illa, Latin for 'she', is a design house of premium wearable art.
Designs are created with the highest quality materials and made in small quantities or made to order. 
illa is a socially conscious brand that strives to provide customers with timeless unique art pieces.

Slow fashion and fine art for a more beautifully inspired life.

RESORT Collection

A travelers dream, the RESORT Collection was inspired by the Caribbeans’ tropical vibes, sand, shells, turquoise water and the glimmering sun dancing on the sea.

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S/S 2025

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Couture clothing collection

Illa designed by Zaheeda Merchant, a Fashion Design graduate from Blanch MacDonald in Vancouver, B.C., is a conscious brand on the journey of luxurious sustainable fashion. A brand where nature and opulence coexist marrying ancient wisdom and natural materials with modern influences and European construction. This is recognized most significantly in the way Illa uses textiles such as leather in unconventional ways while designs are sophisticated and uniquely timeless.


Illa’s classically elegant ‘Desert Flower’ Collection inspired by the designers travels and routes in India and Africa debuts at Vancouver Fashion Week’s Spring/Summer 2025 show in October 2024. Core textiles used in the collection include: leather, silk, bamboo, cotton, linen and hemp constructed with the highest quality Turkish silk and cotton threads. The Desert Flower Collection includes movement, flow, soft colours with vibrant pops of mint green, lilac and pink. Applique details and handwork speak to the designers couture influence and training.


Leather use is influenced by the philosophy and practices from Indian and native traditions in which consumption is circular and in harmony with nature. These cultures give us lessons on how to consume in alignment with the environment. Working with nature where to use the entire animal and all parts of it out of respect for the earths’ gifts. This includes the skin which is compostable and sustainable with its ability to withstand decades and even lifetimes of use. Illa chooses this method over polyester and vegan leathers made from plastic and oil that do not compost polluting the soil, water and air.


Illa’s strives to contribute to advances in sustainability within the fashion industry while creating timeless pieces designed to be sophisticated, edgy, glamorous and fun.

*Spring/Summer 2025 collection is made in Canada.

 

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SAFARI Collection

Inspired by the plains of Africa. A bolder more structured collection, the SAFARI Collection includes rich vibrant colours, shine, texture, grounding black and animal print. Earrings are made with leather and silver lending way to Illa’s fundamental pairing of nature and luxury. 

The SAFARI collection includes an asymmetrical series of earrings that explores the contrast between hard and soft, light and heavy while maintaining balance. These one-of-a-kind pieces are meant to provoke intrigue about non-traditional earring aesthetics with their asymmetrical designs and unique use of materials. Avante garde wearable art pieces are all hand cut, glued, sanded, painted and molded with the utmost attention to design and craftsmanship.

One-of-a-kind earrings Maua, Mandana and Ada have been accepted for the 2024 Earring Show by Craft Council of BC The 11th edition of the Earring Show is taking place from May 9th to May 23rd, 2024 with a virtual and in-person Opening Event on May 9th, 2024. 

Connect on Instagram @houseofilla for more information on the 2024 Earring Show and gallery exhibition as it becomes available.

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Limited clothing pieces LAUNCHING MARCH 2025.

MAUA LIMITED 1 of 1

MANDANA LIMITED 1 of 1

TWISTED & TEXTURED

ADA LIMITED 1 of 1

2024

REBEL Collection

A collection for the bold including our most popular feather earrings which perfectly drape the neckline offering a glamorously elegant finish.

LEENA Earrings

ICE Earrings

ICE Hand Harness

RAIN Collection

Traditional with a hint of modern our art decor RAIN Collection inspired by the water that gives life to the earth. This collection is timeless and elegant.

Available in-store at Silk Purse Arts Centre, West Vancouver. 

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IN-STORE

Silk Purse Arts Centre
1570 Argyle Ave
West Vancouver, BC 

CONTACT

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