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Tarun Tahiliani
Tarun Tahiliani is a couture and eveningwear label based in New Delhi, India, started in 1995. Behind the label: Tarun Tahiliani. It is known for an “India Modern” look that sets Indian craft and drape inside structured, contemporary shapes. Latest milestone on record (October 2026): Is named among the primetime shows of Lakmé Fashion Week x FDCI in New Delhi.
Quick facts
Tarun Tahiliani at a glance
- Behind the label
- Tarun Tahiliani
- Based
- New Delhi, India
- Since
- 1995
- Focus
- Couture and eveningwear
- Makes
- Couture, occasion wear and ready-to-wear for women and men, with accessories and jewellery
- Trained
- Business management degree, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- Official site
- taruntahiliani.com ↗
- @taruntahiliani ↗
The person and the label
Who is behind Tarun Tahiliani?
Tarun Tahiliani took a business management degree at the Wharton School before returning to India, where in December 1987 he opened Ensemble in Mumbai, which his site calls the country’s first multi-designer boutique. He founded the Tarun Tahiliani Design Studio in 1995, and in January 2017 opened a flagship at Qutab Garden in Mehrauli, New Delhi. On 24 February 2021 Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail’s board approved buying 33.5% of his couture business and 80% of a new company set up to launch a premium ethnic-wear brand with him, its stock-exchange filing shows. He was on the line-up of the 19th India Couture Week at the Taj Palace, New Delhi, in July 2026, and among the primetime shows announced for Lakmé Fashion Week x FDCI there in October.
Timeline
Tarun Tahiliani, dated
- December 1987Opens Ensemble, a multi-designer boutique, in Mumbai. Source ↗
- 1995Founds the Tarun Tahiliani Design Studio. Source ↗
- January 2017Opens his flagship at Qutab Garden in Mehrauli, New Delhi. Source ↗
- 24 February 2021Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail approves taking 33.5% of the couture business and 80% of a new ethnic-wear venture. Source ↗
- July 2026Is on the line-up of the 19th India Couture Week at the Taj Palace, New Delhi. Source ↗
- October 2026Is named among the primetime shows of Lakmé Fashion Week x FDCI in New Delhi. Source ↗
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Quick answers
Tarun Tahiliani, answered
Who is behind Tarun Tahiliani?
- Tarun Tahiliani. Tarun Tahiliani is a couture and eveningwear label based in New Delhi.
When was Tarun Tahiliani founded?
- 1995, according to the sources listed on this page.
What does Tarun Tahiliani make?
- Couture, occasion wear and ready-to-wear for women and men, with accessories and jewellery. It is known for an “India Modern” look that sets Indian craft and drape inside structured, contemporary shapes.
Where did the designer of Tarun Tahiliani train?
- Business management degree, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.