Re: Shopping in Toronto
Abida needs about 6 months to complete an order- thats how long she took with mine. it turned out beautifully except for a few things that, in hindsight, i should have been firmer about. the dupatta had a lot of kaam on it so it was ridiculously heavy, and she used dupatta fabric for the shirt which made the fitting go all wonky. the dupatta part i attribute to my inexperience, having never worn a bridal dupatta before, but the shirt part is all hers. she should have used common sense and used a heavier silk instead of a lighter fabric.
regardless, the kaam was amazingly done and the entire ensemble was beautiful and very reasonably priced, but just a caution.
there’s a lady in mississauga too, sara sheikh, who apparently has amazing stuff. haven’t seen it myself but a friend’s sis in law bought her outfit from there. Eastern Collections - Pakistan Bridal, Indian Bridal, Lehenga, Saree, Gharara, Salwar Kameez, Sherwanis - Eastern Collections
this is the outfit my friend’s sis in law wore- http://www.easterncollections.com/index.php?/Shop/1-Eastern-Collections/6-Lehenga/193-EL055-Womens-Lehenga-EL055/flypage.tpl.html
it was $900, i believe, and super sparkly and very pretty in person.