The fabric bazaar is a long path of shipping containers lined up next to each other and each had a fairly large selection of fabrics. They ranged from cotton to silk. There wasn't a lot of room between the containers and thankfully the bazaar wasn't crowded because I felt like we were walking on top of each other.
The last time I picked fabric for an outfit I was in 6th grade and was going to be a junior bridesmaid at a wedding. I don't think I had much say in picking the fabric or what the final outfit would look like. This was harder then I expected. I struggled with looking at the fabric and visualizing how the outfit would look. Plus the choices of fabric were overwhelming.
It was handy that the fabric was packaged to include pants, top and chadar (head scarf). I tend to avoid wearing tops with a lot of patterns, which I was told was not the trend at weddings. Most women will wear bright colors, patterns, gold and/or sequence. It was a huge help to have my coworker with me. In the end, we found something both of us could live with. She was so cute as she tried to guide me towards fabrics that had more "bling" then the ones I was drawn to. I selected a purple and maroon fabric with a silver pattern in it.
Once we selected the fabric, which cost $10 it was off to the tailor. In the tailor's shop there was a book that was filled with the different styles of punjabi's. I was so excited that there was a book because I wasn't really sure what a punjabi looked like until this point. A punjabi is a type of pant suit; shirt has short sleeves but is long and comes to mid thighs. The pants are elastic waist and loose fitting. Punjabi's are very comfortable to wear, it reminded me of wearing scrubs. To have the outfit made it cost $5. Not bad to have an outfit for a wedding that cost $15.
I think this is the way to go, select fabric and have someone make the clothes for you. It's so much easier then going to the mall and trying on a hundred different things. Its also a lot less frustrating because in the end the outfit fit.
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