Who's Next, Paris
25 and counting: Indian brands showing in Paris this September
This September, a group of Indian brands shows in Paris, at Who's Next, the city's biggest B2B fashion floor, from 5 to 7 September 2026 at Porte de Versailles, in front of buyers from across the world.
We curate hard, so this isn't a random list. It's womenswear built on handloom and hand embroidery, leather woven by hand, sculptural silver, plant-based luxury, playful homeware, even hair accessories. The thread running through all of them is craft, the thing India does better than almost anywhere.
And the list is still growing. More brands are joining before the show, so call this 25 and counting. If you want your label on it, there's still time. Here are the 25 so far.
Womenswear and ready-to-wear
Nidhi Yasha
A luxury ready-to-wear label from the Mumbai house The NY Studio, founded by Nidhi Yasha. Collections built around handcrafted textiles and richly worked surfaces rooted in Indian craft. An FDCI member who has shown at India Fashion Week and London Fashion Week.
Khara Kapas
The name means “pure cotton,” and founder Shilpi Yadav means it. Relaxed, earthy, breathable pieces in handwoven and natural fabrics, made on a slow, sustainable model.
Jiwya
A 100% plant-based luxury label from Nashik, founded by two textile scientists. No synthetic dyes, plastics or animal products anywhere in the chain, built on more than 100 traditional Indian textile crafts.
Sunira Designs
Luxury womenswear split between Delhi and New York, working in chanderi, mul, brocade and silk. Handmade pieces that pair heritage crafts with contemporary cuts.
Payal Pratap
Payal Pratap Singh launched her label in 2010 for the modern Indian woman who keeps her roots. The signature is in the surfaces: cross-stitch and thread embroidery, patchwork, prints and handwoven weaves.
Aida by Priyanka Jain
Priyanka Jain bridges age-old Indian technique and modern shape, working in handwoven Jamdani and handloom cotton, with sustainability at the core.
Ode the Label
A slow, conscious label from the duo Oindrila and Arka, made by hand in handwoven fabrics. Effortless, comfort-led womenswear where every piece carries a traditional Indian technique.
Yavi
Yadvi Agarwal builds Yavi around textiles and surface art: Impressionist-inspired hand-painted prints and indigenous dyeing on natural fabrics and clean silhouettes.
Sarron
Slow-made clothing handcrafted by karigars in Bengal. It reinterprets Jamdani, kantha and appliqué into modern silhouettes in cotton and silk-cotton handloom.
Noib
NOIB, short for “No In Between,” is a conscious contemporary womenswear label from Delhi built on bold prints and natural fabrics, made in small batches.
Beetroot
Founder Deepika Lodha grew Beetroot from a saree label into a house known for kaleidoscopic prints and colour, cut into minimal, comfort-first silhouettes in indigenous textiles.
Azu Clothing
A female-owned label out of Noida, built on delicate hand embroidery in mul chanderi and a soft palette of blush, mauve and ecru.
Notebook
Niharika Gupta founded Notebook in 2018 on a sharp idea: the “urban uniform.” She re-engineers shirting and menswear tailoring into polished, functional womenswear. A Grazia Young Fashion Award winner.
Shibui
Named for the Japanese idea of understated beauty, Shibui makes minimalist wardrobe staples in organically dyed, sustainably made natural textiles.
The Latest Label
A luxury ready-to-wear house focused on occasion and evening wear: midi and maxi dresses, slit gowns, lace and pearl work, in polished Western silhouettes.
Guapa
Reby Kumar designs Guapa as fuss-free, playful resort wear and swimwear, made in India. Recognised by the Vogue India Fashion Fund and young-designer platforms at Grazia and Elle.
Minis
A resort and swimwear label made in India and shipping worldwide: swimsuits, kaftans and vacation-ready clothing and accessories in an easy, sun-and-sea sensibility.
Raga Designs by Neeru Kumar
Textile designer Neeru Kumar has revived Indian handloom since 1986, working silk, wool, linen and cotton through traditional weaving. For Paris she brings a handwoven garment collection: consciously made apparel that carries her signature textile craft, exported worldwide.
Accessories and jewellery
Art-chives India
Co-founded in Mumbai by former LVMH executive Gaurav Bhatia, an artisanal-luxury house spanning ornate handbags, homeware and decor, made by fair-wage artisans. Stocked at Le Mill and Aashni + Co.
Calonge
A Chennai leather house known for entirely hand-braided leather. Bags and wallets woven by hand by a workforce of more than 300 women artisans, with a refined, contemporary finish.
Notice Me
Handmade statement bags and accessories from Mumbai, made to get you noticed. Quirky, playful pieces with a Gen-Z sense of humour (the Aamchi Mango Bag, the Dirty Martini Clutch) and the odd pop-culture collaboration.
Love Rata
Rata, founded by Pratiksha Tandon in 2023, makes whimsical beaded art jewellery and accessories by hand: bead-weaving, crochet, wire artistry. Already shown at London Fashion Week.
Bhavya Ramesh
Sculptural jewellery in 925 sterling silver with a bohemian, futuristic edge. Founder Bhavya Ramesh is known for boundary-pushing pieces: nail crowns, webbed-finger rings, silver sunglasses.
Hair Drama Company
Founded in 2015 by Priyanka Sanghi, a luxury hair-accessories label and the first to 3D-print them. More than 500 products, 90% of them handcrafted by Indian artisans.
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