Why hand painted clothes are expensive

Why hand painted clothes are expensive


Hand Painting is an ancient art to express thoughts, and emotion in the form of a piece of art.
Slowly and steadily it became so popular that artisians started epicting same on clothes and eventually it evolved as popular form of art which marked it's presence in the wardrobe of kings and queens.
Hand painted textiles often carry cultural or historical significance, especially when traditional techniques or motifs are used. This heritage adds value and prestige to the garments.
Slowly hand painted sarees and hand painted suits became status symbol .

We elegance by aradhana often got this question that why the women suits and sarees are so expensive

Hand painted clothes are often expensive due to various reasons
Because creating a hand painted saree or suit requires high skills and training, creating a hand painted suit requires te, attention, focus, vision of an artist to paint a thought on fabric.

Uniqueness and Exclusivity: Each hand painted garment is unique.
Each hand painted suit and saree is unique unlike other mass produced clothes.
Giving an aesthetic appeal to saree and suit requires high level of precision, high quality tools and material.
Various expensive dyes and professional know how to make it a wearable art
We elegance by aradhana make sure that each hand painted saree and hand painted suit under go a skilled hand and mandatory procedure.
High labour cost and expertise reflects in the price of hand painted clothes.

In summary, the combination of craftsmanship, uniqueness, materials, cultural significance, and market positioning contributes to the higher cost of hand painted clothes.
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