As most of you are aware that i am in Lahore at the moment preparing for my wedding soon inshallah, I got a few requests to share my experience , so here goes ..
**What I was looking for : **
- Non designer
- Elegant and clearly defined design lehengas and bridal clothes
- Quality of work in a limited budget
Where I shopped:
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Ali Zari in anarkali
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Ali’s in Liberty
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Bano sari house , anarkali
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Mahogany boutique , New muslim town , designer called Annie . They made me the non bridal heavy casuals
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For having kaam done on clothes I used Muzammil’s in liberty. he is really good.
Some notes on the price range to expect :
For lehenga’s I looked at 30K and lower and the quality was as bad and horrid as it could get .. I totally despised it ..
But please be warned, when you look for a lehenga that is 75K on the racks , you can definitely bring it down to 35K , just need some good negotiation skills .
I think a range of 50K would give you a higher end excellent lehenga. While 35-45K range will definitely give you a reliable, presentable lehenga.
For bridal dresses , anything 5k and lower is usually trash quality , I checked fortress , liberty, ichra, even aurega , anarkali, link road and smaller markets …
A good quality , heavy design will cost you 15K , bargain it down to 10K …
a medium quality of work and normal sa fabric would cost you around 7k very easily.
The antique look in kaam is very in these days and is found in every freaking shop.. i hate the antique look and had to order the clothes instead of being able to buy it directly.
The time needed to order the bridal dresses : most of them are able to get a new dress made and stictched in no more then 2 weeks … you just have to make sure you push them into it.
**For Casual dresses : **
Frankly, I went to a few designers and came out sulking , Maria B was the most disappointing ever , Generations was disappointing , circles was not bad , even liberty and fortress had pathetic designs in … I have always liked Kashish clothes … so dont forget to check out their designs …
Well thats about all i know so far … ask me the questions if i know i will share …
