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ONERAby Gauri Gaikwad

Custom Couture

One of one, by design.

Bespoke at ONERA is not a size adjustment — it is a garment that exists because you asked for it. Designed from a blank page, embroidered by hand, fitted to you and finished to be kept.

Close-up of gold zari embroidery on red fabric
Traditional embroidery with mirror and metal embellishments

What Bespoke Means

Designed around a person, not a pattern.

We begin with how you want to feel — then work backwards through silhouette, fabric, embroidery and fit. Nothing is templated; nothing is repeated.

  • Personal design consultation with Gauri
  • Original sketches and fabric sourcing
  • Hand embroidery by master karigars
  • Toile and multiple fittings for a precise fit
  • Heirloom-grade finishing, inside and out
  • A final styling session before the occasion
Begin your commission

The Process

Four movements.

A considered path from first conversation to the finished garment.

Designer developing a garment in the ONERA studio
01

The Consultation

We begin with your story — the occasion, the venue, the people, the feeling. We discuss silhouettes, references and the heirlooms you may wish to carry into the design.

Tailor marking fabric by hand with chalk
02

Design & Draping

Sketches are developed and fabrics sourced — silks, organzas, tulles and brocades. Drapes are pinned on the stand to study movement before a single stitch is sewn.

Master karigar at work in the embroidery workshop
03

Hand Embroidery

Karigars bring the design to life through zari, dabka, sequin and mirror work. Every motif is placed by hand; every border is worked to a considered rhythm.

Sewing machine finishing a garment in the atelier
04

Fittings & Finishing

Two to three fittings refine the fit to the millimetre. Linings, cancan, hooks and finishing are completed by hand for a garment that sits perfectly.

Inside the Atelier

Where it comes together.

Cutting tables, pattern paper, shade cards and swatches — the quiet tools behind every ONERA garment.

Folds of muted gold silk in the atelier
Gold and beaded jewellery details arranged on a tray

Book a Consultation

Begin with a conversation.

Tell us about the occasion, the timeline and the dream. We'll take it from the first sketch to the final fitting — wherever in the world you are.

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