SD
ESTABLISHED NAME
Sharbari Datta
Kolkata, West Bengal
Menswear house
Menswear houseKolkata designCouture & craft
A Kolkata house long associated with Bengali men's occasion wear, and one of the city's defining menswear labels.
Avant-Garde and Conceptual from Kolkata
Kolkata is called a city of designers for a reason: it has produced a very large share of India's best-known names, and the studios still work here rather than moving out. Fabric, karigars and weaving clusters are all within reach, which is what keeps the work in the city.
Named companies
Design houses of Kolkata
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PB
ESTABLISHED NAME
Paromita Banerjee
Kolkata, West Bengal
Design label
Design labelKolkata designCouture & craft
A Kolkata designer working closely with Indian handloom and craft traditions.
RN
ESTABLISHED NAME
Rimi Nayak
Kolkata, West Bengal
Design label
Design labelKolkata designCouture & craft
A Kolkata-based designer on the city's fashion week circuit.
BD
ESTABLISHED NAME
Bhomra Design & Co.
Kolkata, West Bengal
Design label
Design labelKolkata designCouture & craft
The Kolkata label of Sriparna Ray.
BC
ESTABLISHED NAME
BOBO Calcutta
Kolkata, West Bengal
Design label
Design labelKolkata designCouture & craft
The label of Ayushman Mitra, known for art-led printed clothing.
ES
ESTABLISHED NAME
Esha Sethi Thirani
Kolkata, West Bengal
Design label
Design labelKolkata designCouture & craft
A Kolkata designer working between couture and a pret line, shown at Paris Fashion Week.
S
ESTABLISHED NAME
Sabyasachi
Kolkata, West Bengal
Couture house
Couture houseKolkata designCouture & craft
The label of Sabyasachi Mukherjee, a Kolkata-born designer, jeweller and couturier who has sold under his own name since 1999 and is best known internationally for bridal couture.
AK
ESTABLISHED NAME
Anamika Khanna
Kolkata, West Bengal
Couture house
Couture houseKolkata designCouture & craft
A Kolkata-based designer, among the first Indian designers to show at Paris Fashion Week and to launch a global line under her own name.
KU
ESTABLISHED NAME
Kiran Uttam Ghosh
Kolkata, West Bengal
Couture house
Couture houseKolkata designCouture & craft
A Kolkata designer whose womenswear covers sarees, kurtas, lehengas and shararas alongside a bag line.
AD
ESTABLISHED NAME
Abhishek Dutta
Kolkata, West Bengal
Couture house
Couture houseKolkata designCouture & craft
A Kolkata designer known for minimal, sculpted silhouettes, who has shown at Lakme Fashion Week and internationally.
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