I have been to both Mongas and Traditions in Southall and so far am more in favour of Traditions. I liked more of the designs and the girl was really helpful. I was a bit put off in Mongas because it was really crammed and there were girls trying lenghas and saris on all in full view of everyone - although they also had some good stuff.
Are there any other good places for lenghas in Southall?
I will be checking out Panache boutique in Birmingham because I’ve heard they are supposed to be quite good. In Fabeha in Luton they said they can design outfits or have ready made ones and they can have stuff made to measure.
Has anyone had any experiences with any of these places that they can share? Good or bad? I still have plenty of time to shop around so any suggestions would be appreciated.
Hi poppies, Daminis in Southall closed down a while ago and they have opened up a shop called Simlas.
SRM87 you can try the Damini's in Green Street.
Also in Southall have you tried any of the other shops such as Omega and Sequinze.
I agree with you about Mongas....everyone keeps on trying their bridal wear and their lehngas have started to look worn out/used. But they do have some nice bridal wear, you could ask them if they can take orders for bridal wear because I think they do.
Hi poppies, Daminis in Southall closed down a while ago and they have opened up a shop called Simlas.
SRM87 you can try the Damini's in Green Street.
Also in Southall have you tried any of the other shops such as Omega and Sequinze.
I agree with you about Mongas....everyone keeps on trying their bridal wear and their lehngas have started to look worn out/used. But they do have some nice bridal wear, you could ask them if they can take orders for bridal wear because I think they do.
Hi Bubblegum!!! Wow thanks for that!! Thats what u get for being out of the Uk for over 4 years!!!!!Birmingham is also a good place to shop for wedding lenghas and stuff.. best of luck.....
Try Santoshi in Southall, they have some amazing stuff, ad mentioned above Sequnze is also good. But my absolute favourite is Raishma in Green Street who offer a completly bespoke service. Green St also have a fe good shops.
I bought my lengha from Mongas...the plan is to go really early and then u can spend as much time as u want...i chose a magenta coloured lengha which they custom made for me in maroon and it was beautiful...it was expensive...but well worth it ;)
I was sure that I didnt miss Damini's when I was in Southall - i saw it when I went to Green Street but I didnt go there.
Mongas had some good designs but i thought they were quite expensive whereas in traditions they had some which seemed good value. They said that they can custom make and everything.
So far I do prefer traditions. I went into some other places but cant remember the names. I walked into one looked at the lengha in the middle and walked back out - £5500!!! There is no way i would consider getting parents or in-laws to pay that amount of money for outfit to wear for one day only!
Anyone know of the service by Fabeha in Luton or Panache in Birmingham. I'm not so sure on panache any more - i sent an email asking for details on lenghas and i got a reply saying that they would send it to me. I never heard any more. I then sent a couple of emails and still havent heard back!
Traditions had some reductions on lenghas... when's the best sort of time to order lenghas... do they become more expensive in what's deemed to be "wedding seasons"?