I think its not easy to bargaining with designer if its their latest collection and I remember the offwhite lehnga worn by silsila .they were ready to bargaining more with that one then from their latest lehngas from the latest collection!
it was her lastest collection at the time, she was also offering other lenghas in her latest collection (06/07) to me for my walima at a discount price, i also bought numerous formals from her current collection at the time at a discount price.......i got a few suits from nickie nina from there collection and they again offered me a discount price, if u dont ask u dont get! HSY, Karma, HH, all said to me when i went to see them that they would 'sort' a price out if i was ready to order. espec if i ordered two lengas. even though kuki concepts were rude,they even said they would negotiate a price.
maria b's new formal collection has just been released 08/09 and i bought a suit again with a discount!