Burgundy Shankh Phool Frill Makeup Bag

The conch shell has been sacred in India for thousands of years. It appears in temple carvings, in jewellery, in the hands of gods. It also appears, rendered as a fan-shaped flower, on the block-printed textiles of Bagru.
The shankh phool is a motif that sits somewhere between the natural and the geometric. The form is organic, a shell, a flower, petals fanning outward from a central point in the way a conch opens at its mouth. But the repeat is precise, each motif sitting in a tight grid across the cloth, the forms interlocking so closely that the cream and the burgundy share almost equal space on the surface. It is a pattern that rewards looking. From a distance it reads as texture. Up close it resolves into something much more considered.
The burgundy ground is one of the deeper colours in the Bagru palette, achieved by building up colour in layers until the cotton holds a richness that lighter grounds cannot reach. The cream of the shankh phool is the cotton itself, left untouched where the resist was applied before the ground colour was laid.
The same fabric is gathered into a full frill that runs all the way around the bag, the shell forms tumbling into the pleats as the cloth is gathered. A gold zip runs across the top, finished with a self-fabric tassel pull and our small metal tiger.
The frilly bag for someone who finds quiet patterns more interesting than loud ones.

Every Burgundy Shankh Phool bag is printed and stitched by hand, so no two are quite the same. The deep burgundy ground is one of the more characterful colours in the range and may carry a slightly warmer or cooler tone from piece to piece. You may notice a shankh phool that caught the resist a little more heavily on one side, or a motif that sits a fraction closer to its neighbour in one area of the cloth. The frill is gathered by hand, so its fullness will vary slightly around the bag. The restraint of this pattern means every small variation is visible, and every one of them tells you something about the hand that made it.

• Wipe clean with a damp cloth for daily care
• Machine-wash on a gentle cycle in cool water
• Wash separately the first time, colours may release slightly
• Air-dry away from direct sunlight
• Steam or iron on a low heat if needed

UK delivery

• Standard delivery — £5.95, free over £60. Royal Mail tracked, 3–5 working days.
• Express delivery — £7.95. Royal Mail tracked, 1–2 working days.
• Order before 2pm Monday–Friday for same-day dispatch. Orders placed after 2pm, or over the weekend, dispatch the next working day.

International delivery

We ship worldwide. Rates and timeframes calculated at checkout based on your destination. Customs duties and import taxes are not included and are the customer's responsibility.

Returns

You have 14 days from receiving your order to return it. Items must be unused, in their original condition and packaging.

For change-of-mind returns, we email you a Royal Mail returns link — no printer needed, no postage to pay upfront. The cost of return postage is deducted from your refund.

For faulty, damaged or incorrect items, we cover return postage in full and refund your original delivery charge. Sale items are final.

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Every piece in our collection is sourced directly from artisan workshops we know by name. We pay fairly, we visit often, and we believe the people who make a thing should be valued as much as the thing itself. We use natural dyes wherever possible, plastic-free packaging in every order, and we donate a share of every sale back into the craft communities we work with.

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