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Bodice
Ruchika Sachdeva
Bodice is a slow and sustainable label based in New Delhi, India. Behind the label: Ruchika Sachdeva. It is known for considered womenswear that pairs Indian hand weaving and natural dyes with modern cuts. Latest milestone on record (March 2025): Shows its Spring/Summer 2025 collection, made with Bemberg, in New Delhi.
Quick facts
Bodice at a glance
- Behind the label
- Ruchika Sachdeva
- Based
- New Delhi, India
- Focus
- Slow and sustainable
- Makes
- Womenswear
- Trained
- BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear, London College of Fashion (2010)
- Official site
- bodicestudio.com ↗
The person and the label
Who is behind Bodice?
Ruchika Sachdeva graduated in womenswear from the London College of Fashion in 2010 and went on to found Bodice, which she runs in India. Her collection for the 2017/18 International Woolmark Prize, which won the womenswear award in Florence in January 2018, set Australian merino against hand weaving, kantha embroidery, plant dyes from Sawantwadi and buttons of coconut shell, seashell and wood; her college reports a prize of AU$200,000. In March 2025 Bodice showed its Spring/Summer 2025 collection in New Delhi, made with Bemberg, a regenerated cellulose fibre from Asahi Kasei.
Timeline
Bodice, dated
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- Anita Dongre Ready-to-wear
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Quick answers
Bodice, answered
Who is behind Bodice?
- Ruchika Sachdeva. Bodice is a slow and sustainable label based in New Delhi.
What does Bodice make?
- Womenswear. It is known for considered womenswear that pairs Indian hand weaving and natural dyes with modern cuts.
Where did the designer of Bodice train?
- BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear, London College of Fashion (2010).