ok..so we are getting closer...planning for a shopping trip to Lahore.
I am getting my lehnga, outfits and jewellery from there. So plz plz share your knowledge.
where do i get the best jewellyery in Lahore?whats the price level?and what desings are in?

and where do i get the best quality fabric?Anarkali?Liberty?or somewhere else??
where do I get best ready made lehnga sets?

I will only have around 2 weeks time there so I might go for a ready made lehnga set and get the top alternated (long sleeves etc)

so plz share what u know

I know that there are several shops in anarkali just for bridal lehengas and stuff. dont know about the jewelry.

what kind of stuff do they sell in anarkali?

U can call anarkali one stop shopping You can get bridal dresses, jahez stuff, stock up on artificial jewelry/churiyan, purses/bags and shoes.. For ready made semi casual outfits, u can just go to Pace and get some very nice suits for 650, many have full sleeves as well.. fortress has very fancy readymade/stitched stuff, which mgiht be xpensive, but more conveneint since ur crunched for time Comin bak to anarkali, most of the outfits already have hte kaam done on em, u jus gotta give it to a darzi to have it sewn.. u can also get shoes, fancy purses, and stock up on artificial jewelry/churiyan from there as well.. there may very well be lots of jewelers in anarkali as well but im not too sure.. for gold jewelry, best bet wud be to go to Liberty, lots of nice stuff there..

I cant really tell you what's "in" , as whatever style suits you u can find it there, short kameezes/dhoti salwars, lamba kurtas, strait salwars etc.. same as for what colors are appropriate for wedding.. again, whatever u want

Thank a bunddle Sara I was gonna go for Liberty for all the shopping but really nice to know that anarkali is fine too

Are you in Lahore? do you know if these ready made lehngas have trypical zaari wala kaam on them or can I find other types of kaam too?like zardozi, kundan etc. and is the lehnga quality good in anarkali?

thanks again

i m gonna go crazy in lhr..hheehe

Chameli don't you have relatives in Lahore who could adivse you as well? Yes I'm in Lahore right now. I'm sorry< i dunno what zaari/zardosi/kundan kaam is I know, most lenghas ive seen, they use motis (beads), sequins and small stones i think, as well as dabka, (i hate dabka)..

nopes...none of my relatives can help with this...

i hate dabka too....wanna have a red lehnga with red kaam on it..beads and stuff

Hi:

Yes anarkali has all the stuff for brides but to be honest the quality isn't good...i mean really not good...best place for shopping would be liberty for lehnga i.e. ready to wear only...also cavalary for fabric..i believe for bridal dress or formal wear fabrics cavalary's al-fajar is the best in liberty muqadas and also bareeze and onr opposite to muqadas is good i forgot its name. For jewllery Ruby Jewellerson mall are best plus moti wala jellwer in liberty. There are more i'l updat eu for now these are the names i remeber. These are the best for bridal shoppings..

All the Best....

TC

^ i went to ruby jewellers.. the older man there is so damn rude!

theres are a few good jewellers in liberty as well...try out waseem jewellers... they have soooo much variety.. they're a bit pricey though but what the heck.. check out their designer stuff... u have to ask them for it, otherwise they wont show u...

as for fabric..u can check out new orega and the old orega bazaar.. awesome stuff there...

Zardozi, Ali's, Saleem Fabrics are also good places to check out wedding lenghas at... infact Ali's has beautiful finish.. like their kaam is really nice... in comparison to Zardozi, i liked this work better...

^ Thanks, i'm going to Pakistan next week so that helps...
All i know so far is that Liberty has nice shoes, Calvary has good fabric and Anarkali is good for other little stuff...so good luck Chameli420, i know it must be getting hectic

^ R u going shopping too??

I wish I was shopping ..

thanks a lot girls

I guess I will go to Liberty for the lehnga then. waseem jewellers are in Liberty as well so I'll just do it in one go. the rest I can look for in anarkali and orrega..

anyone know a GOOD darzi there???

^ I dunno any real great darzi, but i can make one suggestion, DO NOT go to the mohallawala darzis/darzans.. they're good for making casual stuff to wear at home, but I wouldn't trust em with fancy, silks n stuff Not to mention, jus stay away from darzis, period :yukh:

Oh yeah, there's this tiny lil jewlery shop right by Al-Fatah, they had the most beautiful design :love:

Originally Posted by Sara516

Oh yeah, there's this tiny lil jewlery shop right by Al-Fatah, they had the most beautiful design :love:

is the one nearby Shell?

Originally Posted by Chameli420

Thank a bunddle Sara I was gonna go for Liberty for all the shopping but really nice to know that anarkali is fine too

Are you in Lahore? do you know if these ready made lehngas have trypical zaari wala kaam on them or can I find other types of kaam too?like zardozi, kundan etc. and is the lehnga quality good in anarkali?

thanks again

i m gonna go crazy in lhr..hheehe

Nowadays, even the ready made bridal lehngas comes with all the modern types of kaam you want. You just have to go to the shop and tell them what you want. Between Liberty and Anarkali, I'm more pro-Liberty, but my aunt bought a ready made bridal lehnga for her daughter-in-law from Anarkali, and it was gorgeous. Looked totally designer.

Originally Posted by sadzzz

^ i went to ruby jewellers.. the older man there is so damn rude!

You're telling me? I had the same experience with the old man AND his son. The son thinks he's hot $hit , even worse than the dad. The dad calmed down once he figured out we knew an old friend of his in America.

Chameli: one tip for you. When you turn in your clothes to get sewn, get one dress made first and try it on. And only when you try it on and like it, then turn in other stuff for sewing. God forbid if its not a good darzi u might get ur stuff messed up. Try to go to an organized darzi as well. Make sure they note down all the instructions you give them. I used 2 different darzis for my shadi stuff. One made everything almost the way i asked him to, he would also write out everything i asked to get done and tie to the fabric. The other one lost 2 shirts, and made shalwar for my mehandi outfit when i asked for a chooridar. He sure wasnt writing everything down.

Also, i got my lehanga from anarkali but i suggest trying liberty first. I also got some real nice shoes at liberty. For things such choorian, other shoes, handbags etc, anarkali is good.