Today on the blog, we feature Priyanka, Bra designer and Founder of Angia, based in Mumbai.

Tell us a bit about yourself. 

Hi, We are from Mumbai and make hand made organic cotton bras inspired by the angiya, a garment that finds a mention in Kalidasa’s Shakuntala & Meghadoot.  Our bras are made in different blends of cotton, like mal etc and also silk and chanderi.  We come in all sizes.

Why did you become a maker?  Why is making so important to you? 

I became a maker because I wasn’t happy with the bras in the market and what they had to offer.  I decided to then start making them myself in the summer of 2015.  And now, here we are 4 years later with 20 different designs in bras and sizing from XXXS to XXXL .

How did you begin Angia?

We had our first exhibition at Vintage Garden in Bandra in April 2017. In July 2017 we were profiled in Vogue India as a brand to watch out for that had made the impossible, possible in women’s lingerie. Since then we have been profiled in various platforms like Fashion Unfiltered, Vice India etc. Since then we have exhibited in Mumbai, Delhi, Pune & Bangalore. We were supplying to Jaypore in 2018, and are also stocked at People Tree, Goa. 

What is the story behind your brand name ?

The name is the actual word for the garment that was the bra in ancient India. I was inspired to design the angi because as a child I had come across one that belonged to my great grandmother.  It was at the bottom of a trunk that hadn’t been opened in a long time, possibly forgotten in a corner in my ancestral home in Haryana.  My work is inspired from the memories of that day when I was 12 years old.

How has your business evolved over the years?  

We have increased our sizing and the designs in the past couple years.  Also we are working with new weaves and different fabrics. 

Your work space.

My work space is in a corner of my house.  One of the rooms has been converted into the machine room, and I work out of my hall which doubles as my office.

Your favorite work tool. 

Mind is the french curve cos that’s what allows me to put what’s in my head into form.

What is currently on your work table?

My work table is an old wooden dining table on which I do all my designing.  It has all my rulers and curves, and design palletes to pencils sharpeners, paper, carbon paper, paper weight.

What is your personal favorite pick from your brand right now? And why?

I love the daboo prints that we are displaying here and we have many different prints and styles as well.

What are your displaying at the By Hand, From The Heart Makers Market in Chennai. 

We are showcasing a variety of prints and designs in sizes ranging from 32 A to 44 C

Meet the Maker @
27th edition:  By Hand From The Heart Makers Market
2 – 3 – August 2019 , Friday – Saturday | 10 a.m – 9 p.m
Hanu Reddy Residences, No. 41/19, Poes Garden, Chennai 600086, India.

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