Our story

Made by women.
For women who refuse to whisper.

Tadap Wear is a Mumbai-made lingerie label. We don't do shy.

Chapter one

It started with a bad bra.

In 2022, Aisha had just moved back to Mumbai from her years in London. She walked into a Bandra lingerie store, asked for a 34D, and was handed a bra that fit like a punishment. The salesgirl whispered. The catalogue had no Indian women in it. The pieces that did look beautiful were imported and cost ₹6,000.

That night she texted Reema, an old friend from NIFT now running a small atelier in Goregaon: "Why is there no Indian lingerie brand that fits us, looks like us, talks like us, and doesn't cost a week's salary?"

Three months later, the first ten pieces of Tadap Wear were stitched on Reema's table.

"Hum chaahti thi ki ladkiyaan store mein bina ghabraye chal kar aaye, mirror ke saamne khade hokar muskuraaye, aur 'haan, yeh meri tarah lagti hai' bole."
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Chapter two

Apni tadap pehno.

Today we are a team of seventeen — fourteen women, three men. Every piece is cut, stitched, and quality-checked in our Bandra studio. We work with imported satin, lace and modal from suppliers we've personally visited. Nothing is mass-produced. Each design takes 4–6 weeks from sketch to shelf.

Our tagline — "Woh tadap jo dikh jaaye" — was something Aisha's grandmother used to say teasingly. We took it because that's the energy we want our customers to walk out the door with. Not the kind of confidence that needs a man's approval. The kind that exists whether anyone is looking or not.

Every order ships in a plain matte-black box with only our monogram. No product names. No images. No "lingerie company" stamps. Your delivery guy doesn't need to know. Your roommate doesn't need to know. Your mother definitely doesn't need to know.

"What's inside is your business — not your delivery guy's."
What we stand for

Four rules. No exceptions.

01

Made for Indian bodies

Every piece is graded for Indian fit data, not borrowed from Western patterns that don't account for our shape.

02

Honest pricing

No 5x markups. Our cost-plus model means a ₹1,500 piece actually costs us about ₹600. We tell you the truth.

03

Discreet always

Plain matte-black box, no brand outside, no product names on invoices. Your privacy is non-negotiable.

04

Made in Mumbai

Not imported. Not drop-shipped. Stitched by women in our Bandra studio, paid above-minimum, with health benefits.

17
Women on the team
42k
Pieces shipped
4.8
Average rating
2k+
Cities reached
The faces

Behind Tadap.

Aisha

Aisha Khan

Co-founder · Brand

"Wear what makes you walk taller."

Reema

Reema Ahuja

Co-founder · Design

"Fit first. Drama second."

Mira

Mira D'Souza

Head of studio

"Every seam, twice checked."

Karuna

Karuna Iyer

Customer care lead

"WhatsApp me anything."

As seen in
Vogue India Cosmo The Voice of Fashion Verve Tweak India Mid-Day

Woh tadap
jo dikh jaaye.

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