Gamma Ray Dress, Gamma SS24
Look 3, Olafur/Otto 25-26
NEW WAVE INDIAN HAND-CRAFTSMANSHIP
Our endeavour is to redefine traditional Indian handcrafting techniques through material, technical and visual innovation, ultimately deploying them to create one-of-a-kind handcrafted fashion that is urban, uniquely sculptural and embracing of cutting-edge aesthetics, sexuality and darker subcultural influences. AKHL hopes to position Indian fashion towards a modern global 21st century audience and is deeply committed to challenging conventional narratives of what India can design and produce.
AKHL in Vogue India, 2020
Fashion Trust Arabia, 2025
BRAND HISTORY
Most recently, AKHL was selected as a finalist for the prestigious Fashion Trust Arabia Prize in 2025 in the Guest Country category.
Previously, AKHL has been the recipient of the Elle India Graduates Designer Of The Year Award in 2022 and the Grazia India Young Fashion Award in 2021 and showcased its debut collection at Lakmé India Fashion Week 2020 in as the winner of the acclaimed Gen-Next competition.
AKHL has been featured in leading global publications including i-D, The Business of Fashion, Vogue Arabia, GQ Middle East, Harper’s Bazaar Arabia, Harper’s Bazaar Vietnam, The Vanilla Issue and Indian editions of Vogue, Elle, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Grazia and Cosmopolitan.
AKHL is stocked at stores and platforms across the world including in North America, Europe, Middle-East, North Africa, South America and India.
Akhil Nagpal at his first studio, New Delhi, 2020
Akhil Nagpal’s Degree Project, Central Saint Martins, 2017
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Akhil Nagpal graduated from the renowned Central Saint Martins in London in 2017, while in college he received The William Atkinson Award for Craftsmanship and won the LVMH Masterclass Competition. After graduation he worked with leading designers in London and New Delhi before starting AKHL in early 2020.