Our Fabric

Silk

At Coral by Seema, fabric is not just a medium, it’s a message. Every garment begins with silk. But not just any silk. We work almost exclusively with 100% pure mulberry silk, a protein-based, organic material that breathes, drapes and absorbs natural dyes with an elegance nothing else can replicate. It’s soft to the touch, luminous in light, and forever timeless in feel.

Our silk is sourced directly from South India, where generations of artisans and farmers have worked with care, not chemicals. The silk we use is untreated, uncoated, and free from synthetic finishes, allowing it to hold natural colour like memory.

We don’t dye the fabric and then cut it. We first imagine the collection, the story, the silhouettes, the textures. Only then do we cut the fabric with intention, piece by piece, and dye it to match the mood of each garment. Years of experimentation have led us to a palette of seven signature botanical colours, each drawn from nature’s quiet leftovers: onion skins, madder roots, henna, Sappan wood, pomegranate rinds, and marigold petals. We gather what has already fallen, what has already been forgotten. Many a times, each extract is used multiple times, and in multiple ways. The first dip may yield a deep rust. The second, a soft peach. The third, a whisper of blush. This is how we honour the material, by letting it offer everything it has. Some of our raw ingredients are foraged by hand, from gardens, roadsides, temple floors. Others are procured from certified natural dye vendors from different corners of India. In either case, we use only what is kind to skin, to soil, and to the soul. The result is not just a garment, but a rhythm between fabric and earth where nothing is wasted, and everything holds meaning.