Men’s Embroidered Khenja Shirt — Cotton Silk Blend

The Khenja is the everyday upper garment worn across the Eastern Himalayan hills, and this one is cut as a shirt rather than a layering jacket. That single decision changes what it is for: it carries an ordinary weekday and still holds its own at Losar, at a wedding, or on a visit to the monastery.

The line that defines it runs diagonally — a placket curving from the collar out toward the left underarm, traced in fine satin piping so it reads clearly from across a room. A cloud-scroll motif sits beside that curve in zari thread, its twin repeated small on each wing of the standing collar. Against the shoulder the cloth stays light through a long afternoon, matte rather than shining, with enough give to reach and sit without pulling.

Worn over dark trousers it reads as daily wear; layered under a sleeveless khenja it moves into Losar and family functions. Each piece is tailor-made to your measurements — after ordering, Bhutib contacts you directly to confirm fit and preferences. Stitched in Kalimpong by tailors who have been setting this collar for years.