§ Heritage
A lineage inherited,
not invented.
Ivaantra is the contemporary name of an atelier that has clothed Indian occasion for over a hundred and sixteen years. Our craftsmen are our archive.
Chronicle
- 1908Lucknow
Ustad Habibullah opens a chikankari workshop on the banks of the Gomti.
- 1946Varanasi
The family acquires two Banarasi looms, weaving for the courts of Rewa and Bikaner.
- 1978Mumbai
A first commission for the Bombay opera. The house begins to sign its garments.
- 2014The Maison
Ivaantra is founded as the modern name of an unbroken lineage.
- 2024Paris
A private salon opens on Rue de Lille — by invitation only.
A single house
Every thread we use begins within a hundred kilometres of the frame that receives it.
We work with a closed circle of weavers, dyers, and karigars. Our silk is reeled in Bhagalpur. Our zari is drawn in Surat. Our cotton is woven in Chanderi. Nothing arrives by air.
"We do not modernise the craft. We slow the world down until the craft is legible again."
— Ivaantra, Creative Director
