The Haveli Cargo Pants
A haveli is a townhouse with a courtyard at its heart — an architecture of enclosure, of rooms opening onto rooms, of detail that compounds as you go deeper inside. The Haveli Cargo Pants are built like that: practical in silhouette, layered in surface, more interesting the closer you look. Constructed from blue khaddar, the pants carry a composed block print across the body — a pattern designed specifically for this garment, not a repeat applied mechanically but a composition considered for the particular surfaces it would cover. Hand-dyed ajrak patches are placed throughout, their Sindhi resist-print pattern in conversation with the khaddar block print beneath. Ajrak detailing continues at seams and edges. Cargo pockets on the legs are functional and structured. A screen-printed RASTAH logo patch marks the piece. Blue khaddar is a specific material choice — it has the weight and texture of a working fabric, the hand-woven quality that mill-made fabric can't replicate. The block print on khaddar soaks differently than on jersey, the ink settling into the texture rather than sitting on top. The ajrak patches bring their own complete visual world into the piece, a pattern system with its own colour logic that sits alongside the block print in productive contrast. The haveli reveals itself slowly. These pants operate the same way — wear them once and they read as cargo pants with craft details; live with them longer and the full conversation between the materials becomes clear. Key Features Blue khaddar construction Composed block print across body Hand-dyed ajrak patches and detailing Cargo pockets at legs Screen-printed RASTAH logo patch Adjustable drawstring waistband Care Instructions Dry clean only