Kardo

Kardo is an Indian designer, sustainable handmade clothing label for men, founded in New Delhi in 2013 by Rikki Kher. Born and raised in London to a Punjabi family, Kher moved to India in 2004 to work in garment sourcing, including for Spanish department store El Corte Inglés, before starting Kardo to slow things down and attend to the small details of menswear. It began in a small Delhi workshop with one tailor, one pattern cutter and one sewing machine. The range covers shirts, T-shirts, shorts, trousers, kurtas and jackets, plus a womenswear line and accessories. Signature pieces include the Rohit and Kunal shirts, the Alghero shorts, the Antonio trousers, the Gulab kurta and the Bodhi jacket. Everything is made in India at its own workshop with master tailor Jahid Ali. Kardo works with handloom weaving communities across India, using natural-dyed handloom, block printing, ikat, natural indigo denim, shibori and chikankari. Its ONExONE production means each garment is cut and sewn by a single tailor, and a tag names the hands involved. Kardo is stocked by Mr Porter, END. and Beams, has collaborated with Monitaly, and has been covered by The Guardian, Hypebeast and Vogue Business.