Hi! I was just wondering if anyone has ever ordered or seen live Hajra Hayat work? If so please let me know abt your experiences! Thanks!!:halo:
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a friends relative got hers and i thought it was very pretty and quite reasonable......
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I neva liked her work much:( though she herself is a nice person and i think she has improved her work from before but yet i wouldnt put her work in the same standard as say that of neelofer shahid, karma, lajwanti, hsy, etc. But i guess because of that her prices are comparitevely better and at times you just might find a perfect jora from her place because last time i visited her shop @ M.M Aalam Road i liked few dresses and she was really nice and customer friendly.
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I just ordered my wedding dress from Hajra Hayat.....she's my friend's cousin....i've seen her work too, it's above average but it's no Karma or HSY.....her prices are reasonable though and great customer service...I'll post up pics when I get my dress....
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nicee! thanks girls...any pics would be appreciated!
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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.
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Once I inquired with them about some outfits and the kind of unprofessional response I got from them was good enough for me to never order from them. Usually the initial responses/attitudes are key to know what kind of people they are and what kind of business they are running. You can tell they are either liying to you or making excuses, english is very very poor and they do not take time to reponse to clients professionally.
Yes hajra has a name in Pakistan(for whatever reasons), she did some fashion shows and here and there, but it certainly does not mean she is professional business women.
Lara I am really sorry to hear what happened to you...i cannot imagine :(
Same thing goes for Aisha Khateeja that everyone is raving about. I got the same unprofessional response from her. Once I e-mailed her and her response after 5 days and 2 e-mails was " I was busy I didn't have time to reply to your e-mail,
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