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Fabindia CP brings hand-block-printed textiles and contemporary Indian clothing to Connaught Place, within the brand established in 1960. Its range also includes furniture and skincare, extending the selection beyond clothing and other textile goods. The brand works with rural artisans across India, connecting the Delhi shop's merchandise with production in several states.
New Delhi
Founded in 2013, Aikeyah makes handcrafted womenswear to order in its New Delhi workshop, favouring locally sourced fabrics and a recurring rose motif. The line runs to jackets, saris, lehengas, kurtas and coordinated sets built around classic silhouettes.
Best for Made-to-order handcrafted womenswear
D-7, Block D, Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024, India / New Delhi / India
Inside Retail Asia (2024) records CEO Palak Shah as fourth-generation Banarasi textile manufacturers; official stores page lists a Defence Colony walk-in.
Best for Banarasi textiles from a fourth-generation manufacturing family.
Connaught Place, New Delhi
India's heritage brand since 1960 — hand-block printed textiles, organic skincare, furniture and contemporary Indian wear made by rural artisans across 22 states.
Best for Indian craft & textiles.
Khasra No- 253, ETC, Mehrauli-Gurgaon Rd, Sultanpur, New Delhi, Delhi 110030, India / Delhi / India
AD India: founded 1920 in Mirzapur by Oakley, Bowden and Taylor; India's largest handmade-luxury carpet house. YourChennai (18 Oct 2019): first India retail studio opened in Sultanpur, Delhi.
Best for Handmade carpets from a Mirzapur house founded in 1920.
Connaught Place, New Delhi
Aneeth Arora's whimsical label — hand-embroidered garments mixing Indian craft techniques with playful European-inspired designs.
Best for Aneeth Arora's hand-embroidered garments blending Indian craft with playful European-inspired design
Multiple locations, New Delhi
New Delhi label launched in 2008 by designer Aneeth Arora; combines hand embroidery and traditional Indian textile craft with a playful, Western-inflected silhouette.
Best for Handwoven Indian clothing and fine embroidery
Pero, whose name means 'to wear' in Marwari, was launched in 2008 by Aneeth Arora, a graduate of the Indian Institute of Fashion Technology who went on to study at India's National Institute of Design. Arora spent extensive time with craftspeople learning dyeing, weaving and embroidery techniques, and every Pero garment reportedly passes through the hands of at least half a dozen artisans before completion. The label combines these traditional Indian textile crafts with a Western-leaning design sensibility across women's, men's and children's lines, and has since expanded into home decor. Pero is stocked in roughly 20 countries and has shown at Pitti Uomo and Pitti Bimbo in Florence.
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Fair-trade accessories brand founded in 2005 by Siem Haffmans after meeting Delhi designer Anita Ahuja, who pioneered pressing waste plastic bags into sheets; Ragbag pays India-based ragpickers and fabricators to turn saris, tea sacks and plastic waste into totes.
Best for Fair-trade totes upcycled from recycled saris and cement sacks
Ragbag was founded in 2005 by industrial designer Siem Haffmans, after a trip to Delhi for a conference on sustainable design where he met Anita Ahuja, who had developed a process for pressing collected plastic waste bags into usable sheet material. Ragbag's products are made across different regions of India from upcycled materials: a Delhi Collection from plastic and canvas waste, a Tamil Nadu Collection from used tea sacks, and a Calcutta Collection from recycled cotton and saris. Raw materials are gathered by ragpickers, who along with fabricators are paid a fair price for their work, following the ten principles of the World Fair Trade Organization, with production partners belonging to Fair Trade Forum India.
Delhi / India / Online
The 'couturier of romance' since 1990 — peacock-embroidered capes, Mughal-inspired artistry, and poetic Indian menswear and womenswear.
Best for Mughal-inspired Indian couture
356/357, 2nd Floor, Sultanpur, MG Road, New Delhi 110030, India / New Delhi / India
Sarita Handa began a New Delhi linen/fabric venture in 1992 and opened the first Delhi retail store in 2004; Wikipedia same founding year.
Best for Linen and fabrics from a Delhi venture founded in 1992.
129-130, Meharchand Market, New Delhi 110003, India / New Delhi / India
Founded 1992 by David Housego and Mandeep N. Housego, working with artisans and master weavers; FashionNetwork: first standalone store opened in Meharchand Market in 2012.
Best for Textiles made with artisans and master weavers since 1992.
Sundar Nagar, New Delhi
Indian handicrafts retailer founded in Bombay (Mumbai) in 1906 out of the Swadeshi movement; its flagship on Sir P.M. Road reportedly hosted prime ministers Nehru and Indira Gandhi. Sells crafts sourced nationwide - blue pottery, Ajrakh textiles, Kalamkari, pashmina, brass and marble work.
Best for Curated textiles, home decor, and souvenirs from across India
The Bombay Store dates to 1906 and grew out of India's Swadeshi movement, the campaign for economic self-reliance during the freedom struggle; the brand's own materials credit figures including Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Jamsetji Tata with backing its founding. Its original flagship on Sir P.M. Road in Mumbai reportedly hosted former prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi. The store's proposition has stayed consistent for over a century: handicrafts sourced from across India, including Jaipur blue pottery, Kutch Ajrakh textiles, Andhra Kalamkari painting, Agra marble inlay work, Kashmiri pashmina and traditional brass and metal pieces.
348 D, Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road, near Sultanpur Metro Station, New Delhi 110030, India / New Delhi / India
Sheel Chandra founded The Carpet Cellar in New Delhi in 1975 (collection catalog); Architectural Digest India treats the house as a specialist in hand-knotted antiques and recreations.
Best for Hand-knotted antique carpets and recreations from a Delhi house founded in 1975.
10, Regal Building, Sansad Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi 110001, India / New Delhi / India
Business Standard (2019) calls it probably Delhi's first lifestyle boutique, founded 1969 in the Regal Building; The Delhi Walla (2026-06-26) confirms the shop still survives there.
Best for A Delhi lifestyle boutique founded in 1969 in the Regal Building.
19, Santushti Shopping Complex, Race Course Road, New Delhi 110003, India / Delhi / India
LiveMint (26 Jul 2014, Shefalee Vasudev): Neeru Kumar interviewed at Tulsi, Santushti; three decades of handloom innovation. Shopkhoj: NID-era designer retailing tussar, Odisha ikat and Bengal khadi muslin under Tulsi & Neeru Kumar.
Best for Tussar, Odisha ikat and Bengal khadi muslin from designer Neeru Kumar.
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