Block-printed and batik fabrics in maroon, cream and black, draped against ferns outside the shop

Amir Nisha, Aligarh · Since 1980

Hers Cottons

Forty-five years of dressing Aligarh in its own tradition.

Our heritage

A legacy woven
in Indian tradition


Founded in 1980 in the heart of Aligarh, Hers Cottons has been a destination for women who care about the art of Indian ethnic dressing. For over four decades we have kept the same brief: honour the craft, and let the cloth speak.

Every thread carries a story — of master kaarigars, of silhouettes that have outlasted every trend, and of the quiet confidence that comes from wearing something rooted in your own culture.

1980
Established
45+
Years on the same street
Aligarh
Our home
The Hers Cottons shopfront, its sign reading Hers Cottons Est. 1980, with garments on rails inside

Est. 1980

The cloth

What we keep on the shelves

Mostly unstitched suit pieces, across as wide a range of Indian ethnic fabric as we can find — printed, woven, dyed and embroidered. Ajrakh, kalamkari, bandhani, chikankari, batik, khadi and handloom cotton. Every piece chosen by hand, and stitched to your measurements after.

  • White cotton suit piece embroidered with pink florals and a scalloped cutwork edge
    White cotton, cutwork and embroidery
  • Tie-dyed suit pieces in deep green and maroon, dotted with white and finished with a woven border
    Tie-dye, green and maroon
  • Plain handloom cotton folded in peach, olive, maroon and teal, each with a gold woven border
    Plain handloom, gold borders
  • Four wax-resist printed cotton pieces in cream, yellow, pink and indigo with leaf and vine motifs
    Wax-resist print, four colourways
  • Deep navy suit piece printed with gold architectural motifs and a broad decorated panel
    Navy and gold motif
  • An assortment of floral printed cotton suit pieces in yellow, green, cream and white
    Floral prints, mixed
  • Indigo and navy printed cotton with medallion motifs and a gold-toned border
    Indigo, medallion print
  • Bronze and cream suit pieces with a broad ornamental border and geometric print
    Bronze, ornamental border
  • Charcoal and crimson tie-dye with fine pink detailing and a red panel
    Tie-dye, charcoal and crimson

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Munir Iqbal Siddiqui, founder of Hers Cottons

The beginning

Born from Aligarh's
cultural soul


Aligarh is no ordinary city. Home to Aligarh Muslim University, one of India's most storied centres of learning, it has long been a place of culture, poetry and refinement — where women have walked the corridors of academia dressed in silhouettes that state identity as clearly as intellect.

Hers Cottons was founded in that spirit in 1980 by Munir Iqbal Siddiqui, who understood that what a woman wears carries more than fabric. It carries her roots, her bearing, and her story. He set out to build a place where the women of Aligarh could find ethnic wear that honoured tradition while meeting the demands of an educated, confident, modern life.

From fine cotton suit pieces to ajrakh and kalamkari that carry the mark of the hand that made them, every piece is chosen with the same intent: to celebrate who we are and where we come from.

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Mustard and green printed cotton with a fine embroidered panel Marigold-yellow checked cotton with a green printed border piece Sea-green and white cotton with a fine floral print and woven border Rose-pink and ivory cotton printed with small floral sprigs Black and cream cotton in a dense paisley print with a coral border Sand and cream cotton with a delicate sprigged print and blue border

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Hers Cottons
Asghari Lodge, Amir Nisha
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
India

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Mohd Umair Usman · +91 92670 12751

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  • Monday 11:00 – 21:00
  • Tuesday 11:00 – 21:00
  • Wednesday 11:00 – 21:00
  • Thursday 11:00 – 21:00
  • Friday Closed
  • Saturday 11:00 – 21:00
  • Sunday 11:00 – 21:00
Where every thread tells the story of India's timeless craft.
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