Fabindia store with widest selection on Kurtas/Pijamas in Delhi? |
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Mar 6th, 2008, 17:19
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Mar 6th, 2008, 17:55
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Mar 6th, 2008, 18:10
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yes, in the beginning some articles run colour a wee bit, as it is vegetable dye. for the first couple of washes, you have to soak it overnight in salt water. but it dont shrink and it dont fade. it is very good value for money. if at all i have a problem with their apparel, its their cut [sometimes]. obviously you have had a not-so-good experience  :brishti | |
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Mar 6th, 2008, 18:42
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But, I guess, Chennai sunshine would fade anything! I like their stuff too. They went through a bad patch with stitching quality, and I abandoned them for a while, but the batch my wife gave me for my birthday last summer seems fine. It's certainly true that the colours run and become more muted, but I guess this is the nature of veggie dyes. Does the salt water help prevent this? How much salt do you use? | |
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Mar 6th, 2008, 19:34
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| I really liked Fabindia and running a few things through a cold wash here in my machine in USA they seemed fine. The red items needed soaked and washed alone but not as much shrinking occurred as I thought. Even the kurta I got for my son did not shrink as much as I had thought/hoped actually. That is the only store in India I felt I could go to and wear everything back home without a hesitation. Other stuff you have to really assess how the colors will look back home out of the wonderful brightness of India. Still, my relatives who live there clearly thought it was expensive for what it was. It all depends I guess. |
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Mar 6th, 2008, 20:54
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Mar 6th, 2008, 21:41
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| I've seen the advice before about using cold salt water for the first time you expose the garment to water, and I plan to do that - I think it helps set some color dyes. But as with many things, so far I just know it from reading so -- if anybody can give specific instructions I hope you will. I guess I can search this on the Internet too but advice from a person is always the best! |
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Mar 6th, 2008, 21:46
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| Bought a few things from Fabindia on my second or third day in country. It all got washed numerous times over my two month trip, because I only had about 3 changes of clothes. Nothing bled, faded, or shrank beyond what I would expect back home. In fact, heeding the many warnings on the labels, in the dressing rooms, from the staff, etc. I bought a size up and then of course found that nothing shrank and I was wandering around India in a kameez that fit like a potato sack... I'll also add that while it is a little expensive by Indian standards, it's cheap compared to what you would pay in the west. I splurged on a really beautiful tassar silk short-kurta, for about 600 rupees, AKA $15 or so. In the states I would expect to find the same thing priced at more than $50, even somewhere "cheap" like H&M or Old Navy. And I would also have to carry the knowledge that it was made by slaves in China. BTW, does anybody know the facts about Fabindia's labor standards, where their products really come from, etc? Are they really made via village industry, or are the basic designs just stolen and mass-produced in sweatshops? What are their policies on child labor? |
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Mar 7th, 2008, 11:54
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| Damn! I always get confused between the two!  Alpologies its VK then.Quote:
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Mar 7th, 2008, 11:59
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| Firstly they dont shrink...we have got everything from kurta's to furniture to covers from there over the last 15+ years and have not faced a problem...maybe there was some difference in the washing instructions you followed and those laid down otherwise. Maybe its a rip off maybe its not. I dont mind paying a 'premium' to be able to get stuff which is otherwise not easily available , or for good quality. As someone who as recently as 2 years back setup an entire home from scratch i would always advise anyone to check it out...it also depends on what you are looking for...for eg some of their furniture is on the higher side but their light fittings/lamps are not.... We were in Uttaranchal last year and managed to meet someone who was actually supplying some of the organic items to Fab....there was not too much of a mark up.... Quote:
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Mar 7th, 2008, 13:20
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| At my first trip to Fabindia I was warned by a westerner shopping there that the clothes would shrink so I should buy a size up. Well, if the things I bought did shrink, it was only by a tiny amount, and everything is still a size too big. |
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Mar 7th, 2008, 13:31
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| True, I never had shrinkage problems. In terms of pricing, this is boutique-range gear (and some of it is extremely smart and fashionable. In that context, the prices are reasonable, although I've never bought any of their silk stuff. I don't buy much silk anyway. If you want to look just as I do at this moment at minimal cost, buy handloom stuff from Khadi shops. Very cheap, very functional, not particularly eye-catching! |
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Mar 7th, 2008, 13:47
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Mar 7th, 2008, 14:20
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| Just dressed for taking the cat to the vet today. |
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Mar 8th, 2008, 03:27
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| I checked out the Delhi khadi shop and felt like the ready-made clothes were invariably ridiculously overpriced and/or hideously ugly. They had lots of lovely handloom fabrics for sale by the yard, but there was nothing there ready-made I could justify spending that kind of money on. And I don't sew back home, so no point in buying fabric. Fabindia might be a little pricey, but at least it's stylish and won't involve a trip to the tailor. Though I've considered having some darts put into that gunny-sack kameez of mine! |
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