Ah Indian wedding coming up and I need a new outfit. Well Gerrard St is out b/c long ago most of the clothing stores have closed/moved. Mississauga and Brampton is of course the next logical area to go...but I don't feel like driving that far.
So my dad and aunts told me about this small store in the A.dot (Ajax) so I decided the next time I visited my fam I would head here.
It's small but well packed with lots of options - casual pieces up to more elaborate pieces for parties and weddings. They also do stitching which is exactly what I needed as I already had the fabric.
I had a few ideas for what I wanted designed and when I showed the owner (I'm assuming she is), she told me that the amount and type of fabric I had wouldn't suit what I wanted. This I appreciated b/c I know other people would be like ok, ok and just stitch it. But she explained it wouldn't fall correctly or when I sat down it would bunch up. I could buy more fabric to get it how I wanted but I was running out of time so I settled for a traditional lengha instead of something more fashionable.
She only charged $40 for stitching which is amazing - but of course will need to see the finished product before judging, but for $40 I don't expect perfection.
I took a peek at some of her pieces and they seem very reasonably priced...but the selection seems for an older crowd, but you never know what gem you could find.
Next time I will visit her first with my design and ask for her recommendations for what fabrics to buy as she seems to have a good idea of what should be used.
They are closed on Mondays but open the rest of the days at 11am