a celebration. Modern in cut, ancient in spirit.
Read our storyThe founding drop
Everyday, ready now.
Kalamkari-inspired pieces, printed on soft cotton and shipped across India.
Peacock · Hamsa · Lotus · Tree of Life · Parrot · Sun & Moon — the motif cast that runs through everything we make.
The craft
Indigo, madder,
Indigo, madder,
myrobalan, iron.
Every colour in Kalaavi is a dye with a name and a source — indigo from the plant, madder from the root, ochre from turmeric.
We’re honest about it: printed pieces are Kalamkari-inspired. The word Kalamkari we reserve strictly for genuine artisan work.
Inside the craftWhat we believeFour things,
Four things,
always true.
01
Wear the story
Narrative art, never just a pattern.
02
Everyday, not occasion-only
Heritage you don’t wait for.
03
Rooted, not costume
Modern silhouette, ancient soul.
04
Honest craft
We say exactly what a piece is.
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