Local Sari Shop Recommendation Please

[digsy]

Hi There

I need a white ladies Indian suit for a funeral and also something for my daughter to wear.

Just wondered if anyone had any recommendations of where to buy one locally perhaps a local sari shop.

Many Thanks

[SLad]

Hi there,

Sorry to hear you're off to a funeral, my condolences for your loss.

I bought my wedding sari in Leicester but had to have my blouse made down here and went to the row of sari shops on the main road in Thornton Heath to get the work done. They were great and much more like Leicester prices than the shops in Tooting. Some were too small to carry too much ready made stock but they were very reasonable and I didn't feel too much like I was out of my depth.

Otherwise any of the shops in Tooting will be fine and very helpful, I'm sure.

Come what may, I would definitely avoid buying anything online because the fit is so much smaller for Indian women's clothes than for English clothes. At 5ft 8 and blessed in the boob department most of the clothes looked like I was trying on my daughter's clothes for fun!

Good luck.

S

[sweetgirl]

you may not necessarily need a white outfit.... just a light coloured one would be sufficient.

sorry, just thought i'd point it out! if you try searching for white you may find yourself stranded, especially this side of town!

[Otta]

Not local, but with transport links being as good as they now are, I'd head over to East London.

Overground from Peckham Rye / Forest Hill to Whitechapel. Then District Line to Green Street (Upton Park).

[SR]

There are a good few sari shops around Whitechapel tube too and you could treat yourself to Tayyabs for lunch if you are there. Tayyabs is one of the best places to eat curry in London. Lamb chops are so very good.