Cheltiké™ 003
Cheltiké™ 003
The new series of works from Shahla Dorriz, entitled Cheltiké™, translates from Persian to “40 pieces”. The informally-used method in Iranian villages was used to quilt and conjoin several disparate pieces of frayed and superfluous textiles together. Utilizing a garment pattern from Dorriz’s archived works from the 1990s, the new body of work features editions of one of Cheltiké™ works. One-of-one works handmade upholding the Iranian tradition of Cheltiké™.
Cheltiké™ 003 is an assortment of contemporary Iranian termeh, suede leather, a historical jacquard from the Shahla Dorriz Archives with contemporary jacquard.
Complementary courier service delivery provided to all clients within 100 miles of Los Angeles, California.
Sizes custom tailor-made complementary per order. Shop skirt separately here.
The fashion industry is responsible for nearly 10% of global carbon emissions—more than all international flights and maritime shipping combined—and produces 20% of global wastewater, largely from dyeing and textile treatment. This work was custom-made and handcrafted in Southern California with quality textiles. Original garment designs and artwork are the intellectual property of Shahla Dorriz and are protected under applicable copyright, trademark, and design rights law.
Since the 1990s, Shahla Dorriz has worked exclusively in a bespoke model: one-of-one couture, with no garment ever reproduced. Shahla Dorriz preserves a 150-year-old family textile archive from the provinces of Yazd and Esfahan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Bukhara, and Baluchistan, including Iranian Qalamkar (blockprinting), soozan-doozi, and gol-dozi works.
This work by Shahla Dorriz is one-of-one, an edition of one. Only one single iteration and edition of this work exists. For this reason, this work is non-refundable and is final sale. As part of the collection and acquisition of this work, Shahla Dorriz is proud to present complementary repair services for Cheltiké™ works over the lifetime of the work, ensuring its longevity through mending of normal wear such as stitching, lining, or panel replacements. Please know, certain Cheltiké™ works incorporate natural frayed edges and loose stitches as an aesthetic arrangement of the work. Additionally, the nature of Cheltiké™ works are that the specific textiles are irreplaceable, rare, one-of-a-kind, and repairs will not guarantee the work will be restored to it its original state; rather, the work will transform. Email info@shahladorriz.com for any specific questions about this work.