Chikan (embroidery)

Chikankari is a traditional embroidery style from Lucknow, India. Translated, the word means embroidery (thread or wire) and it is one of Lucknow's best known textile decoration styles. This info is from wikipedia. Here are two pictures of Leni Klum in a chikan top.

A picture of bollywood celebrity Navya Naveli in a chikan sharara.

Miss India second runner up 2016 in chikan.

Usually this is in pastel colors but here is an example in a deep color. Miss West Bengal 2023 in Chikan.

Bollywood celebrity Samaira Khan in chikan.

Miss India 2023 in chikan.

Ananya Pandey in chikan. I love how she wears blue bangles with it.

Ananya Singh in chikan.

Sreya Jayadeep in a unique chikan top. And below is another picture of Pankhuri Gidwani.