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Lucknow Shopping Guide: Buy Your Way Through The City Of Nawabs

When in Lucknow, move beyond kurtis and anarkalis and dip into these vantage shopping points

When in Lucknow, move beyond kurtis and anarkalis and dip into these vantage shopping points
Chikankari potli

You’re on the look out for those chikankari conversation starters, without having to pawn your trinkets for designer pay outs. Relax. There is something for every budget, if you shop like a local at the best kept secrets in the city of Nawabs. Cue into your Lucknow shopping guide.

Make it to Mita Dass

When in Lucknow, move beyond kurtis and anarkalis and dip into these vantage shopping points

From chikankari on soft, Kashmiri shawls in pastel hues to fine stitches on ikat, floral stoles and summer dresses, this NID alumnus is always on point with her chic aesthetics. Make way to New Hyderabad Colony for stunning sarees, and superb silhouettes in cottons, georgettes and chanderi silks to bring that touch of elegance to your wardrobe. Mita hosts pop-ups infrequently in Bengaluru and Delhi, but the prices you net through direct purchase at source make a sizeable difference. The entire collections are crafted by hand, powered by an all women collective diligently perfecting daraz on exquisite chikan wear. You’ll never find all the creations mapped online, like the trendy chikankari on ikat, and tie and dye. Visit Mita herself for a keen walk through of the latest creations. By appointment only. Prices begin at Rs 3,000 and can cost Rs 25,000 for the stellar sarees. 

Where: Hyderabad Colony 

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Designs on Kri Designer Chikan Studio

Looking for tussar and gold thread streaked chikankari waistcoats you can morph into saree blouses with an insidious flow of hooks? Or flowing, regal capes in surreal white that can be dyed into rose pinks or pistachio greens later when your little heart desires? Or halter necked flowing asymmetrical cuts sprinkled with mukaish for that perfect Sunday brunch outing? Cue into Khusboo Rastogi’s Studio near Golf Club for a rush of pizzazz and modish cuts. The inside lounge has a specific rack with discounts all the time. From chikankari detailing on snowy white georgette shirts to cut work and phanda on sleeves to stylish palazzos trimmed with tiny motifs, patialas with paisleys, and shararas that swish in, there are separates you can pick up for as low as Rs 350. Doesn’t get better.

Where: Freny Manor, 6, Park Rd, Hazratganj 

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