Like for example, I think 99% of the stuff being churned out by home designers here, is all crap. They're taking you for a run, honies. *You can buy the cloth and get the stitching and embroidery done for much less in Pakistan, as long as you have a family member who can get it done for you. * .
Which home-based designers are you talking about? There are a few home based desingers who have been very successful on gupshup.
If that was an option or if we had relatives....there would be no need for home-based designers adn tailors here. but the fact is that when most of us go visit Pakistan we do not have the time or patience or energy to go: buy teh cloth, get it dyed, get the kaam done on it, get it stitched. We dont have family members or relatives who can get us what we want. If htey send it to you as a gifT (as I frequently do), it wnt be good to complain. If we pay and we still get garbage back, then we'll feel cheated but you cant exactly say your relative or in-law ripped you off.
So if I go to a home-based designer, I dont mind paying the extra money because I know what I'll be getting in return.
Let me clarify: i'm talking about home-based designers such as prototype or cyma345, NOT big-name designers like karma etc.