Or so THE GUIDE found at newly-opened Chhehel, a designer store run by 22 year-old Nikita Gundesha
Or so THE GUIDE found at newly-opened Chhehel, a designer store run by 22 year-old Nikita Gundesha
Don't let Nikita's youthful looks mislead you. She may be still in her tweens but that doesn't mean she doesn't have great ideas for fashionable clothes. A pass-out from School of Fashion Technology, she started of her journey at a young age. By the time she was all of 20, Nikita was already working with a designer. The name --Chhehel means 'a cute bubbly girl', as she explains, and the store stocks clothes for women.
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After working for a year as a freelancer and making her contacts, Nikita now has her regular clientele, with the number of customers growing steadily.u00a0u00a0
"I can design a particular garment keeping in mind the budget of my customers and the concept goes with walk-ins," she adds.u00a0u00a0u00a0
Ambience: The store is elegantly done with shades of grey, white and violet. The wooden flooring just adds a classy warmth to the ambience. Planning for clothes takes time, so she's placed medium-sized lounge sofas on one side. The clothes are neatly displayed in various sections, leaving ample space for the customers to try out the clothes.
On display: The store displays kurtis (both party and casual wear), salwar kameezes, saris and ghagra cholis. But it's the saris, which stand out in the crowd. In different shades, designs and materials with embroidery done in many styles including jamewadi, zardozi, sequins and velvet appliqu ufffds they come in a colourful variety. Nikita's main focus is on ethnic designs.
We loved the Parsi bordered white georgette sari with huge green contrasting designs on the pallu and the pleats. There was also a light brown net sari with velvet border and original Swarovski stones throughout its body which we liked. A copper sulfate blue sari with sequins and thread work also seemed well worth its price.
Most of the salwar kameezes are custom-made and so, there weren't too many of them on display but the ones we saw focused more on formal pieces with heavy thread work.
The kurtis were a mix of casual and party-wear. While she had a lot ofu00a0 Anarkalis in shades of white and off-white there were also more versatile kurtis that could be paired with jeans as well as churidars. Some, though, seemed a little over priced considering the light embroidery. But all in all -- worth a visit.
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At: 842, Dastur Meher Road, Camp.
From: 10 am to 8 pmu00a0
Call: 9096470706
Saris - Rs 3,000 onwards
Kurtis - Rs 400 onwards
Salwar kameezes - Rs 900 onwardsu00a0
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