From the red carpet at Cannes to the runways of New York and Mumbai, and the pages of the world’s leading glossies, a homegrown Indian house of handcrafted accessories.
Özel accessories have made their red-carpet debut at the Festival de Cannes, carried two years running.
Özel designed the bags that walked the Spring/Summer 2023 runway at New York Fashion Week. The looks drew international attention, with runway coverage in Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar.
For Lakme Fashion Week 2023, Özel partnered with couturier Mahima Mahajan, creating the accessories that accompanied her runway collection.
🔍 View the feature A full-page profile of founder Shipra Nayyar, tracing her path from a BITS Pilani engineering degree and eight years at Shell International to building Özel into an artisan-led accessories house empowering women makers.
Featured for its handcrafted festive bags and its design-with-social-impact model, training and employing women artisans across Hyderabad and Madhya Pradesh.
Read the feature →Named among Hyderabad’s most distinctive handbag labels, with the Falaknuma and Amor ranges singled out and the hand-embroidered potlis praised.
Read the feature →Winner of the Pink Power contest for women entrepreneurs, the award that launched Özel’s retail journey and its first kiosk at Inorbit Mall, Hyderabad.
AwardÖzel trains and employs women makers and craftspeople, with a vision of supporting livelihoods through design.
A growing following for occasion accessories made by hand in India
Femina North, ‘Fashion Forward’ · January 2022Close ×
Ozel debuts at Cannes with Nancy Tyagi, 2025Close ×
A Cannes Moment, carried by Sherry Bhati, Cannes 2026Close ×
Vogue, New York Fashion Week S/S 2023Close ×
Harper's Bazaar, New York Fashion Week S/S 2023Close ×
Ozel crystal fringe clutch, NYFW S/S 2023Close ×
Ozel pearl beaded potli, NYFW S/S 2023Close ×
Ozel runway accessories edit, NYFW S/S 2023Close ×
Mahima Mahajan x Ozel, Lakme Fashion Week 2023Close ×
Ozel gold fringe bag, Lakme Fashion Week 2023Close ×
Ozel mirror pyramid bag, Lakme Fashion Week 2023Close ×
Ozel printed triangle clutch, Lakme Fashion Week 2023