Milestone · Commerce & Consumer Brands
The Pant Project targets ₹80 Cr revenue in FY26
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- Date
- Company
- The Pant Project
- What it does
- Fit-led bottomwear brand
- Kind
- Milestone
What they do
The Pant Project makes trousers with engineered fits for Indian body types
What happened
It clocked ₹60 Cr by December 2025 and forecasts ₹80 Cr for FY26
Why it matters
The brand plans 25 offline stores and new categories like denims and athleisure
The details
- The Pant Project is a trousers brand focused on fit for Indian body types.
- Founder Dhruv Toshniwal returned to India after US studies and saw a gap in men's trousers fit.
- Co-founder Udit Toshniwal, his brother, co-set up the brand.
- The brand started with men's trousers and later added women's category.
- It shifted from made-to-measure to ready-to-wear engineered fits for faster scale.
- The brand operates omnichannel: 14 offline stores, D2C website (60% sales), and marketplaces.
- Monthly website sales crossed ₹5 Cr in October 2025.
The bigger picture
- The Indian bottomwear market exceeded $4 Bn, with demand for customised high-quality apparel.
- The trousers segment had little innovation, poor stretch, and inconsistent sizing.
- The Pant Project aims to become India's most trusted men's bottomwear brand by FY28.
About the business
- The Pant Project is a fit-led bottomwear brand with engineered fits and tailored silhouettes.
- It uses better fabrics and modern design, avoiding traditional tailoring cost and friction.
- Core advantage: in-house pattern engineering, fit testing, consistent sizing.
- Production is small-batch in Rajasthan and Maharashtra, fabrics from Indian mills.
- Portfolio has 300+ SKUs: semi-formal, smart casual, lifestyle bottoms.
- Hero products are engineered formal pants and power stretch pants.
- D2C website is the primary engine (60% sales), 15% from exclusive brand stores, rest from marketplaces.
- It is the top formal pants brand on Amazon India as of October 2025.
What happens next
- Expand offline to 25 stores in the next 12-18 months.
- Launch adjacent categories: denims, athleisure, travel pants, casual wear.
- Aim to become India's most trusted men's bottomwear brand by FY28.
- Reach 50 stores and selective international expansion into GCC markets by FY28.
Founders
- Dhruv Toshniwal, Founder
- Udit Toshniwal, Co-founder
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