Fondly known as the Boys of Bengal, Dev r Nil have gradually and steadily expanded their horizons from women’s prêt to menswear and now bridal wear. The duo plays around with beautiful textiles, subtle surface texturing and classic cuts to create what they term as ‘easy chic’. Indigenous printing techniques like Batik and creating handloom weaves are just some of the very Indian traits of the designer duo. They boldly and confidently defy fashion norms in India and experiment with unusual colour combinations for a style which is distinctively Dev r Nil and yet very desi in appeal. 

Dev learnt the art of fashion from NIFD, Kolkata while Nil completed his fashion education from the Canberra Institute of Technology, Australia. By a twist of fate, Nil returned to India in 2004 and met his soon-to-be partner Dev. They then started their eponymous label in December of the same year. 

Their debut in the fashion week happened in 2006 when the pair was selected to showcase at the Lakme Fashion Week. Their designs won rave reviews and they were awarded the Best Debut Collection by Elle. Now, after showing at 10 successive seasons at the LFW, Australia Fashion Week and Kolkata Fashion Week, this year the young designers debuted at the recently concluded WLIFW with their Spring/Summer 2011 collection. 

Their tryst with B-town happened when National Award winning actress Tabu chose them to create her look for the international premieres of her movie ‘The Namesake’. They foray into the world of costume designing with Onir’s I AM and are also working on a few more projects. Amongst a long series of awards in this short span of 6 years, Dev r Nil recently won the Most Creative Designer award in Kolkata by the ABP group.

You can lay your hands on a Dev r Nil collection at premier stores like Zoya, AZA, Origins and 85 Lansdowne.

You can get Dev r Nil at:

www.devnil.com