With the Navratri festival around the corner, it's time to up your ethnic quotient. The Guide compiles a list of places in the city where you can pick up the trendiest outfits and accessories
With the Navratri festival around the corner, it's time to up your ethnic quotient. The Guide compiles a list of places in the city where you can pick up the trendiest outfits and accessories
It's that time of the year again when dandiya and garba moves take over the evenings. So, to make sure you don't miss out on the extra, attention-grabbing bling, The Guide sifts through a list of stores to bring you the best places to assemble your festive wardrobe. Read on. 
This festive season, blend traditional motifs with modern style.
Pics/Nikhil Ghorpade. Model: Simmi Sharmau00a0
PAPAJIS
At: Shop No. A 7, Ashiyana Apartments, next to Sabby's Studio, North Main Road, Koregaon Park.
Call: 9820542949
What's in: "It is a complete fusion of vibrant colours and this year we have gone multi-coloured by showcasing dresses with different coloured lehenga, choli and dupatta," says, Mukesh Bahel, boutique owner.
The collection here includes chania cholis worked up with contemporary modern stone work and zardosi work and traditional lehengas embroidered with antique zardosi and lots of mirror work. These are must-buys for Navratri. The colour palette is vibrant with colours like bright bottle green and shocking pink highlighted by silver and gold work. The boutique believes in using only pure fabrics - mainly silk, crepe and georgette - so that there is a perfect blend of the embroidery and the colour scheme.
Price: Starts from Rs 10,000 and above.
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THIS N THAT
At: Shop No.2, Phase-2, A-Liberty Society, North Main Road, Koregaon Park.
Call: 30523605
What's in: "I think Pune has lot of young & vibrant crowd and for this season I would suggest them to go for printed crushed cotton skirts, with silk tops accessorised with jhumkis, bangles and mirror-work stoles for that extra bling," Vrinda Sangawar, the store owner.
If you are bored of wearing the same traditional clothes for Navratri, then its time to set a trend by going funky. Handblock-printed skirts, backless cholis with bandhini dupatta or go traditional in a subtle way by wearing mirrored skirt with halter neck or patent cholis with leheriya printed dupattas. The colour ambit is very traditional with bright oranges, reds, deep purple and blue hues and bottle greens. The fabric used by This n That is mostly cotton with a bit of chiffon and silk. To give your look an authentic Jaipuri touch, pick up the lac bangles with mirror work, metallic danglers, classy jhumkas and multi-coloured beads that you can pair with your plain tees later too.
Price:u00a0 Skirts: Rs 550 to Rs 2,000; Kurtas: Rs 350 to Rs 1,500; Accessories: Rs 150 to Rs 1,100.
RIANAH STORE
At: Arthavisva Building, Lane No.5, second floor, above Anokhi, Koregaon Park.
Call: 9011059146
What's in: "I would suggest a complete traditional look may be with a flowing, leheriya-printed Anarkali suit in shades of bright red and pink with deep necks, accessorised with polki sets," says Ritu Malhotra, boutique designer.
The boutique believes in "time-honoured fashion" and hence they introduce us back to saris, lehengas and Anarkali suits laden with heavy gota patti work on rich tussar silks, flowing georgettes and leheriya prints. The fabrics are also embellished with zardosi and stone work with fine zari borders. The colour palette is bright with various shades of crimson, bottle green, purple and fuchsia. For a perfect turnout, Malhotra suggests pairing kundan, jadau and polki jewellery with your clothes to complement and complete the outfit.
Price: Salwar suits and saris starting from Rs 15,000 and Rs 18,000, respectively.
NEO-COUTURE
At: 927, Sanas Memories, Tukaram Paduka Chowk, FC Road.
Call: 9822193543
What's in: "This year, you can choose to base your look as completely traditional or make it a fusion of East and West in bold, vivid colours. Bright kalidaar (flared) skirt with a dressy choli and a light manageable dupatta accessorised with kundan jewellery would be ideal for a dandiya night," Nivedita Saboo, designer and boutique owner.
Bright-coloured, sequinned or mirror-work cholis teamed up with flared skirts in subtle colours is a big hit this festive season. The fabrics can be raw silk, brocade or sequinned fabrics in metallic hues or shocking pinks, aquamarine and turquoise blue. When it comes to accessories, be elaborate with more focus on earrings and bangles and trendy neck pieces.
Price: Cholis: Rs 2,500 and above; Skirts: Rs 4, 500 and above.
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