Tailoring little girls lehengha suit could be fun by your local tailor. Buying the material and gotta to suit your kid’s mood and your taste, but in the long run could be merely time consuming and costly considering the availability of detailed traditional outfits. Another way to go to save time is ask your tailor / designer to make a mini version of your outfit. Not only is it easy because it is way smaller and won’t cost as much as yours but it would be fun to be just like mommy!
Off the rack is easy for traditional wear. Girls clothes are available all across the country in every form, quality and design. Behbud does fantastic clothing for wedding time throughout the year. They have the most neatest, detailed selection of cotton, silk, embroidered and simple shalwar kameeze, churridar and ghararas for girls from 1 - 13. Their prices are competitive but considering that they are a charitable organization, one does not feel half as bad. Their clothes are detailed and re-usable when hand washed. They are made with as much care and effort as a mom would go to getting a dress make with the tailor - only this being ready to wear with no hassle. A great place for the busy working moms who would want something great with least amount of hassle and time.
They also cater to some lovely boys Lakhnaowi and khaddi kurtas. Also available here are beautifully handcrafted envelops for salaami. You can visit their online website for more info. http://www.behbud.org/volunteers_info.html.
Those mother who are interested in a cheaper, one time, quick fix, ready to wear outfit both for girls and boys should visit local shopping centres like Tariq road, Gulf, Hyderi, Liberty, Defence market. One can easily pick an outfit and match bangles. Traditional parandas and glitery chapals, khussas are also all present in this one stop interface. The only drawback with some inexpensive clothing is that they might be a one time wear and if washed might not retain the freshness and the lace/bukram may poke from the insides.
A few other top of the line places to visit are Q’n’H, Bareeze’s Mini Minors, Pink and Blues. They are also into making traditional wear for kids with a hint of modern element like pants with kameez. For a variety or different look one can also see what they have to offer. Kurta Corner specializes for traditional wear for boys and men from the age of one.
If looking for a western suit or dress for your young one, good places to visit are Baby shop, Zubaidas and again the local shopping centre shops for a fantastic range of western organza gowns for girls and bow tie suits for boys.
Submitted on: 16/01/2010 04:25:06