Re: Share Your Experience with Panache by Aiman
A more detailed review… not that I think Aiman really needs it with all the glowing reviews but it is well deserved.
So I had my eye on these two slightly fancy, casual shirts from a small Karachi based label that makes ready to wear. These designs were pretty old and they said it would not possible to make them again for me. Now it’s quite rare that I *really *like something so I was set on having these. My issue was that I couldn’t decide who could replicate them for me as they needed someone who would take the time and care to find the right sort of fabrics and laces. The person who makes my formals just would not have time to do this. I would look at Aiman’s FB now and again and I remembered that she always has pretty laces and stuff. In the end, I just went for it and contacted her since I would be traveling to Pakistan after a month or two and wanted them to wear whilst there.
It didn’t take long for me to feel relaxed that I was in good hands. Aiman discussed the fabrics with me in detail and gave me alternative options as well. What I did not expect was that some days later I would receive photos of the fabrics, laces and buttons. Now, I wasn’t expecting exact replicas since I didn’t expect Aiman to find the exact same things… rather I trusted her common sense and taste to find things that worked to give a similar look. But the photos I saw showed pretty much the exact same fabrics and detailings!
I’m quite an organised person and I like to make sure everything is well detailed, so I sent her templates showing the shirts and pointing out the things I felt were important and also detailed measurements. But it was very reassuring to see that even if I had not been so organised, Aiman would have made sure to obtain all this. Then when it came to stitching, Aiman made sure to ask me about anything she felt required clarification.
I will mention that initially I thought they were a bit more expensive that I expected (just because the ready to wear ones were cheaper) however, given the amount of work Aiman put in and the quality of everything, from fabric to stitching, the prices were very reasonable.
She dispatched the shirts to my inlaws house so that they were there when I arrived. What can I say? Everything was perfect. My MIL who is very hard to please was complimentary as well.
Also, before I left, I had Aiman buy me some paluchi which I was going to get made into a suit later. On arriving in Multan I found out there was a wedding coming up of my inlaw’s friend’s daughter… inlaws were handling all the wedding arrangements for them so I would have to help and attend too. I needed a suit for the mehndi and I could have bought something ready made but didn’t see anything that really caught my eye. And I hate spending money needlessly - I had already spent money on the fabric and was going to get this suit made anyway, so I asked Aiman if she could make the suit for me within 2 weeks instead. I did say that if she felt it was too much pressure, that she should leave it. But she is so accommodating and likes to keep her clients happy that she agreed. I got it just in time and I’m really extremely grateful for all the effort she put in. Since I was now in the same country, instead of messaging back and forth, anytime she wanted to ask or discuss something, she just called me. She also called to make sure I received the parcels and to make sure everything was okay with my clothes.
I was able to pay by a remittance service straight into her bank account, which saved me money in transfer fees.
Basically, Aiman is a lovely person (always incredibly polite) and is committed to producing clothes that are of good quality and as per the client’s requirements, or as close as she can get them. She puts so much effort into every step of the process and I’m sure that’s because she take a lot of pride in her work. I expect she will just become busier as her client base increases and I hope these things will not change.
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(apologies for the crappy phone pic)