Dharm Fashion Villais the global online market leader in Indian Ethnic Fashion. We consistently strive to interpret and re-invent this category, to cater to lovers of Indian fashion from around the world. A one stop online platform offering the widest variety of popular and trendy ethnic fashion, our online store offers it all―from wedding sarees and lehengas to contemporary Indo-western outfits and more.
Dharm Fashion Villa is the largest & most respected designer-wear brand in India today. Since 1969, it has developed a unique style of its own, reflecting the ancient traditions of Indian craftsmanship in a contemporary vocabulary. Mrs. Kumar’s understanding of ancient designs and the innovative use of traditional crafts has created a new classicism. Today the company is renowned for its distinctive use of colors, quality of fabrics, intricate embroideries and a gloriously rich Indian aesthetic. Since the company was built on patronage of craftspeople, it has made a significant impact in creating employment in underdeveloped areas. Over the years it has patronized several organizations working in these areas and helped in developing skills and taking them to the market.
Dharm Fashion Villa who began her career in 1969, started with just four hand block printers and two tables in a small village near Calcutta. Today her brand has grown to retail through twenty-seven stores across the country. She has pioneered the term ‘fashion’ in the Indian context and more importantly has demonstrated that hand-made products can be as profitable and even more glamorous than those made by machine. The company sources the finest fabrics and craftsmanship from across the country thereby reviving great textile skills and providing employment to hundreds of artisans.
In 2002, the company launched a sub-brand LABEL – Dharm Fashion Villa. LABEL uses the established forte of traditional Indian aesthetic to create fashion oriented international products. The brand’s charter involves pushing boundaries and forging alliances with design talent across the world to create a unique, sophisticated product. This is aimed at the young, global Indian woman with a contemporary lifestyle. LABEL retails from most Icon Fashion stores as well as some standalone stores.
Dharm Fashion Villa as a brand has been admired and worn all over the world. Its patrons include Indian stars such as Aishwarya Rai, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta, Dia Mirza to name a few and international celebrities such as the late Princess Diana, Mischa Barton, Anoushka Shankar. Since 1994, Icon Fashion has also designed the wardrobes for the Miss India contestants for their participation in international beauty pageants such as Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss Asia Pacific. An impressive number of winners have emerged from amongst these contestants putting India on the beauty map.