MEET NIKITA

I’m Nikita Madhyani, co-founder and creative director of NOHRE, a luxury fashion and lifestyle house built between New York and Delhi.

My career began far from fashion. I trained as a dentist and spent six years practicing in Toronto, eventually building and owning my own clinic. But creativity had always been the thread running quietly through my life. After selling my practice, I made the decision to follow it more seriously, moving to New York City to study interior design at the New York School of Interior Design.

That decision opened an entirely new chapter.

Travel became an education of its own. From Paris and Mexico City to Jaipur, New Delhi, and beyond, I became increasingly fascinated by the way culture reveals itself through craftsmanship, interiors, clothing, food, ritual, and hospitality. Time spent with artisans and makers in India especially changed the way I thought about design. I began to understand that the most beautiful things carry a sense of place, history, and the hands of the people who made them.

Those experiences eventually led me to fashion and to the creation of NOHRE.

Working alongside our Delhi atelier, I am building NOHRE around the intersection of modern design and Indian craftsmanship. The collections span luxury nightwear, swimwear, resortwear, and occasion dressing, with hand embroidery, beading, and traditional techniques interpreted through a contemporary lens.

In 2026, NOHRE made its runway debut at Miami Swim Week with Water Becomes Her, marking the beginning of a much larger vision for the house.

For me, NOHRE is about more than clothing. It is the culmination of everything I have been drawn to throughout my life: fashion, interiors, hospitality, travel, storytelling, craftsmanship, and the creation of beautiful worlds.

My path has never been particularly linear, and I no longer believe it needs to be. Dentistry taught me discipline and entrepreneurship. Interior design taught me how to think about proportion, atmosphere, and experience. India has taught me about craft, patience, and the extraordinary value of things made by hand.

All of it shapes the way I create today.

I am still building, still learning, and still following curiosity wherever it leads next. The intention remains the same: to create work that feels thoughtful, culturally rich, deeply personal, and capable of making everyday life feel a little more extraordinary.