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!
pehlay i was thinking of getting one dress from hh but then some how i did not like her finishes....but thinking of buying formal wear one r two suits....can you tell me her price range if you dont mind?
i know, thats the mistake i made coz i ordered several shaadi key baad outfits from her and they are def NOT at all wearable for after wedding occassions......they're much more simpler than what she had described and i ended up wasting a lot of money on them.....
well, lessoned learned......
you can always dress them up with lots of accessories.....
yes, i'm going to my sister in law's wedding this weekend so i'll def put up pictures of one of the outfits that cost me 350.....then you guys can decide for yourselves if it's really worth the price :)
I want to share with everyone my experience with the Pakistani designer Hajra Hayat.
I emailed and inquired about ordering kurtis custom-made based off her shalwar kameez designs. Her manager Rabeela was very professional and very nice. We worked for over a week emailing and finalizing details. On the sleeveless kurtis, I stressed to make sure they had sleeves. I asked for a discount since it was my first time ordering and I was ordering 4 pieces. She extended a nice discount and then emailed me later and said the "head office" will not allow it since they have no control over the $65 DHL charges. They gave me $20 off?? I emailed Hajra Hayat directly about this and her unprofessional response was "hey, why u want a discount. Margins aren't that high over here. when u get the clothes it will be worth it." Who talks like that??? She is a grown woman, not a teenager who says "hey."
I sent the $550 and after 4 weeks, inquired on the clothes. Both Hajra and her manager said that the clothes had been sent and that they would email me a tracking number. No number came. After a couple more emails, the manager, Rabeela, wrote me that the DHL charges were $92 and that could I send $25 more! So they both lied to me on package being sent, and then asked for $25???? How cheap is that?
After sending the $25, the clothes arrived. The kaam and amount of kaam is very good for the price. They put sheer, chiffon-type material on the sleeves when I was hoping they would not be see-through. Isn’t that would someone means when they say to add sleeves?? Also, the stitching was not good. I asked for upper arms width to be 13 inches wide. They were 10-12 inches. The kurtis were snug on the chest area. One of the kurtis was supposed to be a full kameez from one of her outfits. I paid $225 for that one and it is snug snug snug. I was very disappointed as it was my favorite from the order. I took the kurtis to a local tailor last week for alterations and they have told me minimum $50 if they can even do it due to not much fabric to work with.
Early this morning, the tailor called me to her studio and showed me little holes in the chiffon all along the shabby stitching on the sleeves. How can she fix that? I went to a fabric store and bought some chiffon and hopefully she can patch it somehow.
I just want to share my experiences with everyone because I think it's important for you to know what you are dealing with when you order from Hajra Hayat.
I had emailed her manager Rabeela a few times on my unsatisfaction of the order and cc'd Hajra. Hajra never replied and Rabeela's friendly vibe disappeared and now they no longer reply to me.
This whole experience has been very disappointing as I was hoping to establish a regular business relationship with her.
my cousin ordered her wedding jora from her 2 years ago...the wedding was delayed...and now that she is getting married..Hajra told her she would charge her the same price she asked for 2 years ago....
lara that sucks. its unfortunate how unprofessional they are- were the tailors able to patch up your outfit?
a friend of mine ordered her sis in law's bridal lehenga from hajra's rep in montreal. she said they had a good experience and are now waiting for it to come in.
I think I have read this story of yours in ATLEAST 10 threads since morning. We all get the point I am sure and no, we won't forget what a bad experience you had with her. Now you just seem to be digging up every thread ever created about H.H and posting in there. Do you have a personal bitterness towards her or something? This doesn't seem like it's only over 4 kurtis that she messed up.
I want to share with everyone my experience with the Pakistani designer Hajra Hayat.
I think it's great that Lara is posting this multiple times...this way more poeple will find out about her. And you know what...she charges a heck of a lot of money for clothes that have very little work on them. Her profit margin is 'quite' high....I don't think we could disagree on that. Therefore you would expect better service from her!
I think I have read this story of yours in ATLEAST 10 threads since morning. We all get the point I am sure and no, we won't forget what a bad experience you had with her. Now you just seem to be digging up every thread ever created about H.H and posting in there. Do you have a personal bitterness towards her or something? This doesn't seem like it's only over 4 kurtis that she messed up.
You know what, at least she's posting something decent, she's just trying to help everyone else with her experience...nothing wrong with that.
Sweetie this isn't a private discussion that i am jumping into, it's a public forum.
You clearly cannot speak to anyone with a cool head or even any manners. anyways, I don't care to drag this further. take care :)
I did do a search to see recent posts on Hajra to let people know my experience. This is all about the kurtis. I was upset why Hajra did not respond to any emails regarding my issues. Rabeela the manager had responded twice and then nothing.
Coincidently, after my email to both of them, I received a reply from Rabeela in the afternoon saying they had no idea I would have such problems and to send the kurtis back because the problems are "reversable."
The tailor was able to open up two of the kurtis, however, the other two are not able to be fixed. As for patching, the chiffon material I bought this morning did not match the one on the kurti so the tailor recommended against it. Also, the tailor and I both noticed the sloppy stitching on some places on the kurtis. I will take pictures and post that. It's like they sewed them as fast as they could.
I had to pay the tailor for whatever work she was able to do and now I have to pay for sending back to hajira. She charged me $90 DHL shipping charges. I emailed Rabeela to ask if they can give me any concession. No clue what she will say about that.
I do not want to badmouth anyone. I am 100% behind small business owners, especially women. I just want to tell everyone my experiences, both good and bad, because we are spending hard earned money. These Pakistani designers are charging a lot of money and now that the dollar conversion rate is to the Rupee favor, I know they are making even more!! I will pay top dollar for top quality.
Shay - I have emailed both Hajra and her manager Rabeela. Hajra is not responding, however, her manager has started to respond. I posted pics of the kurtis on my thread.
