| Mr. Khan brought these concepts to fruition through prints, beading, threadwork and laser cuts in his signature dresses as well as in separates, and gravitated toward black, white and blue hues. |
| Varanasi is famous for its production of silks and brocades with gold and silver threadwork. |
| Bedin's eight redingotes were worked in lavish lace and gold filigree threadwork, mounted on padding over crinoline hoops, some with skirts whooshed up like Elizabethan ruffs. |
| Fine embroidery, especially gold threadwork, was of course a specialised skill, done for rich patrons, not the stitchcraft of hovels. |
