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The Pant Project targets ₹80 Cr revenue in FY26

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The Pant Project
What it does
Fit-led bottomwear brand
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Sector
Commerce & Consumer Brands

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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