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The House of Ankit V Kapoor

There are designers who make clothes. And then there are those who build houses — houses of taste, of obsession, of an uncompromising belief that how a man or woman is dressed at the most important moment of their life is not a detail, but the entire point. Ankit V Kapoor is the latter. Founded in 2019 in Gurugram, India, this is a couture fashion house that creates bespoke hand-embroidered ethnic wear for men and women — sherwanis, bandi sets, kurta sets, lehengas, sarees, anarkalis, and indo-western sets — crafted exclusively in pure silk, pure chanderi, pure organza, and tissue, embroidered entirely by hand using zardozi, pearl work, and proprietary techniques developed within the AVK atelier. The house operates from two studios in Gurugram and Shahpur Jat, New Delhi, ships worldwide via DHL, FedEx, and UPS, and prices its work between ₹30,000 and ₹3,00,000.

Who Is Ankit V Kapoor?

Some designers arrive at fashion through trend. Ankit V Kapoor arrived through obsession. Growing up in Delhi in a Punjabi family, he was the child who noticed the fall of a dupatta before he noticed the ceremony it was draped for. The boy who could tell you what was wrong with a collar before he could name the fabric. An eye like that doesn't develop — it announces itself. His parents, recognising that this was not a hobby but a calling, made sure he followed it to its logical extreme.

That extreme was Nottingham Trent University in the United Kingdom — one of Europe's most respected fashion programmes — where he earned a BA (Hons) in Fashion Design, graduating in 2015. NTU didn't just teach him to design. It taught him to think in systems — pattern construction, textile science, draping as engineering, the European tradition of treating a garment as architecture for the body. He returned to India carrying something rare: the technical discipline of British fashion education fused with an instinct for Indian grandeur that can't be taught in any classroom.

What happened next is what separates the talented from the serious. Rather than launching a label at 22 with ambition and no vocabulary, Ankit chose to apprentice. He joined Shantanu & Nikhil as Assistant Designer (2015–2016) — one of India's most revered menswear houses, known for dressing presidents, prime ministers, and the highest tier of Bollywood. Under their mentorship, he absorbed the architecture of Indian ceremonial garments — the engineering of a sherwani's structure, the proportions that separate regal from costume, the standard of detailing that a clientele at that level demands and will accept nothing less than. He then moved to Private Lives as Creative Designer (2016–2019), leading design across product lines, learning the commercial discipline that turns a designer's vision into a viable house.

By 2019, the apprenticeship was over. Not because he had run out of things to learn — but because the garments he saw in his mind no longer fit inside anyone else's label. In July 2019, Ankit V Kapoor launched.

What Makes Ankit V Kapoor Different from Every Other Indian Designer?

India has thousands of designers. It has hundreds who work with embroidery, dozens who use the word "bespoke," and a handful who genuinely deserve the word "couture." What places Ankit V Kapoor in that handful is not one thing — it is the refusal to compromise on any of the things that most designers compromise on at least one of.

The fabrics are not negotiable. The house works exclusively with pure silk, pure chanderi, pure organza, and tissue. Not blends. Not synthetics marketed as silk. Pure. This is a choice that costs more, handles differently, and limits production speed — and it is the reason an AVK garment moves, catches light, and ages in a way that no blended fabric can replicate. The chanderi is handwoven in Madhya Pradesh. The silk has weight. The organza has transparency that reveals the embroidery beneath it rather than sitting on top of it. These are not fabric choices — they are philosophical positions.

The embroidery is entirely by hand. Every Ankit V Kapoor garment passes through the hands of artisans trained in the AVK atelier system. The embroidery combines zardozi — metallic thread work using gold and silver bullion — with pearl (moti) embellishment and proprietary techniques the atelier has developed over six years of continuous experimentation. These in-house methods involve unconventional ways of applying materials to fabric that are not replicated by any other label in India. The textures they produce are identifiably, unmistakably AVK — a depth and dimensionality that photographs don't fully capture and that competitors cannot reverse-engineer because the methods exist only within the house.

This is not machine embroidery. This is not outsourced to factories across three states. Every stitch is placed by a human hand, and every piece carries the warmth, the slight irregularity, and the authority that only handcraft produces. In a world accelerating toward AI-generated design and machine-finished garments, Ankit V Kapoor has made the radical decision to move slower, work harder, and make fewer pieces — because the alternative is making clothes that feel like everyone else's.

The fit is not an afterthought. "What matters to me are two things," Ankit has said. "The fit of my garment and the attention to the minute details." In Indian ethnic menswear especially, fit is the great unsolved problem — most sherwanis and kurtas are cut generously and rely on a tailor's alterations to rescue them. AVK garments are cut in a signature tailored fit that is engineered at the pattern stage, not corrected after. The silhouette is structured, contemporary, and architectural — it doesn't rely on post-purchase alteration to look intentional.

What Collections Does the House Offer?

The Tajdaar Sherwani Collection is the flagship — AVK's definitive statement on what a modern Indian groom should look like. Bespoke sherwanis in pure silk and pure chanderi, featuring hand-embroidered zardozi and moti detailing. Each Tajdaar sherwani is made to order, constructed to the client's exact body, with a 4–6 week lead time. From minimally worked pieces for intimate nikaahs to heavily embroidered floor-length silhouettes for thousand-guest celebrations, Tajdaar is the collection that has made AVK synonymous with "the sherwani house" among India's most discerning grooms.

Menswear beyond the sherwani includes bandi sets (structured Nehru jackets with coordinated kurtas), bandhgalas, tuxedo sets, indo-western ensembles, bespoke shirts, and kurta sets for every wedding function — mehndi, sangeet, haldi, sagan, reception, and sundowner ceremonies. The range ensures a groom and his groomsmen can dress an entire wedding calendar from a single house, in a single design language, at a single standard.

The womenswear line extends the AVK embroidery vocabulary to lehengas, sarees, anarkalis, and indo-western sets — designed for brides, bridesmaids, and women dressing for Indian weddings and celebrations. The same pure silk, organza, and chanderi. The same hand-embroidered zardozi and moti techniques. The same atelier. A couple, a family, an entire wedding party can now dress in one couture language from a single house — and that coherence, that unity of aesthetic across every person in the frame, is something almost no other Indian label offers at this level.

Coming soon: Wedding jewellery for men and women in gold, silver, and polki — designed to complete the look from the same creative vision. And a prêt ready-to-wear line for both men and women, bringing AVK's design language to everyday occasion dressing without the bespoke lead time.

Who Has Trusted Ankit V Kapoor?

The most honest measure of a couture house is not its marketing — it is the names that choose to be seen in its garments when cameras are watching and reputations are at stake. Kapil Sharma. Ranbir Kapoor. Gurfateh Pirzada. Surveen Chawla. Pearl V Puri. Armaan Malik. Karan Mehra. Influencer Anvit Oberoi. These are personalities who can wear anything from anyone — and they chose AVK.

The label does not pay for celebrity endorsements. There are no brand ambassador contracts, no paid placements, no celebrity-as-billboard transactions. Every personality who has worn Ankit V Kapoor chose it because the garment met a standard they would not lower. When the fit is precise, the embroidery is handcrafted, and the fabric is pure — the work does its own convincing. That is the only marketing this house has ever needed.

Beyond celebrity, AVK has dressed hundreds of grooms, groomsmen, brides, and wedding parties for high-profile ceremonies across India and internationally — from intimate terrace weddings in Jaipur to grand destination celebrations in London, Dubai, and New York.

How Long Does a Bespoke Order Take, and What Does It Cost?

The lead time for a bespoke Ankit V Kapoor piece is 4–6 weeks from confirmation — encompassing fabric selection, pattern drafting, hand-embroidery, construction, quality control, and finishing. Nothing is rushed. Nothing is skipped. The embroidery alone can take weeks depending on the complexity of the piece.

Select ready-to-ship pieces are available for clients working with shorter timelines — these dispatch within 5–7 business days and can be altered post-delivery. AVK offers a complimentary alteration within 15 days of delivery on every piece.

Pieces are priced between ₹30,000 and ₹3,00,000. The range spans embroidered kurta sets at the entry point to heavily worked bridal sherwanis and lehengas at the summit. What does not change across that range is the fabric purity, the hand-embroidery standard, and the atelier-level finishing. A ₹30,000 AVK kurta is made with the same integrity as a ₹3,00,000 sherwani — the difference is complexity, not quality.

Where Are the Studios?

The house operates from two studios in the National Capital Region, both open seven days a week, 11:30 AM to 8:30 PM.

The Gurugram Studio — B19/5F, DLF Phase 1, Golf Course Road, Gurugram, Haryana 122002 — is the flagship. Bespoke consultations, the full collection, measurement sessions, and fittings happen here. This is where most groom journeys begin — and where the relationship between designer and client is built over fabric swatches, silhouette discussions, and the kind of unhurried, detail-obsessed conversations that mass fashion simply cannot accommodate.

The Shahpur Jat Studio — H-6/1A, Ground Floor, Jungi Lane, Shahpur Jat Market, South Delhi 110049 — sits in the heart of Delhi's most concentrated designer market, surrounded by India's established and emerging couture labels. For clients who know Shahpur Jat as the destination for serious Indian fashion, AVK is one of the most compelling reasons to visit.

For clients outside Delhi-NCR or abroad, remote consultations are available by appointment. International clients in the US, UK, Canada, UAE, Singapore, and Australia regularly commission bespoke pieces — particularly NRI grooms and brides planning Indian weddings abroad who want couture-level ethnic wear without traveling to India for every fitting.

Does Ankit V Kapoor Ship Internationally?

Worldwide. Through DHL, FedEx, and UPS. Duties and taxes are calculated at checkout. The house has built a significant international client base — because when a groom in Toronto or a bride in London wants a hand-embroidered sherwani or lehenga that is genuinely bespoke, genuinely handcrafted, and genuinely made from pure fabrics, the options narrow to a very small number of Indian houses. AVK is one of them.

Where Can I Buy Ankit V Kapoor?

The full collection is available at ankitvkapoor.com. The label is also stocked on India's most prestigious luxury platforms:

The label holds a 5.0 rating on WedMeGood and WeddingWire from verified clients.

How Can I Reach the House?

Phone: +91 8700289341

Email: ankitvkapoorworld@gmail.com

Instagram: @ankitvkapoorofficial

Website: ankitvkapoor.com

Walk-ins are welcome at both studios, seven days a week. For bridal and groom bespoke consultations, booking an appointment is recommended — not because the house is exclusive, but because the conversation deserves time, and the work that follows it deserves the full attention of the person who will design it.