What is the Flap cut of Fabindia skirts?

The Flap cut is a wrap closure: the fabric wraps around and overlaps, creating a pareo-skirt effect. This design allows an adaptable fit and freedom of movement, without visible zips or buttons. The skirt fastens with internal ties and the outer panel falls naturally, giving the garment a fluid, enveloping line.

How is the block print produced on the skirts?

The artisan uses hand-carved wooden blocks — one for each colour and each element of the design. The block is dipped in pigment and pressed onto the laid-out cotton, repeating the gesture hundreds of times to cover the entire surface. This technique produces slight variations from one point to another on the fabric: it is precisely this irregularity that distinguishes a hand-printed cotton skirt from one produced industrially.

What are the differences between the Kelly, Udaiphur and Eugenia skirts?

The model and fabric are identical: what changes is the block print design. The Kelly skirt has a graphic, bold motif with defined lines. The Udaiphur skirt carries a print with softer, more narrative traditional Rajasthani character. The Eugenia closes with a light-touch, open floral motif. The choice depends on the pattern that best reflects your style.

How do you wash a hand-printed cotton skirt?

Machine-wash at 30°C with garments of a similar colour, using a gentle detergent, without bleach. During the first wash, block print cotton may release a slight excess of pigment — this is a normal characteristic of artisanal printing. Dry in the shade to keep the colours vivid. The cotton softens wash after wash and the print retains its clarity.

How to style the Flap skirts with other Fabindia garments?

The Flap cotton skirt finds its natural pairing with Indian shirts for women in printed cotton — in particular the Bibi shirt for a play of artisanal prints. The Ata Kurta kurta works as a longer alternative over the skirt. For accessorising, block print cotton scarves add colour and Indian cotton bags complete with material coherence.

Printed Cotton Skirt | Fabindia Roma

Flap Skirt

The cotton skirts in the Fabindia Roma collection bring Indian block print to a wrap-around, versati...

The cotton skirts in the Fabindia Roma collection bring Indian block print to a wrap-around, versatile model. Patterns hand-printed on lightweight cotton, Flap cut with a wrap closure: every cotton sk...

The Kelly cotton skirt has a bold, graphic motif that defines the garment’s character with clean lines. The Udaiphur cotton skirt takes its name from the Indian city of lakes and bears a softer print, with lines evoking traditional Rajasthani motifs. The Eugenia cotton skirt completes the collection with a light-touch floral pattern, where flowers are arranged in an open rhythm across the fabric. Variants of the same model, different personalities.

The Flap cut gives the cotton skirt a wrap-around structure: the fabric overlaps, creating a pareo-skirt effect that allows freedom of movement. The hand-printed cotton using the block print technique retains the irregularities of artisanal craftsmanship — every wooden block leaves a unique trace on the fabric, with variations in pressure and colour that distinguish hand printing from industrial production.

Cotton skirts pair harmoniously with the Bibi shirt in printed cotton for a coordinated artisanal set, or with the Indian cotton kurta for a long-on-long silhouette. A wool and cashmere shawl over the shoulders completes the look, while a Roma cotton Shopper carries the same philosophy of material and craftsmanship.

The Flap printed cotton skirts are available at the Fabindia Roma boutique in Via del Banco di Santo Spirito 40. Every cotton skirt arrives from the Indian artisanal workshops selected by Fabindia, with the same care in printing and making that has defined the brand for over fifty years.