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Paris Collection (Paris Fashion Week) designers are taking notice! For the past few years, many famous designers have started using this Uzbek handwoven “kasuri” fabric—ikat—in their collections.\

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This pochette is made luxuriously with newly woven ikat fabric on both the front and back♪ It’s a truly beautiful pochette, with each cut-out ikat motif showing a different expression!\
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↓The image below shows the same shape in a different pattern. **(Photo captions)** - “Luxuriously made with ikat on both sides. It also has a nylon lining♪” - “Size comparison: the left is 24×18 cm, the middle is 20×15 cm. The book on the right is a paperback.” **— Ikat goods lineup —** - Cushion / pillow covers - Ikat mini pouch - Ikat pochette - Clutch bag - Square bag - Round bag - Square shoulder bag - Horizontal (wide) shoulder bag - Double-space bag - Tote bag - Shoulder bag - Ikat belt **Uzbekistan’s ikat…** Ikat has long been woven in the lush Fergana Valley, but under Soviet rule its production was restricted as something strongly tied to ethnic identity. Even so, artisans secretly passed down the techniques so they wouldn’t die out—making it a textile that can be called a source of national pride. Ikat (kasuri) is an extremely elaborate textile: the threads are first set on a loom, marks are made to indicate which areas will be dyed according to the planned pattern placement, the threads are removed from the loom and dyed, and then they are set on the loom once again and woven. It is a traditional silk textile of the Fergana Valley, right in the heart of the Silk Road. → In recent years, many Paris Collection designers have taken notice. It has been presented in collections as dresses, jackets, skirts, bags, and more! ↓Ethnic garments from the 19th–20th century using ikat.