Top Indian Clothing Brands : Made in India Clothing Brands List

Top Indian Clothing Brands list

After globalization, there has been an upsurge in the purchase of branded apparel. Indians are associated with a brand in some way or the other. Brands dominate in every industry, from apparel to gadgets to home appliances. The value of a brand is determined by the consumer’s trust.

Do you know Indian clothing brands that are internationally recognized? Ironically, many Indians consider them as an international apparel brand.

Strategically international clothing brands dominated the Indian clothing industry for many years. They were successful in creating a strong perception of being the best among domestic brands among Indians.

Until the 20th century, India was a hot market for international brands.

Let’s know the top brand of Indian clothing which is in great demand in foreign countries including India.

Top Indian clothing brands popular worldwide

  1. Allen Solly
  2. Louis Phillipe
  3. American Swan
  4. Peter England
  5. Park Avenue

1Allen Solly

Allen Solly, a 200-year-old brand founded in England, became a full-fledged Indian brand, giving Madura fashion all its rights. Madura Fashion bought it in the 90s. Madura Apparel, which was established in 1988, became Madura Fashion in 2010, 11 years after its acquisition by the Aditya Birla Group.

2Louis Philippe

Louis Philippe:- Some great Indian-origin apparel brands confuse us with their names. They appear to be foreign brands but are actually Indian brands. Louis Philippe is a famous and luxurious men’s apparel brand in India which seems to be a foreign brand. The brand Louis Philippe is owned by Madura Apparel Madura Fashion was founded in 1989, and the brand is named after the French king Louis Philippe.

3American Swan

American Swan sounds like a foreign brand but it is a pure Indian clothing brand that was founded by Sanjeev Gupta, Puneet Johar, and Anurag Rajpal in 2013.

4Peter England

Peter England was an Ireland brand until 1999. Madura acquired Peter England in 2000. Thus an Irish clothing brand became India’s leading apparel brand.

5Park Avenue

Park Avenue:- Park Avenue was a great initiative by the Raymond Group. Brand Park Avenue was brought to the Indian market in 1986 by the Raymond Group.

Other top Indian clothing brands

6Van Heusen

Van Heusen is one of the world’s premium clothing brands. With a history of 128 years of manufacturing men’s wear, sportswear, and other apparel, Van Heusen entered India in 1991.

Van Heusen India, the Indian segment of the brand, is owned by Aditya Birla Group Fashion and Retail Limited. Van Heusen India products are now manufactured in India.

7Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo is one of the leading apparel brands in India. It is owned by Monte Carlo Fashion Limited. The company Monte Carlo Fashion Limited was launched in 1984 by Oswal Woolen Mills Limited.

The Monte Card brand has a good presence across India. Monte Carlo apparel is sold in over 2500 multi-brand outlets. As of 2018, Monte Carlo had 235 exclusive outlets. Monte Carlo manufactures a wide range of men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing including woolen cloth. Monte Carlo holds the record for selling the most men’s clothing in the year 2009.

8Oxemberg

Oxemberg is one of the top clothing brands in India which is known for manufacturing formal and casual clothing for men.

Oxemberg is a readymade clothing division of the Siyaram group. Saif Ali Khan has been the brand ambassador of Oxemberg. He was assigned this role in 2013.

9Fab India

The history of Fabindia dates back to 1960. In fact, an American John Bissell who was working for Ford Corporation in India founded Fabindia. John Bissell wanted to export handmade household goods. Gradually the business began to flourish.

In 1976 the company established its first retail shop in Greater Kailash, Delhi. Fabindia’s products are currently produced by over 40,000 artisans and craftsmen across India. Hand-crafted Fabindia products encourage fine craftsmanship. Fabindia operates 327 store stores across India.

10Raymond

Raymond is one of the oldest apparel brands in India, started in 1925 before India’s independence. It is the largest integrated manufacturer of high-quality types of wool fabrics in the world.

Raymond produces wool-blended and premium polyester viscose Worsted Suiting. As of now, Raymond has over 637 exclusive retail outlets in India. Raymond Suiting is available through 30,000 retailers in over 400 cities in India.

11Mufti

Very few people know that the founder of Mufti started the company in 1998 with a loan of ten thousand.

Today Mufti has become a premium clothing brand with 1400 outlets and 120 stores in India and still growing.

Mufti manufactures a huge range of collections ranging from Shirts, Jeans, T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, Sweaters, Joggers, Blazers to Jackets.

Mufti founder Kamal Khushlani signed Kartik Aaryan as the brand ambassador of the Mufti brand in 2018.

Mufti has been honored with several prestigious awards like “Retail Icon of India”, “Brand of the Year in Men’s Casual Wear at Apex Awards”, “Customer Loyalty Initiative of the Year Award” etc.

12AND

Indian fashion designer Anita Dongre founded the “AND” brand in 1995. “AND” refers to her name Anita Dongre. It is known for manufacturing chic contemporary western wear for women.

Tops, gowns, skirts, tunics are some of the important products of the “AND” brand.

13Indian Terrain

Mr. Venky Rajagopal founded Indian Terrain in 2000. Indian Terrain is largely focused on manufacturing premium clothing for men. Its products range from shirts, T-shirts, sweaters, and jackets to trousers, shorts, and denim.

14Biba

Meena Bindra launched the brand name Biba in 1988 by taking 8000 rupees loans from a bank. She took the lead in the Salwar-Kurta revolution in the country, in which she also achieved success to a great extent.

She tried her best to change the dressing style of women from all corners of India. As a result, the Punjabi suits became the first choice of every woman.

As of now, BIBA has more than 150 brand outlets across India. Biba products are also available at over 225 multi-brand outlets in India.

In the financial year 2014-15, Biba had a sales record of Rs 600 crore.

15Globus

Globus Store is owned by Rajan Raheja Group. It is a clothing retail shop in India. The first store of Globus was established in the year 1998 in Indore. As of now, the Globus store has expanded to 150 stores across various locations in India.

16Flying Machine

Do you know the first Indian denim brand? It is a Flying Machine Denim brand started by Arvind Limited in 1980.

The company Arvind Limited is considered the father of jeans in India. The Flying Machine Denim brand was established at a time when the Indian market was dominated by foreign jeans.

Flying Machine Denim is one of the best denim brands in the world. Apart from jeans, it also sells shirts, t-shirts, trousers, shorts, jackets, sweatshirts, boxers and joggers.

17Pantaloons

Pantaloons, the Indian family store, was launched in 1997. In 2016 it was acquired by Aditya Birla Nuvo Limited, which later changed its name to Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited.

18Provogue

Provogue is another premium brand of Clothing in India. The Provogue brand is owned by Provogue India Limited. It was established in 1997 with a focus on selling contemporary menswear.

Over time, the brand has expanded its products to women’s wear and accessories.

  • Conclusion:- The above list of Indian clothing brands is rocking the world. They have grown into multi-million dollar in recent years.
  • Some Indian clothing brands appear to be foreign brands but they are not. Don’t get confused the next time you see an Indian clothing brand with a foreign tag.