Born in 1974, Joe Ikareth studied design at the National Institute of Fashion Technology in New Delhi where he graduated with the ‘Best Design Collection’ in 1996. He then worked with the couturier Suneet Varma. During this time he got involved with creating costumes for various contemporary dance performances. Movement became an integral part of the designs to follow.

In 2000 Joe decided to relocate to Kerala, his native land where he created his own label, Joe Ikareth. His first collection was presented in Paris in 2001 at the Studio Cirque during a defilé-spectacle where dancers, acrobats and musicians were performing in costumes designed by him.

Joe Ikareth clothes can be distinguished by the sobriety of their cuts, structure, purity of the lines and by the fantasy in detail. His women silhouettes are contemporary and present a mélange of elegance and ease in movement. Traditional techniques of embroidery and woodprints merge together in an astonishing freedom of expression.

His collections of limited series are made in his atelier using natural fabrics like cotton, silk, linen and their blends .The clothes are available at Grasshopper in Bangalore, Sosa’s in Goa and the Joe Ikareth boutique in Fort Cochin.