India shopping - bridal lengha

hi everyone!!

my fiance is going to india for holiday and has suggested he can bring my wedding dress and his sherwani back with him when he returns!

how can i best give him an idea of what i want? magazine extracts, pictures etc? and how accurately can they match the style etc to what i give on a picture?

where are the best places to go in india for the bridal dresses?
pls let me know!

they are going next week!!

thanks,

newbie!!

Re: India shopping - bridal lengha

Do you like te Indian style bridal dresses? Look here for loads of examples:

http://www.paklinks.com/gs/wedding/339785-sabyasachi-manish-malhotra.html

Also, it would help if you mention the city.

You can save the pics and give him print outs or drawings to give him the idea of the outfit that you like.

Re: India shopping - bridal lengha

Here are a few Indian Bridal dress designers. Ask your fiance to check out their stores/collections:

hi!

the city he will be going to is bombay!

thank you for the website link and list of designers/collections i will have a look through!

Re: India shopping - bridal lengha

  • For sarees, suits and dress material, Sagar Sarees in Bandra and Lokhandwala offers you everything from the parsi gara work to traditional silk, ready to stitch lehengas, unstitched suits etc.

Sagar Sarees:
Phone:
022 26484225 , 022 26485570 | 9820095254
Address:
502, Jai Mahal opposite Mc Donalds, Linking Road, Khar West, Mumbai- 400052
URL:
sagarsarees.com
Email:
[email protected]

  • Sheetal at Inorbit Mall and Kemps Corner offer well stitched and trendy designer blouses with sarees, ready made suits etc.

Sheetal:
Phone:
022 28781020 , 022 65260020
Address:
Inorbit Mall, 1st Floor, Near BMC Garden, Link Road, Malad West, Mumbai- 400064
URL:
sheetalindia.com
Email:
[email protected]

Ravissant Beaute Kemps Corner:
Phone:
022 23637003 , 022 23684935
Address:
#131 Abhay Chambers August Kranti Marg, Beside - Shalimar Hotel, Cumballa Hill, Mumbai- 400026

  • He can also visit Private Collections at Mahalaxmi for personalized design advice and tailor-made trousseau in a comfortable ambience, only by appointment. They have net sarees with chic blouses.

Contact:
MS Rosanara Sayani,MS Natasha Sayani
Phone:
+(91)-(22)-23521840
+(91)-(22)-23523963
Email:
[email protected]
Address:
14 Vasundhara Ground Floor, Next To Cadburys House Opp Mahalaxmi Temple, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai - 400011

  • Benzer at Santacruz and Breach Candy is an old and renowned outlet. The store stocks It is a complete family store everything from festive clothing for men and women to imitation jewellery, bridal bangles, designer handbags, cosmetics and more. Highly recommended for wedding shopping, trousseau, matching costume jewellery etc.

Benzer Departmental Store:
Phone:
022 23532266 , 022 23510606
Address:
49, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Cumballa Hill, Breach Candy, Mumbai- 400026
URL:

Email:
[email protected]

  • Another favourite with the brides is Hauz Khas in Juhu. They customize and personalize sarees exactly the way you want.

  • You can expect get a good range of casual to semi-formal and heavy readymade suits at Millionaire in Juhu, Sakhi and Seasons + and Friendship and Bawree at Santacruz west.

Millionaire:
Phone:
022 26604243
022 28785081
Address:
Inorbit Mall, U-28, 1st Floor, Link Road, Malad, Mumbai- 400064
URL:
Indian Wedding Fashion Wedding Wear & Dresses, Wedding Outfits & Clothes from Millionairebombay India : Welcome to MillionaireBombay.com

  • Pramanik at Dadar station is another famous outlet for sarees, bridal lehengas and suits.

  • Do tell him to check out designer sales (which aren’t really sales just a show of designers) in different galleries.

Re: India shopping - bridal lengha

Another few stores to check out -

Ensemble - have two locations in South Bombay (Lion’s Gate & Kemps Corner and one in bandra). Can find exact address here -

OGAAN, Colaba
Vaswani House, First Floor, 7 Best Marg, Colaba, Mumbai 400 039
Phone: 91-22-22833577

OGAAN, Khar
Prem Sagar Building, B Wing, Plot No.703, Linking Road, 14th Road, Khar (W), Mumbai 400052
Phone: 91-22-26052318

Email: [EMAIL=“[email protected]”][email protected]
Fax: 91-11-26853864

Melange
33 Altamount Road Mumbai 400026 India

Zoya
Zoya, Gulistan A Ground Floor, off Turner Road, D’Monte Park Road, Bandra (West), Mumbai. Telephone: 26420888

Kimaya
2 Asha Colony
Juhu Vile Parle, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400049, India
022 26605575
Other location:
3 Delstar, Below Kemps Corner Flyover, Kemps Corner, Mumbai
23862432
(This Kimaya location is next to Satya Paul/Deepika Gehani store)

Samsaara**
****Unit 3, B Block Dhanraj Mahal, Chhatrapati Shivaji Marg (Opposite Indigo Deli), Colaba, Mumbai. Telephone: 22023061.
******They have locations in other parts of Bombay too - http://www.samsaara.in/
Designer wear ready made

KalaNiketan - here’s a link to their store locations
http://www.kalaniketangroup.com/web/contact.htm
have a big variety of sarees

Golden Boutique - great for the groom’s sherwani (tailored). i think they have a website too but can’t find it right now. They would also be great for doing your outfit if you gave them your measurements and pictures. They’re really talented.
Golden Boutique

4, Mandlik Road, Opposite Colaba Police Station, Colaba Causeway, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400039, India 022 22028327

Re: India shopping - bridal lengha

Thanks, yasmink, can you post the store locations and contact info?

Re: India shopping - bridal lengha

There is an end of season sale (50% off on some of her exclusive designs) happening at the Neeta Lulla flagship store from the 1st to 15th Feb, 2010.

  • Neeta Lulla: 6, RNA Classic, S.V. Road, Santacruz (W), Mumbai - 54 +91-22-26055580