Originally posted by DesiChoza:
Any good places to buy desi dolha outfits in Lahore?

Do try "Kurta Korner" in Fortress Stadium. They usually have some neat designs. Typically, with a sherwani, you select the cloth, and the design and they get it ready for you within a short time.

In Fortress Stadium, they have some other quality shops for male outfits. Plus, there are some great shops in Liberty market. HKB is pretty big, but they generally have bland clothing and uninterested staff. Some of the specialized male boutiques will give u better service.

If you wanna save a few bucks, you can go to Anarkali, and buy cloth of your choice (much cheaper than buying from these boutiques). Then go to one of the two famous tailors in Lahore (I forgot the names, but I can get you those, if you want). They will measure you up and then cut the cloth. Take this unstiched cloth (they call it "khara khara") to an embroider and he will make a design of your choice on the neck-ban and sleeves (and whereever you want). Take this back to the tailor and he will finish off the sherwani. Now, if that sounds like too much hassle, then go back and read my first paragraph, and live a simple, hassle-free life.

On to other things. If you wanna wear a sherwani, and its winter, then you will probably opt for raw silk. There was another material which was quite the rage, but raw silk typically gets the best "fall". You will need to get a kurta to wear inside. Just make sure that the kurta is atleast 2 inches shorter than the sherwani, so it doesn't peep in from below and also that the kurta should not have any collar, otherwise two collars (kurta and sherwani) can mess up your neck seriously.

If you need khusas, then there are plenty of nice shops in Liberty. If you wanna save some bucks, you can head off to Heera mandi or Landa bazaar, each of which has a couple of really good shops. Let me know if you want to know the names, otherwise I recommend you stick to Liberty as it is quite a hassle to go in the "androon shehr" and the price difference is probably not worth it.

For the head gear, you will want a kullah (which is kind of pagri). Its quite elabortate. A typicaly kullah can take as much as 6 meters of unstiched cloth. "Kurta Korner" is again your one-stop shop for these as they have a lot of variety. Plus some other boutiques in Fortress carry some great stuff. Their kullah's are pre-stiched, so you don't have to worry about making them on the day of the wedding.

Typically, the head-gear i.e. kullah, need not match the color of your sherwani. A trend which was picking up was that groom's kullah would match the color of bride's dress. As long as both are maroon, it would look kinda cute in the pictures, then again, some dudes would puke at the idea of a red or pink head-gear. So, use your own common sense.

Hope it helps.