The Poetic Magic of Couture
At Maison Ava, we believe childhood deserves the same artistry, beauty, and craftsmanship reserved for the world's finest couture houses. We believe in patient hand embroidery, in considered drape, in the way a fabric moves and falls.
Step into our atelier and experience
the art behind every creation.
We believe that the wonder of childhood is best honored through work that takes time. A Maison Ava piece does not simply dress a child, It accompanies a moment, a memory, and the years that follow.
Founder & Creative Director
The Heart of the House
Viranica Manchu is the founder and creative director of Maison Ava.
Born and raised in New York, Viranica found fashion early. Long before she built a maison, she was a girl who sketched dresses in the back of her textbooks. Fashion was the through-line of her life even when she did not yet know to call it that. She studied marketing at NYU and went on to earn a degree in gemology and jewelry design from the Gemological Institute of America. After many years in New York, she relocated to India, where she immersed herself in the country's extraordinary traditions of weaving and embellishment. Today, she lives in Dubai with her husband and four children, and leads the maison from her atelier there.
It was as a mother of four that the vision for Maison Ava took shape. She began searching for clothing that held the same artistry for her children as the great houses of fashion hold for adults, and she could not find it. Nothing she encountered treated childhood with the depth of care it deserved.
So she set out to create what was missing.
Co-Founder and CBO
The Architect of Vision
Priya Shukla is the Co-Founder and Chief Brand Officer of Maison Ava, where she shapes the brand's voice, positioning, and global presence. Born and educated in Sydney, Australia, she later moved to the United States to pursue a career in fashion, bringing with her a distinctly international perspective and refined sensibility.
With over two decades of experience in public relations and corporate communications, Priya has built a reputation for defining and executing impactful strategies across the U.S. and global markets. Her experience includes roles at iconic fashion houses such as Ralph Lauren, Vera Wang and Danielle Frankel where she honed her expertise in luxury branding and storytelling.
Savoir-Faire
We source luxurious silks, gazars, organzas, jacquards, and brocades from renowned European mills, selecting each textile for its beauty, character, and ability to bring a design to life.
Every collection begins with original artwork developed in our studio. Our signature florals, our prints, our motifs are drawn by hand and have become the visual language Maison Ava is known for. Each garment is interpreted by our atelier and finished by hand.