Top 10 Clothing Brands In India

In the last few decades, the clothing and fashion industry has changed rapidly. Wearing branded clothes has now become a socioeconomic status of a person as people perceive a lot about them on the basis of what they wear. This has made people more brand and fashion-conscious nowadays, and hence they are spending a hefty amount of their income on this. The brand is now a status symbol in society. Clothing is a way of expressing oneself and keeping oneself in tune with the trends and changing fashion. There are many brands in India that are continuously giving their customers unbelievable levels of excellence and style. Indians are very particular about their clothing, no matter whether they belong to the brand-conscious group of people or trend-conscious group of people. The clothing and textile industry in India is very important and is growing rapidly, catering to a wide range of casual, fashion, and formal garments. Generally, most famous fashion brand maintains fashionable design, fiber quality, and a Bollywood face to endorse their products.

Here is the list of Top 10 Clothing brands in India

1) Levi's

It is one of the most prominent clothing brands in India, started in 1853. It is an American clothing brand that is under the ownership of Levi Strauss & Co. It has over 500 stores in the world in almost 200 cities. Levi's started its brand in India in 1995, and it provides products for all age groups and both females and males with a wide range of T-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, shirts, underwear, sweaters, socks, and accessories like sandals, bags, belts, caps, casual shoe wallets and more.

2) Allen Solly

This is a quintessentially British brand launched in 1993 by a division of Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Limited named Madura Fashion and Lifestyle. The Economic Times Brand Equity Survey ranked Allen Solly among the top brands in India, and it scored highest amidst all brands in its segment. They have more than 490 stores all over India. This brand is best known for its casual and comfortable clothing. They have a huge variety of men and women formal wear ranging from overcoats, jackets, leggings, tunics, denim, dresses, trousers, etc. This brand is also well known for its trendy tees, trousers, casual denim, and casual shirts. It also has a good accessories collection for men and women like footwear such as leather boots, sneakers, ballerinas, etc., and others like stylish wallets, handbags, sunglasses, etc.

3) Van Heusen

Van Heusen is owned by Philips Van Heusen Corporation, more commonly known as PVH Corp, which is an American clothing company that also owns brands like Tommy Hilfiger, Arrow, and Calvin Klein. It is named after John Manning Heusen, a Dutch immigrant who invented a new process that fused cloth on a curve. It has over 131 stores in 55 countries that cater to casual, workwear, party wear, sportswear, and accessories. It is more successful and popular in counties like Peru, India, and Chile. It entered India in 1990, and it is manufactured and marketed here by Aditya Birla Group. This brand brings fashion-forward power dressing to today's multi-faceted professional wardrobe. It has been successful in defining the dressing of men and women in the corporate world by focusing on individualism and self-expression.

4) Park Avenue

It is a Mumbai-based clothing brand that is owned by Raymond Group and was launched in 1986. In 2015 in Images Fashion Awards, this clothing brand has won an award for Best Design Concept for Innovative Autofit Concept. It is among the best premium lifestyle brand in India that reflects the international styling, fabric, color, and fashion trend. Park Avenue has also earned the title of the Leading Ready Made Garments for men in India. They not only deal with apparel for men but also many other products like colognes, trousers, ties, formal wears deodorant and beer shampoos, etc. it also has a women's collection like jackets, casual and formal tops, party dresses, winter wears, etc.

5) Pepe Jeans

It is an international brand that was started in London in 1973, and it is now based in Spain. It was founded by three Indians Nitin, Arun, and Milan Shah. Pepe Jeans was introduced in India in 1989. It is famous around the globe as a denim and casual wear brand. It is one of the leading denim brands that has 440 stores globally. It has a huge range of products for women, men, and kids that include denim shirts and jeans, coats, T-shirts, bags, etc. It is a very popular brand among youngsters for its funky denim styles.

6) Lee

It is an American denim brand that Henry David Lee founded in 1889 in Salina, Kansas. Since 2019 Greensboro, North Carolina, has become the headquarters of the brand. Lee, Rock & Republic, Wrangler, and VF outlet were separated in 2019 from the VF corporation into Kontoor Brands. Lee is an international manufacturer and retailer of work and casual wear for both men and women. The brand offers products like blazers, jackets, shirts, T-shirts, denim, sweatshirt, and accessories like clutches, bags, stylish belts, and wallets.

7) FabIndia

It is an Indian chain store retailing fabrics, garments, ethnic products, and furnishings that are handmade by craftspeople across the country. It was founded in 1960 by an American named John Bissell, who was working in New Delhi for Ford Foundation. Initially, it was an export company for home furnishing, and later it stepped into retailing. It has 14 international stores and 327 stores all over India. This brand's products are made from hand-based processes, skills, and traditional techniques, employing 55000 craft-based rural producers and linking them to modern urban markets. Therefore the company has created a base for sustainable rural employment, and in the process, it is also preserving the handicraft of India.

8) Biba

This Indian fashion brand was founded in 1988 by Meena Bindra for women and girls in New Delhi. It has 225 multi-brand stores and more than 150 brand outlets across India. Biba also tied up with Mukta Arts in 2002 to replicate designer costumes from four movies, Yaadein, Taal, Pardesh, and Badhai ho Badhai, thus tapping into the merchandising movie memorabilia in the Indian market. It has also collaborated with many designers over time, like Manish Arora in 2012 and Rohit Bal in 2013. It is among the best fashion brand of ethnic wear in India, and you can also buy its clothes from Amazon.

9) AND

It is an Indian brand that Anita Dongre founded, Mukesh Sawlani and Meena Sehra, in 1995. It operates not only in India but all over the world and experiments with international fashion and styles. It is operated by one of India's leading fashion houses, Ochre and Black Private Limited. AND is in the line of chic contemporary western wear for women. Another brand that Anita Dongre founded was Global Desi that is a chic boho brand inspired by the folk tales of India. This brand also has designed clothes for various royalties and celebrities.

10) Louis Philippe

It is an Indian premium brand founded in 1989 by Aditya Birla Group. It is a subsidiary of Madura Fashion and Lifestyle, which is a division of the Indian conglomerate Aditya Birla Group. It is one of the largest apparel brands in India for men. Robert Pattinson is the brand ambassador of Louis Philippe. It has a market worldwide. The expertise of the brand lies in its precision of contemporary sensibilities and craftsmanship to deliver the latest fashion in menswear. They have many products to offer such as menswear, luxury wear collection, casual and semi-formal and denim collection, suits, trousers, footwear, accessories, etc