All the photos were taken with a VSCO Cam on my iPod Touch.
Here is a post for you just in time for the Monday Mode today. I went to Croma at the Link Square on Linking Road across the street from KFC and I remembered that my friend, Rachel, told me that there is a boutique that sells Indian embroidery blouses inside the same Link Square shopping center on the top floor. I decided to check it out after I could not find the inkjet I was looking for at Croma. If you happen to know where I can buy an inkjet for a Fuji Xerox printer, please let me know!
I have many friends in Mumbai who love Ahilaya. Ahilaya is a store that sells beautiful blouses with Indian embroidery of flowers. There are many pastel color blouses which are beautiful. You can see photos on Ahilaya’s Facebook page. One day Rachel was wearing a blouse from Ahilaya and looked gorgeous on her, so I asked her about it. Ahilaya is a high-class fashion in India. The least expensive blouse I saw was probably around US$80 and the price goes up to a couple of hundred dollars. I have gone to Ahilaya in Santacruz and there is a sale rack outside the front door where you can find blouses with discount prices. I feel that all the ones I was attracted to were inside the store with regular prices, though. Sadly enough, they are not in my price range.
Rachel told me there are three embroidery stores with different price ranges. Ahilaya is ranked the top, then there is another store with similar embroidery blouses on Linking Road that is slightly cheaper than Ahilaya (sorry, I can’t remember the name!) and then NEEMRANA, which is the least expensive. When I was going up the escalators inside Link Square, I was a bit skeptical of what the store of NEEMRANA is going to look like, but I was pleasantly surprised by the charming interior of the Neemrana store. I would not say Neemrana is cheap because many of the blouses are made of silk. Their prices for blouses start around US$50 and 60. They are some gorgeous blouses and dresses! They would dye the blouse in the colors you would like upon request. I wish I brought my big camera, but I was happy to take photos on my iPod Touch. The blouse I tried on felt so soft and silky.
月曜日のモードコラムに間に合わせて、ファッション関連記事です。富士通のプリンターのためのインクジェットを買いに、リンク・スクエアへ行った所、インクは見つからず、がっかりしていたところ、友人が同じショッピングモールの中に、インドの刺繍が素敵なシャツが売っている店があると教えてくれたのを思い出しました。ちなみに、ムンバイで富士通のプリンターのインクジェットを買えるお店を知っていましたら、教えて下さい！
ムンバイの友人の多くが、アヒラヤという高級ブランドのシャツを持っています。色といい、本当に素敵なんですよ。ある日、友人のレイチェルも、とても素敵なシャツを着ていたので、尋ねた所、アヒラヤのものであると教えてくれました。アヒラヤはとても高くて私の手には届かないのですが、彼女曰く、彼女が知っている場所で、３カ所同じような刺繍のシャツを売っているお店があるとか。一番高いのが、アヒラヤ、次にリンキング・ロードのどこかにあるお店（忘れました．．．）そしてリンク・スクエアにある(NEEMRANA)ニームラナとか。ニームラナは、Corama(コラマ)が入っているリンク・スクエアの中の一番上の階にあると訊いていたのを覚えていて、行ってみました。上にあがる時は、どんな場所だろう？と思ったのですが、お店に来てみると、とても素敵でしたよ！
アヒラヤのシャツは一番易くて８０ドルくらいだった気がします。サンタクルズのアヒラヤへ行った時、お店の入り口の外にセール品があり、そこのシャツは値段が安めではありましたが、やっぱり可愛いのは中にあって、通常のお値段。でもニームラナが安いかというと、記事がシルクでできていることもあり、お安くはありません（日本人の感覚だと普通なのでしょうか？）。アヒラヤよりはニームラナの方が若干安め、という感じでしょうか。とても素敵なシャツやドレスがありました。頼めば、好きな色にシャツを染めて下さるそうです。私が試着したシャツはとても軽くて着心地は良かったです。お試しあれ！
NEEMRANA
CHIKANKARI
Link Square, Shop No. S/3 & S/4
2 Floor, 33 Road, Off Linking Road
Bandra (W), Mumbai 400050
PHONE: +91 22 26469177 | +91 22 26469178
EMAIL: neemranachikankari@yahoo.co.in
*Link Square is across the street from KFC on Linking Road. Neemrana is on the 2nd floor. After you get off the escalator, you take a u-turn to walk towards the glass window. At the end, you look to your right and you will see the store just like in the photo below.
*リンク・スクエアはリンキング・ロードにあるケンタッキー・フライドチキンの反対側にあります。ニームラナは、インドで言う２階にあります。エスカレーターを降り、Uターンをしてガラス窓に向かってあるき、突き当たった所で右を見ると、下の写真のようなお店があります。
Happy Shopping!
really love this post! hopefully i can go there and meet you too…:)
I hope you’ll like the store!
Hello!
Lovely pictures and beautiful things.
Do you sell for wholesell?
I sell to shops in Sweden, most interiorstuff, but I am interested in shawls and maybe even kurtas.
Kind Regards
eva
Dardarkum
Eva, thank you for leaving me a comment. I am neither affiliated nor work with Neemrana. This is just a blog feature. Please kindly contact Neemrana directly for any business inquiries at the address below. Thank you!
neemranachikankari@yahoo.co.in
Love the article about the store neemrana..would love to visit..I am a big fan of ahilya too…now more shopping options with great prices of course..thank you
Ashwini, thank you for leaving me a comment! I’m glad you enjoyed the article about Neemrana!! I didn’t have my usual DSLR, so I had to use my iPod which I was bummed about, but when I heard you enjoyed the post, it made me happy! There are so many shopping options in Mumbai, aren’t there?
Hello Kaho, true there are so many choices in mumbai.my next trip to india.we will be visiting the shops you had recommended for sure.I am from goa originally now living in Texax.looking forward for my trip to India in Sept for colorful shopping.I love the cottonworld too.lovely linen cloths.thank you again.
You are welcome, Ashwini! I hope you’ll have a great time in Mumbai and have fun shopping there!
Hey Kaho, That is a great post and lovely pictures too!
I guess you me get the desired inkjet printer at Croma lower parel. Just try your luck 🙂
Dyna, thank you! We ended up getting a new printer as the old one for which I was looking for an inkjet completely broke!!! I appreciate your reading my post and giving me advice, though!
hi what are prices of kurta
Dr. Aysha, please contact Neemrana directly as I am not affiliated with them. The contact information is listed on this post. Thank you!
I truly love your blog.. Excellent colors
& theme. Did you create this website yourself?
Please reply back as I’m planning to create my very own blog
and would love to know where you got this from
or exactly what the theme is called. Kudos!
Thank you for your compliments. I created my blog with help of a professional designer whom I hired. The theme is called Brand New Day. I would have not been able to do this all by myself.
Hi there! I just wanted to ask if you ever have any problems with hackers?
My last blog (wordpress) was hacked and I ended up losing many months of hard work due to no backup.
Do you have any methods to protect against hackers?
Unfortunately, I am no expert in this field and you would get better answers on Google. However, I do use some Plugins that I saw with high reviews on the WordPress Plugins. You may have to research and find what you like. I hope you will find a good solution!