We have just started planning our trip to India, and this afternoon I went through all my 'souvenirs' (including monument tickets, city maps, receipts...) to make a list of places I loved we should not miss.
These are my favorites for kurta shopping:
FABINDIA
Uma Enclave Road, No. 9 Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500 034
This store was one of the expats' favorites. They have kurtas but also bed linen and table linen, etc. I loved the kurtas, however I found that the cotton was thicker than in other places, so not that good for the hot season. I just found that they have a nice website and an online store that delivers to Spain but not to Ireland :(. This is the store: http://www.fabindia.com/
SOMA SHOP
7-1-22/4 Begumpet, Off Begumpet Flyover - 500 016
This store is in a very nice house with a cute garden. They sell very nice kurtas made of very nice fabrics with designs stamped on ink. Fabrics are very good quality, the cotton is fantastic and the colors do not run. Prices are higher than in the other stores.
COTTON INDIA
Road No. 12, Pizza Hut Road
Banjara Hills, Hyderabad-500 034
Shopping here is a wonderful, super Indian experience. The fabrics they sell are lovely, although the stitching was not that good (at least back in 2006). They have beautiful fabrics to make saris and salwar kameez, all very colorful. The prices are great too.
GURJARI
1st floor, Hotel Sarovar Complex,
5-9-22 Secretariat Road, Hyderabad
This place had very nice things from Gujarat, not only clothes but bags, bedspreads, and many handcrafts. The prices are great. They also sell fabrics at wonderful prices.
MOHAN BROTHER'S LUCKNOW FASHIONS
3-4-429, Near Jagannath Temple,
General bazar, Sec'bad-3
This shop I found while walking in General Bazar by myself. I saw a beautiful colorful cotton salwar kameez hanging by the door of the store, and I could not resist to go inside. I heard myself asking for fabrics and I finally bought a beautiful one and had it stitched only four days later, all for 350 rupees!. They did a great job, it fitted perfectly. If we go to General Bazar this year, I would look for this store.
