About us

Self expressive in attitude and passionate about their craft NIKAYI takes traditionalism as the foundation of designing and interprets it with a dash of contemporary spirit. Every designer saree, dupatta, stole and outfit has handcrafted element. The raw material for every garment is personally sourced from specific regions of the country and then skillfully collated

Mrunmayi Avachat, Social Entrepreneur/Founder - Nikayi Fashion Studio

Mrunmayi Avachat, Social Entrepreneur, Founder- Director -Nikayi Fashion Studio Pvt Ltd, is an alumnus of PV polytechnic of SNDT, Juhu and The London College of Fashion. In her 24 years in Fashion Design, Mrunmayi has been associated with the most respected high fashion label including Valentino, Gucci, Armani, Swarovski, Chanel and Manish Arora. She was also the Creative Head – Fashion for the Consumer Products Division of The Walt Disney Company (India) Pvt Ltd. for 5 years. As Fashion Expert, she has anchored lifestyle show on television as well as on digital channels.

 In her studio she designs and creates ensembles for individuals according to their personality, body type and occasions. It has a complete in – house manufacturing to create the design with utmost perfection in fit and finish. She works with handloom weavers and artisans from various parts of India. Today there are 2000+ loyal individuals trusting her capability to design and plan their ensembles for all occasions.

Journey So far

2011

Launch Bespoke Fashion studio in Mumbai with inhouse manufacturing

2012

Associated with ABP Majha (TV Channel) as Fashion Expert

2014

Associated with Pearl Academy (Fashion School)

2016

Customer count crossed 500 ! (in Mumbai)

2018

Customer base Grew to Pan India & NRIs across 6 countries

2020

Started Virtual consultations (global clients)

2021

Styling Celebs Count crosses 50 !

2022

Founder completed GSK 10 K NSRCEL of IIM-B Training

2023

Incorporation of Nikayi Fashion Pvt Ltd (May ‘23)

2023

Initiated Pre-seed funding round (Friends/Family) Sept 23 First cheque received!

2023

Training in for FFG NSRCEL (IIM-B) Training! Oct ‘23

2023

Started developing Customized software for processes to achieve SCALING of customization Dec‘23

2023

Launched product line of Customized (Innerwear) BRAs WONDER BODICE test range March ‘23

2024

Commercial Launch of WONDER BODICE

2024

Goal of 10X growth !