What fabric is used in the panels of this dress? Also regarding cuts of this dress if someone can help. I know there are panels from shoulder but there are some patches started from waist as well - are those going to be in umbrella form or cutting in straight form will also give the same fall?
how do i bribe to get a response from you guys 
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you can never guess and find fabric used in indian designer dresses here in pakistan :(
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looks like some cheapy material to be honest.
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you can never guess and find fabric used in indian designer dresses here in pakistan :(
Does that mean some one from India might be able to help? Just need the name (known to the shop keepers) of the fabric and i can get it shipped from India i think.
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well seems to me some silk or satin
i dnt see any pannels starting from waist
it seems to me pannled frock with open front
yeah but i can see some glttery jamawar kind of lining underneath frovck
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I always find indian fabrics to appear cheaper than pakistani fabrics...dont know why always look so cheap IMO. Seems to be in these days tho, even in some pakistani clothing now i think...
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You can use chiffon with shimoz.
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This outfit has panels made in different types of south Indian silks - pure heavy cotton silk (more than 50% silk. This type of silk is available only in high-end silk stores in the south India and is mostly used for bridal sarees or sari petticoats) + south Indian tussar (this is usually a little more coarse than the bihari tussars) + Pure Kanchi silk ( Kanjeevaram silk).
The gota used on the outer skirt has a crushed look while the one used in towards the inner side has a smoother look.
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Thanks honeybeez, that's a great help =)
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Thanks honeybeez, that's a great help =)
Most welcome Annie! :)
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Are you doing a replica Eastern? Would love to see it!
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Are you doing a replica Eastern? Would love to see it!
Was planning to, lets see =) Will keep you posted.
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I always find indian fabrics to appear cheaper than pakistani fabrics...dont know why always look so cheap IMO. Seems to be in these days tho, even in some pakistani clothing now i think...
Hello S and S: What are Pakistani fabrics? I am sorry, but I really dont know anything apart from lawns. Most of the other fabrics that you use like chiffons and silks are imported from China I suppose. Now, if you come to Indian fabrics, these are all traditional weaves and almost all of them are all handloom stuff and take days together to produce a few meters of these fabrics. Every state in India has its own weaving patterns and these are not recent inventions or creations. These weaves were a part of your tradition too abt 65 yrs ago.
The design of the outfit that Eastern put up is definitely bad and gaudy but I wonder if the fabrics are to be blamed for this. If you or any other outfit maker wants to take it as a challenge, you should probably procure these fabrics and design it your way. Using the word "cheap" when you haven't touched/worn that fabric is a little cheap thing to do IMO.
As a matter of fact, if Pakistan can invest in handloom and block printing industry in a big way, it will provide employment to thousands (if not millions) of people and the perennial loadshedding problem will not really be a hindrance anymore.
Thanks!
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^ y take it so personally?
Pakistani Fabrics are of a better quality which is a known fact, same as our work is more intricate.Obv ED put up the dress because someone*** requested a replica*** , no need to take it as an attack and call the clients taste gaudy etc. They liked it so they requested a replica.Btw everr heard of Khaadi?
Thank you for the solutions to load shedding. Will pass them on to Rehman Malik.
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I am not taking anything personally yaar, I just wanted to find out what exactly are Pakistani fabrics apart from lawns. I love lawns and yes I love Pakistani kaam - there is no doubt abt it.
I just wanted to say that handmade fabrics or kaam have a higher value when compared to anything that is made out of a mechanized process. I’ve definitely heard of Khaadi and the original khaadi that was made during pre-british era is still woven to this in India in its same exact form. Variations using pure silk and polyster too have come in now a days. Correct me if I am wrong, the percolation of khaadi as a fashion fabric is still widely spread in India compared to Pakistan. We have govt set up centers in each and every state where tons of meters of hand-woven khaadi is sold everyday.
Apart from Khaadi, some of the other handloom fabrics here are: Mangalgiri, pochampally, venkatgiri, gadwal, chanderi, maheshwari, tant, paithani, Ikkat, kanjeevaram, patola, tussar, muga, and god knows how many more.