The journey
A quarter century of occasion
Longevity is the rarest thing in boutique fashion. Ravina has been dressing Bengaluru since 2001 — here is the public record of how.
2001
The first collections
What began as a hobby takes off. Ravina Belani starts presenting womenswear collections in Bengaluru — ethnic, festive, worked by hand.
Brand history
2006
A fashion voice in the city
Bangalore Times quotes her on Diwali dressing — longer kurtis, tunics with high slits, churidars, brocade, sequins. The city's papers are already asking her what to wear.
Times of India, Oct 2006
2016
The label RAVINA
In an interview on her bridal work she calls the style “royal” — brocade, velvet, chikan, ari, badla, zardozi, mirror work and gota, made for trousseaus.
WedTease, 2016
2018
Two boutiques, two moods
RITZ profiles her as founder of Ravina: festive tunics and kurtas at Ulsoor Road; bridal lehengas, shararas and brocade skirts at The Collonnade, The Leela Palace.
RITZ Magazine, 2018
2022
On the runway
Presents a fashion show alongside Manoviraj Khosla at the Times Business Awards, Bengaluru.
Times of India, 2022
Today
25 years in
Brides and their families keep coming back — the truest measure the label has. The bungalow on Ulsoor Road keeps its one-off pieces and trousseaus under one roof.
“The label began as a hobby that took off really well.”