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.
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Kolkata, West Bengal
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.
Kolkata, West Bengal
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.
Kolkata, West Bengal
A Kolkata designer whose womenswear covers sarees, kurtas, lehengas and shararas alongside a bag line.
Kolkata, West Bengal
A Kolkata designer known for minimal, sculpted silhouettes, who has shown at Lakme Fashion Week and internationally.
Kolkata, West Bengal
The label of the Kolkata design duo Dev and Nil, whose Lakme Fashion Week debut in 2006 brought them national attention.
Kolkata, West Bengal
A Kolkata designer working in conceptual and avant-garde clothing.
Kolkata, West Bengal
A NIFT Kolkata graduate working in haute couture, bridal and occasion wear for men and women.
Kolkata, West Bengal
A Kolkata designer and entrepreneur known for designs with a distinctly Bengali character.
Kolkata, West Bengal
A Kolkata house long associated with Bengali men's occasion wear, and one of the city's defining menswear labels.
Kolkata, West Bengal
A Kolkata designer working closely with Indian handloom and craft traditions.
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