IndiaNiva is a premium India-to-Europe boutique brand, built from Munich, Germany. We bring carefully curated Indian sarees and ethnic wear to women across Germany and the EU. The brand is being built in five careful phases — see the full roadmap on the About page.

The IndiaNiva online shop is planned to launch soon. That is Phase 3 of our journey. Until then, we are in Phase 2 — sharing saree education, fabric guides, and styling and drape notes while preparing our first curated collection. Our Tailor Directory is already live and growing.

It would be easy to drop a few wholesale sarees onto a Shopify store and call it a launch. That is not IndiaNiva. We are taking time to visit suppliers in India, test fabric quality, photograph every piece properly in Germany, set up customer-friendly shipping and returns within the EU, and confirm German tax and compliance with qualified professionals. When the shop opens, it will be small, curated, and worth your trust.

Phase 1 — Brand Foundation : brand identity, website, legal foundation, first wave of saree education, waitlist launched. Largely done.

Phase 2 — Tailor Directory + Audience Growth: real tailors added to the directory, daily social media presence, audience grows, supplier research begins. This is where we are now.

Phase 3 — Ecommerce Launch: the online shop opens with 15–30 premium sarees and ethnic wear pieces.

Phase 4 — Growth + Partnerships: wedding planners, Indian shops, pop-ups, festival campaigns, expanded tailor directory.

Phase 5 — IndiaNiva Occasion Rental: a premium rental sub-line for sarees, lehengas, and accessories for weddings and special occasions.

See the full roadmap on the About page.

IndiaNiva is built by Valentine Pereira, based in Munich. Read more on our About page.

Our first collection focuses on premium sarees, wedding-guest sarees, ready-to-wear sarees, and party sarees. Later, we plan to add selected premium ethnic wear (kurtas, lehengas, dupattas). See our Online Shop page for full details.

No — we offer standard European sizing (XS through XL) with conversion to Indian sizing where relevant. We do not currently offer made-to-measure or custom tailoring. See our Size Guide for details.

Sarees come with an unstitched blouse piece — the traditional Indian way. You arrange the stitching with an Indian tailor in your city. To make this easier, we have built the IndiaNiva Tailor Directory — a growing list of verified Indian tailors in Germany and Europe.

Mixed. Our premium collection is handloom or hand-finished — sourced from weaver clusters in Banaras, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Bengal, and Madhya Pradesh. Our ready-to-wear and party sarees may be mill-made or power-loom to keep them accessible. Each saree’s fabric and origin will be clearly labelled — we never call something handloom unless it genuinely is. See our Sustainability page.

We recommend specialist dry cleaning for all our sarees to protect the fabric and finish. A care card will be included with every saree. See our full Care Instructions page.

We launch in Germany first, then expand to Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Luxembourg within the first 3 months. Wider EU shipping (Italy, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Portugal) follows once logistics are stable. Non-EU Europe (Switzerland, UK, Norway) is more complex due to customs and not promised at launch.

Within Germany: typically 2–4 working days with tracked shipping. EU shipping: 4–7 working days depending on country. We will publish exact carrier and delivery time information once shipping is configured before launch.

No — we ship from a warehouse in Germany after we have cleared the goods through customs and paid German import VAT on our side. EU customers receive sarees with no further customs charges to worry about. Non-EU customers (when we add that option later) may need to handle customs locally.

Once the shop launches, we will offer a 14-day right of withdrawal as required by EU law — buyers can return unworn sarees within 14 days for a full refund. The full returns policy, withdrawal form (Widerrufsbelehrung), and conditions will be published as part of our AGB before launch.

Two emails per month maximum. A deliberate commitment — we want to email only when we have something worth your time. In the weeks immediately before launch you may receive slightly more frequent emails (early access, launch reminder) — we will be transparent if that happens.

Yes, at any time, with one click from any email we send you. You can also email info@indianiva.com with the subject “Unsubscribe”. See our Newsletter Privacy Notice for full details.

No — we never sell, rent, or trade your personal data with any third party. Your details are used solely for IndiaNiva communications. See our Privacy Policy for the full breakdown.

A growing directory of trusted Indian tailors across Germany and Europe for blouse stitching, saree falls, alterations, and lehenga fittings. The directory is already live — this is Phase 2 of the IndiaNiva journey. Each listing is personally contacted and verified by IndiaNiva before publication. Browse it at indianiva.com/tailor-directory.

Yes — please do. Use our submission form to share their name, city, services, and contact details. We verify every submission before publishing — typically within 7 to 14 days.

Submit your own listing through our tailor submission form — city, services, languages, full contact details, and a brief description of your work. We review every submission personally and may contact you for verification before the listing goes live.

Yes — eventually. IndiaNiva Occasion Rental is planned as Phase 5 of our journey, launching as a long-term plan. It will be a premium rental sub-line for sarees, lehengas, jewellery, men’s stoles, and accessories for weddings, parties, festivals, and cultural events in Germany and selected EU countries. We are launching the shop first and proving it for 18–24 months before opening rental.

Rental is the legally and operationally hardest ecommerce model. Deposit refund rules, damage assessment, return logistics, cleaning, and customer verification all carry real risk. Doing it badly hurts the brand and the customers. We want to launch and prove the shop first, build the supplier and partnership network, and only then layer on rental — carefully.

Not yet — rental is too far out for a dedicated waitlist to be meaningful. But everyone on the launch list will be the first to hear when rental opens.

Email info@indianiva.com with your website, a short summary, and what you are proposing. See our Contact page for the different categories of enquiry.

Yes — we may collaborate with brands as paid content, always clearly marked with #ad / #Werbung / #Anzeige as required by German competition law. Our editorial recommendations remain independent. See our Disclaimer for full details.

Yes — email info@indianiva.com with the subject “Press” and mention your publication, deadline, and angle.