04/05/2026
Behind the Seams: Péro
There is a flat in East Delhi, rooms loud with color, where ten people are already bent over a frame. Far away in a workshop in Chanderi, and a cooperative in the Kullu Valley, Aneeth Arora can be found where the cloth is. There, bypassing the sketch entirely, she touches the fabric, holds it up to light, and begins. Two years later, it is a garment.
Bandhani and Leheriya are the ancient textile techniques of Rajasthan that weave irregularities and character into cloth. Aneeth Arora was born there, in Udaipur, and became fascinated by these fabrics and the stories they tell. Soon she found herself in the workshops of skillful craftspeople across the country—in Kashmir for the master embroidery, Kerala for the lace the nuns make, then back in Rajasthan for the block printing, which has been made there longer than anyone can remember. Setting out to keep the traditions alive, she named her brand, Péro which means “to wear” in Marwari, her native tongue.
Look carefully for the ladybug that can be found on every garment. A real ladybug flew into the workshop one day and landed on a piece of fabric. Arora decided it should stay, embroidering it onto every garment that followed.
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