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Location

Mumbai, India

Founded

2012

Price range

₹5,500 – ₹119,800

Shipping

Worldwide

Payal Khandwala

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About

Payal Khandwala is an Indian designer, minimalist luxury clothing label for women, founded in Mumbai in 2012 by Payal Khandwala and Vikram Ramchandani. Born in Bombay in 1974, Khandwala grew up among painters and dressmakers and graduated with honours in Fine Arts and Illustration from Parsons School of Design in New York. She painted full time for a decade before showing at fashion week in 2012, and her husband Vikram now runs the business while she leads design. Known for colour-blocking, pleats and sculptural silhouettes, the label makes kurtas, shirts, tops, trousers, skirts, dresses, jumpsuits, jackets, capes and lehengas, plus dupattas and jewellery, with pieces such as the Pleated Kurta, the Pleated Kimono Cape and the Silk Brocade Lehenga. Everything is made in India. Its textiles are conceived at the source on its own looms in Benares and Bengal, woven by master weavers it has worked with from the start, and garments are hand-finished at its Colaba atelier. Pieces are limited in quantity and never on sale, because it believes the world needs better clothes, not more. Khandwala, a member of the Fashion Design Council of India, won Society magazine's Young Achievers Award for Fine Arts in 2007.

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#minimalist#hand-crafted#locally made#luxury#natural

Brand Details

India
Silk
Cotton
Linen
Last reviewed
Oct 2026
Independent brand
Verified
P
Payal Khandwala
V
Vikram Ramchandani

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What kind of clothing does Payal Khandwala make?
Payal Khandwala is a Mumbai luxury label known for colour-blocking, pleats and clothes made from handwoven Indian textiles. It makes kurtas, shirts, tops, trousers, skirts, dresses, jumpsuits, jackets, capes and lehengas, plus dupattas, leather goods and jewellery.
What kurtas and other pieces does Payal Khandwala sell?
Payal Khandwala's kurtas include the Pleated Kurta and kurta sets from its Kurta Library. It also sells the Pleated Top, the Pleated Kimono Cape, the Handwoven Silk Trouser, the Draped Silk Dress, the Jumpsuit With Sash, the Bomber Jacket and the Silk Brocade Lehenga.
How much does Payal Khandwala cost?
Payal Khandwala is a luxury brand, with pleated tops from about ₹5,500 INR and pleated pieces up to about ₹28,500. Its essentials like shirts and trousers cost about ₹12,500–₹59,800, silk brocade dresses about ₹74,500 and lehengas about ₹119,800.
Where is Payal Khandwala located?
Payal Khandwala is based in Mumbai, India, with its store in Kala Ghoda and its atelier in Colaba. It sells online and ships internationally.
Who founded Payal Khandwala?
Payal Khandwala was founded in Mumbai in 2012 by painter and designer Payal Khandwala, with Vikram Ramchandani.
Who owns Payal Khandwala?
Payal Khandwala is an independent label led by its founder, Payal Khandwala.
Where is Payal Khandwala made, and is it sustainable?
Payal Khandwala weaves its textiles on its own looms in Benares and Bengal with master weavers it has worked with from the start. Each garment is finished by hand at its atelier in Colaba, Mumbai, in line with its belief that the world needs better clothes, not more.

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