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The Lookbook

Worn in motion

A season of traditional Afghan dresses and modestwear shot the way they're worn — mirror-work catching the light, full skirts turning, zari and sequins lifting for the entrance.

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Champagne pearl modest gown with a satin overskirt and crystal bodice on stone steps.Ziva BoutiqueTraditional Afghan dresses & modestwear · Melbourne

The runway

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Tap any look to read its coverage, sleeve density, fabric and colour — every dress is a real piece you can buy, hire or have made to order.

Emerald green velvet Afghan gandi dress with dense ivory embroidery and a matching embroidered waistcoat.
Navy Afghan kuchi dress with heavy mirror and coin work, gold brocade skirt and a turquoise embroidered dupatta and tumban.
Royal blue velvet Afghan kuchi dress with multi-colour tribal embroidery bands, silver coins and an orange tumban.
Teal and gold brocade Afghan gandi dress with a mirror-work kuchi bodice and a dramatic full circle skirt fanned out.
Magenta floral Afghan gown with a mirror-work kuchi bodice, balloon sleeves and a flowing saffron chiffon train.
Crimson Afghan dress with a green and red cross-stitch embroidered yoke and a soft blue floral print.
Model in a deep burgundy beaded modest cape-sleeve gown on wide stone steps.
Burgundy beadwork, cape sleeve — full length

First look

The cape, caught mid-turn

We photograph a cape the way it lives — falling on the walk, lifting on the turn, settling back into a fully-covered line. Nothing is pinned for the camera; what you see is how the gown actually moves at your event.

Deep burgundy, hand-beaded across the bodice and sleeve, on a silhouette drawn to cover beautifully from shoulder to hem.

Model in a nude beaded modest gown with feather sleeves, framed by an arched window.
Nude beadwork, feather sleeve — arched window

In detail

Feather, read as movement

A Ziva feather sleeve is built to fall full all evening — fluffed and steamed into shape, never wetted — so it reads as soft movement rather than a cover-up. Coverage is structural; the drama is the point.

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A gown should be photographed the way it's worn — covered, in candlelight, mid-turn — never flat against a wall.
The season, in a line

How the season reads

Four chapters, one boutique

Traditional Afghan
Kuchi and gandi, mirror-work and zari, rich with heritage colour.
Bridal & Henna
Colour and movement — sequins, mirror-work, the turn of a full skirt.
Formal & Evening
Zari and sequin eveningwear built for an entrance, fully lined and covered.
New Arrivals
The latest pieces in the boutique — fresh jewel tones and made-to-order looks.
Model in a lilac beaded modest gown with a sheer overlay, beside stone columns.
Lilac beadwork, sheer overlay — stone columns
Back view of an emerald beaded modest ballgown.

Front, back & turn

Beadwork that catches the light from every angle.

A study in champagne

The same gown, two angles

Champagne pearl modest gown with a satin overskirt, photographed against a stone column.
Champagne pearl — the column line
Side view of a champagne pearl modest gown with a satin overskirt lifting on the steps.
The overskirt, lifting on the turn

The full season

Every look, available now

Emerald green velvet Afghan gandi dress with dense ivory embroidery and a matching embroidered waistcoat.
To buyTo hireMade to orderEmerald Gandi Afghan DressDM for priceEmerald & ivory
Navy Afghan kuchi dress with heavy mirror and coin work, gold brocade skirt and a turquoise embroidered dupatta and tumban.
To buyTo hireMade to orderNavy Kuchi Mirrorwork DressDM for priceNavy & turquoise
Royal blue velvet Afghan kuchi dress with multi-colour tribal embroidery bands, silver coins and an orange tumban.
To buyTo hireRoyal Blue Tribal Kuchi DressDM for priceRoyal blue & multi
Teal and gold brocade Afghan gandi dress with a mirror-work kuchi bodice and a dramatic full circle skirt fanned out.
To buyMade to orderTeal & Gold Gandi DressDM for priceTeal & gold
Magenta floral Afghan gown with a mirror-work kuchi bodice, balloon sleeves and a flowing saffron chiffon train.
To hireMade to orderMagenta Floral Kuchi GownDM for priceMagenta & saffron
Crimson Afghan dress with a green and red cross-stitch embroidered yoke and a soft blue floral print.
To buyTo hireCrimson Cross-Stitch DressDM for priceCrimson & green

The season in motion

Traditional Afghan dresses & modestwear, photographed as worn

This lookbook captures our traditional Afghan, bridal & henna and formal & evening dresses the way they actually move — mirror-work and sequins catching the light, full skirts turning, zari and beadwork lifting for the entrance. Each look is a real, available piece you can buy, hire or have made to order.

From the runway to your event

Tap any look to see its coverage, sleeve density, fabric and colour, then message us to reserve. Prefer something just for you? The same mirror-work and silhouettes can be made to your measurements — modest by design, from first idea to fitting, here in Melbourne.

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By occasion

Traditional AfghanBridal & HennaFormal & EveningNew Arrivals

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