DO DUNIYA

दो दुनिया

two worlds · one cloth

scroll, and they come together

act one · two worlds

Indian hand block print

Patterns carved into wooden blocks and pressed onto cotton by hand, one impression at a time. Printers in Gujarat and Rajasthan have done it for centuries.

African wax print

Born of a crossing: Indonesian batik, copied by Dutch mills in the 1800s, then taken up across West Africa, whose buyers loved the crackle that batik buyers rejected. Africa made it its own.

Two worlds.
One cloth.

Two worlds in one cloth. Only a few pieces, then it’s gone.

Do Duniya brings African wax print and Indian hand block print together in free-flowing, unisex kimonos and wrap tops, cut to your measurements by local tailors. “Duniya” means “world” in Hindi, and in Hausa too.

“I wanted to wear a sari in African print, and Indian block print as a kimono, without taking anything away from either culture. Just appreciating both.”

act two · the trade

Long before either print had a name, these two worlds were trading.

From around the 12th to the 15th century, ships crossed the western Indian Ocean on the monsoon winds.

Gold came down from Great Zimbabwe

It was carried to the coast at Sofala, then north to the Swahili ports.

Cloth came across from India

Fine cotton and glass beads from Gujarat sailed with the monsoon.

They met at Kilwa

The port grew rich on the exchange: African gold for Indian cloth.

act three · your print

Press your own print

Pick a carved block, three from India and three from Africa, choose an ink, then tap the cloth to press. Mix the two worlds however you like.

Nothing you press leaves this page unless you keep it.

tap the cloth to press

the pieces

Choose your shape

These photos are from our first shoot, and those fabrics have all found homes. Your piece is cut in a fabric you choose with Answer from what’s in stock.

A short kimono jacket in a pink wax print, worn open over white trousers The short kimono worn over a pink shirt, model seated astride a chair Side view of the short kimono The short kimono seen from behind The short kimono, arms crossed over the chair back

Kimono, short

₹3,999

Above the knee, open front, wide sleeves. The belt is made from leftover fabric.

A flowing kimono in a black and red floral wax print The floral kimono worn open over a pale shirt Side view of the floral kimono The floral kimono, model seated The floral kimono, model sitting tall

Kimono, long

₹3,999

To the ankle, free-flowing, made for any body. Wear it open or tied.

A wrap top in a blue, yellow and white Ndebele-style geometric print, tied at the waist A smiling model in the geometric wrap top The wrap top with puffed sleeves, model seated The wrap top seen from the front, model seated

Wrap top

₹3,799

Wraps and ties at the waist, so it adjusts to you.

A crop top in the geometric print with grey wide-leg trousers A cream block-print crop top with a long white skirt A white shirt printed with zebras A short-sleeved geometric shirt over a pink shirt The open back of a pink wax-print top

Made for you

Price on request

Something customised. Tell Answer what you have in mind and she’ll work it out with you.

made to measure

From our hands to your heart

  1. Tell us about you

    The piece, your measurements, and a few words on how you like to dress.

  2. Choose the fabric together

    Answer shares what’s in stock on WhatsApp and you pick together. Or say “surprise me”.

  3. Cut to your measurements

    A local tailor makes your piece by hand.

  4. Ready in about 45 days

    Answer confirms your order and takes payment directly, then packs and ships it from Bangalore.

No online payment. No returns on made-to-order pieces, but we’re happy to talk about alterations for fit. We ship across India; international orders are possible once we’ve confirmed shipping for your piece.

the maker

Answer

Answer Nzuma-Sinha

“After years of being in charge, her hardest lesson was learning to let go: to choose play over control.”

Zimbabwe · South Africa · India

Answer Nzuma-Sinha has spent her life bringing people together. Fashion is simply the newest way she has found to do it.

At 19, she started her first business in Zimbabwe with her sister: a construction company, in an industry where few women were given space to lead. In South Africa, she worked alongside marginalised communities, leading conversations and helping women turn ideas into businesses of their own. At 22, she became one of the youngest lecturers at a renowned college in South Africa.

In 2015, she came to India for a leadership programme at kanthari in Trivandrum. There she found the lakes, the colours, and her love for dance again. It was while she was dancing, and he was painting, that she met her husband. It was a celebration of two cultures that became a life.

Across Zimbabwe, South Africa and India, Answer has seen how clothes, dance and food carry the vibrancy of a people. After years of being in charge, her hardest lesson was learning to let go: to choose play over control, and to express herself freely through colour.

Do Duniya was born from that letting go. It is a premium, made-to-order label of kimonos, tops and dresses, cut from African wax print and Indian hand block print, and made for anyone who wants to wear two worlds at once.

Two Worlds. One Style.

Our safari print: giraffes, zebras, acacia trees and a peacock, drawn in black on white

coming soon

Our own fusion print

African designs, printed with Indian hand block techniques. Giraffes and zebras under acacia trees, with a peacock among them.

First up: a structured safari block-print jacket, in testing now.

the people

Worn by whoever picks it up

Friends and colleagues in our first collection, on one long, bright day in October 2026. Photography: Fahad.

Two people laughing in matching geometric shirts
Five people in pink wax-print pieces, one lying across the floor with a red blindfold
A man grinning in a geometric shirt
Two models in geometric shirts, one kneeling
Four people posed together in pink wax-print pieces
Two models in cream block-print tops, one seated backwards on a chair
Behind the scenes: the photographer at work on the balcony
Four people in cream block-print crop tops and shirts
Two models in geometric pieces, one crouching in front
Three friends pulling faces for the camera
Three people in zebra and cream block-print shirts
Behind the scenes: the corridor set seen from the far end

Follow the thread

New fabrics, new pieces, and the people wearing them.

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Fabric preference

Answer makes the final fabric choice with you, based on what’s in stock.

Measurements, in inches

This opens WhatsApp with your answers written out, ready to send to Answer. Nothing is sent until you press send there, and this website keeps nothing.

Size guide

Every piece is cut from your own measurements, so this is a guide, not a size you have to fit. Measurements in inches, taken over the body.

MeasurementSMLXL
Indian size34363840
Bust34363840
Waist28303234
Hip36384042
Shoulder1414.51515.5
Upper arm11.5121314

Kimonos are cut loose, with 6–8 inches of ease around the body. Short kimonos sit above the knee; long kimonos reach the ankle. Tell us your preferred length in the form.