The textile and apparel industry in India is very big and diversified. The Indian textile and apparel industry has done wonders throughout past years and in 2019-20 the industry stood at $108.5 bn market. In this market $75 bn business was consumed at domestically where as $28.4 bn was exported to the world market.
The apparel industry in India is so huge that it has plenty of brands selling their clothing range amongst the customers with tight competition. Each and every brand comes up with their unique design, material and ideas and sells them to customer via their online or offline stores. Many individual brands has their exclusive stores in mega cities where as they also sells their clothes in multi-brand outlets.
In this cut-throat competition brands can’t sustain on just quality and design as they need proper pricing as well specially in Indian market. There are many brands in Indian market who sells their clothing range at much higher price which middle class family can’t even afford but still plenty of leading brands do have affordable clothes in the market.
Today we will talk about 15 leading clothing and fashion brands of India who sells high quality clothes to Indian market since many years. Few of these brand names do sounds like foreign brands but they all are Indian brands. Keep reading this post as it will enlighten your knowledge more about fashion and apparel brands in India.
List of Top 18 Best Indian Clothing and Fashion Brands
Allen Solly
Allen Solly was originally a british brand founded in 1744 by W. Hollin and Co Ltd. Allen Solly was launched in India in 1993 by Madura Fashion and Life Style which is currently a division of Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail ltd. That means Allen Solly is acquired and owned by Aditya Birla group and now it’s an Indian Brand.
Allen Solly is probably the first brand ever in India who introduced western work wear for Women in India. Allen Solly is one of the fastest growing clothing and fashion brand in India having presence in almost every state.
Allen Solly clothing brand has wide range of top wear & bottom wear products for men, women, boys & girls. Some of the top quality clothing includes formal shirts for men, formal and casual dresses for women and latest winter wear collection.
Apart from clothes Allen Solly also has huge collection of Masks, Handkerchief, purse, wallets and many more accessories.
Levi’s
Levis was founded in 1853 by Levi Strauss and one of the most popular apparel brands of United States. Levis is considered as global leads in Jeans as people are crazy behind this brand. Levis manufactures one of the most stylish & comfortable jeans for men & women. Levis has around 500+ stores and it’s available in 110 countries including India.
Levis is focusing on becoming environment friendly brand where they use minimum resources to build quality jeans and the wastage remains very low which probably harms the environment indirectly.
Levis has the long history for introducing greatest clothing range ever in mankind history and we are thankful to them. Levis is one of the most established clothing brands in India.
Park Avenue
Park Avenue fashion brand was introduced by the Raymond in 1986. This brand was introduced to offer men a complete wardrobe dressing solutions and it became hit. Park Avenue is one of the most prestigious brands in the Raymond Apparel Ltd. portfolio.
Park Avenue is currently India’s leading men’s readymade garment brand and has the values of trust, integrity, quality and excellence.
In 2007 Park Avenue also launched women’s range in western formal wear segment. Park Avenue has more than 565 Raymond Shops, over 50 exclusive brand store, more than 5 exclusive women brand stores and total 656 multi-brand outlets.
Park Avenue has one of the biggest network and apparel chain in the country and it servers thousands of customers every day. Not just on offline store but it has huge sale on various marketplaces as well.
Park Avenue brand also won the ‘Best Design Concept’ of the Year Award for Innovative AUTOFIT Concept at Images Fashion Awards 2015.
Mufti
Mufti is one of the most recognized fashion brands in India. Mufti was launched in 1998 by Mr. Kamal Khushlani. Mufti’s main ambition was to provide alternative and casual dressing solution and they succeeded in it quite well.
Mufti’s main product was the jeans and it became instant hit as it was a perfect day to day wear amongst the youth. Soon most of the bollywood stars started wearing it in public and grabbed the attention of many people.
Not just jeans but Mufti has large range of casual wear including shirts, t-shirts, jeans, shorts, joggers and some accessories as well. Currently Mufti has over 90 large format stores, 1200 multi-brand stores and 300 exclusive brand outlets in pan India.
Pepe Jeans
Pepe Jeans is one of the most popular denim and casual wear jeans brand around the world. The company was founded in 1973 by 3 brothers (Nitin, Arun and Milan Shah) at the streets of Portobello road market in London. Lately they have expanded their store in Carnaby street and then opened store in Europe in 1980s.
In February 2015, Pepe Jeans and Hackett London brand (part of the Pepe Jeans Group) were acquired by the Lebanese M1 Group, and the LVMH subsidiary, L Capital Asia.
Pepe Jeans brand has large products range including T-shirts, Sweatshirts, Jeans, regular fit shirts, polo shirts, Jackets, Joggers, knee/calf length short length pant (Capris), and so on. Pepe Jeans also has very good and wide collection for kids.
Wrangler
Wrangler is one of the oldest fashion brand in the world founded in 1904 by C C Hudson. Currently Wrangler is owned by Kontoor brands INC. which also owns the popular Lee.
Wrangler has high quality collection and clothing range for both men & women. One can easily found their brand outlets or exclusive stores near you. Wrangler may have the limited range on their website but to explore more range do visit their store.
Numero Uno
Numero Uno is basically a spanish name and it’s English translation is “Number One”. Numero Uno was launched in the year 1987.
Numero Uno is one of the most loved and admired brand in the country having wide range of products including Jeans, Shirts, T-Shirts, Jackets for men & women. Numero Uno brand has variety of top & bottom wear. Apart from this they also have footwear, bags and other accessories range.
Numero Uno is one of the few brands which can design, manufacture and market their own denim and it’s their main USP. Currently Numero Uno has over 200 exclusive brand stores and more than 700 multi-brand outlets around the country.
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo Fashions Ltd was launched by Oswan Woolen Mills Ltd in 1984 which is the flagship company of Nahar group. Monte Carlo brand name sounds like any foreign company but this brand is a clothing company based in India only.
Monte Carlo was popular because of their woolen and cotton garments for men, women & kids. Monte Carlo delivers the high fashion street brand across India and youth loves to flaunt their clothing style having this brand name on it.
Monte Carlo has wide range of clothing collection including T-Shirts, Shirts, Linen Shirts, Denim, Trousers, Dresses, Shorts, Tunics, Sportswear & much more for men, women and tweens.
Apart from this Monte Carlo brand was honored as one of ASIA’S BEST MARKETING BRANDS by World Consulting & Research Corporation (WCRC).
Peter England
Peter England is one of the most dashing and stylish clothing brand in India. Peter England was founded in 1889 in Londonderry, Ireland. The main reason behind building this brand is to provide British soldiers with fine Khaki trousers during the Boer War.
After more than 100 years, Peter England entered into the Indian market in 1997 and changed the complete game of fashion industry. Peter England brand was then acquired by Aditya Birla group in 2000 and now its India’s leading menswear brand.
Peter England brand was listed amongst 5 top trusted brands in apparel category for 7 consecutive years. Peter England has 700+ brand outlets, 3000+ multi brand outlets in the country. Apart from this Peter England has 4 Million+ customer base which makes this brand one of the biggest fashion brand in India.
Louis Philippe
Louis Philippe is also an Indian brand owned by Madura Fashion & lifestyle which is a division of Largest Indian fashion conglomerate Aditya Birla Group. Louis Philippe brand was founded in 1989 and it was named after King of the French Louis Philippe from 1930 to 1948.
Louis Philippe brand’s turnover is around $150 million which makes this brand as one of the largest apparel brands in India. Louis Philippe brand’s collection is absolutely fabulous including T-Shirts, shirts, Blazers, Casual Shirts, Formal Shirts, Trousers, Jackets, Sweatshirts and many more.
Apart from this Louis Philippe also has the wedding collection for every function. Louis Philippe has plenty of exclusive brand outlets and multi-brand outlets in India.
FabIndia
FabIndia is little different fashion brand compared to other giants. FabIndia has plenty of stores in India which retailing garments, furnishings, fabrics and ethnic products which are handmade by craftspeople across India. This brand has over 55000 craft based rural producers who delivers such products to urban market with the highest quality.
Currently FabIndia has 327 stores across India and 14 international stores selling high class handmade products. FabIndia has largest network at rural area who delivers good quality and material clothes to this brand. Customers across India and the world love to buy FabIndia products.
FabIndia has wide collection of ethnic wear, western wear, Jewelry, bags, footwear and many more things. Customers do have some emotional connection with this brand thus it has high returning customers’ ratio.
Biba
Biba was launched in India by Mrs. Meena Bindra in 1988. Biba is mainly women centric brand selling wide range of clothing collection for women and girls including suits, Lehnga, kurta, shrugs, kurtis, pants, palazzo, skirts, leggings and many more.
Biba is a synonym word of pretty women in Punjabi language and it’s most creative name as it connects directly to women and girls in India. Biba is one of the largest fashion brands to sell ethnic wear for women in India.
Biba also partnered with many bollywood movies where leading actress also wear their brand in the movie. Their integration was with “Na Tum Janno Na Hum”, followed by other exclusive partnerships with movies such as “Devdas”, “Baghban”, “Hulchul”, & “Bhoothnath” amongst many others.
Flying Machine
Flying Machine brand was launched in 1980 and owned by Arvind Mills Garments division. As per the company Flying Machine, India’s first denim apparel brand which was launched to meet the aspirations of the emerging youth segment in India.
Flying Machine is one of the largest manufacturer of Denim apparel in the country and do have large collection for men, women & kids. Flying Machine has many exclusive brand outlets along with multi-brand outlets in India.
Zodiac
Zodiac brand was founded in 1954 by M. Y. Noorani. The early name of Zodiac brand was “House of Zodiac”. Zodiac was incorporated as private limited company in 1984 and was listed as public limited company in 1994.
Zodiac’s main focus is in menswear product and it has wide range of designs and collections in shirts, trousers, suits and t-shirts. Apart from that Zodiac also has accessories collection which includes belts, socks, cufflinks, ties and many more things.
Adidas
Adidas brand doesn’t need any introduction as this brand is widely known for its sportswear and shoes products. Adidas brand is from Germany and its holding company called as Adidas Group which includes Reebok as well.
Adidas is primary sponsor of many athletes and sports team as their target audience is youth who loves to involve in sports. Adidas is popularly known for its shoes but it has wide range of sportswear as well and very popular across India.
Adidas has wide range of footwear, clothing and accessories collection for men & women.
Nike
Nike is an American Multinational Corporation and world’s largest supplier of athletic shoes and apparel. Nike is not only fashion and apparel brand but it also deals in sports equipments. Nike’s revenue in 2020 was $37+ bn which makes this brand as most reputed and trusted amongst the sports business and youth.
Nike’s major revenue comes from shoes market but it has wide range of apparel products as well including T-shirts, shorts, hoodies, sweatshirts, jackets, tracksuits for men. Nike also has good collection of sports bras, t-shirts, sweatshirts, shorts and other related products for women as well.
Gini & Jony
Gini & Jony is one of the most popular and leading fashion brand of kids apparel products in India. Gini & Jony is launched and promoted by Lakhani Brothers since 1980. Gini & Jony technically the first and largest kids wear brand in India.
Gini & Jony brand has the large range of varieties and products segments in kids section including shirts, t-shirts, skirts, tops, jeans, short-length pant (capris), etc. Gini & Jony is currently available in 106 cities with 200 exclusive brand stores across India.
Provogue
Provogue is one of the most popular clothing and accessories fashion brand in India. Provogue was launched in 1997 in Mumbai as a Menswear fashion brand.
Over the years Provogue launched many clothing range for men & women and available in more than 350 stores across 73 Indian cities. Provogue was the sponsor of Indian Cricket League and later became the kit sponsor of Rajasthan Royals in IPL .
Currently bollywood star Hrithik Roshan is the brand ambassador of the Provogue while south Indian super star Mahesh Babu is also brand ambassador in South India.
Popular Indian Clothing Brands by Celebrities:
As mentioned earlier that Indian textile and apparel industry is so big that even the Indian celebrities couldn’t stop them to launch their own brand in the market. In India many sports and bollywood personalities launched their own business whether it’s restaurant, sports brand or appararel.
Here we have compiled the list of popular Indian clothing brands launched by the celebrities.
- HRX by Hritik Roshan
- YWC by Yuvraj Singh
- Being human by Salman Khan
- Skult by Shahid Kapoor
- Ecko Unltd by John Abraham
- Spunk by Saif Ali Khan (FBB)
- All About You By Deepika Padukon
- Nush by Anuska Sharma
- Seven by MS Dhoni
