Re: Interesting Faiza Samee article
The studio is very basic and not contemporary like a HSY or Karma studio. I reckon she hasn't made any changes to it since it first started up, except for the computer in their office to handle client queries.
Faiza's studio is basically adjacent to her home, which I think is part of the house itself. You actually have to remove your shoes when you enter, since everyone inside including Faiza and her assistants walk around barefoot around the room. Her assistants are all girls an there are quite a few, relatively young and all and not the highly educated type (possibly back from her home village?)
The furniture is very old world and she has outfit samples hanging all around the room and a few mannequins which she uses to display her bridal pieces on. She also has this fabric cabinet full of gorgeous fabrics, which she either purchases locally as well as from places like India when she's over there...
You have to call her up to make an appointment and they start from 4pm to 6pm, but she will stay around till 6:30pm usually. You will find that this isn't really a one-to-one appointment as other clients turn up as well during those hours, so you have to grab her attention if it gets busy in there.
As said, the studio is very simple, but the outfits really do take your breath away when you see them upfront and the colours are amazing! :)