Where can I buy "good" Bollywood clothing in central London?

[traxx]

I'm going to an Indian event where I've been told I've got to wear "bright" Bollywood style

I havent got a lot time, so by any chance can anyone suggest anywhere in Central I can get something?

[working class]

Stop a well dressed indian person and ask them where they clothes shop?

[mybrainhurts]

If I were you, I would refuse to go...

[Glassman]

The Broadway, Southall.

Green Street, Forest Gate.

[ShadownINja]

mybrainhurts said:

If I were you, I would refuse to go...

on religious grounds?

[ShadownINja]

Glassman said:

The Broadway, Southall.

Definitely, if you don't mind travelling out of central London.

Actually, is Tooting any good? It seems pretty "ethnic" although I wasn't paying attention to the shops when I last passed through.

[TheEnd]

ShadownINja said:

mybrainhurts said:

If I were you, I would refuse to go...

on religious grounds?

maybe more on the "refuse to go to any wedding in fancy dress."

[ShadownINja]

TheEnd said:

ShadownINja said:

mybrainhurts said:

If I were you, I would refuse to go...

on religious grounds?

maybe more on the "refuse to go to any wedding in fancy dress."

What about a wedding-themed fancy dress party?

[Thankyou4calling]

Favorbrook in the Burlington Arcade Piccadilly

[Mobile Chicane]

There are quite a few fabric / trimming shops around the Berwick St area of Soho.

I'd look there and ask if one of them can quickly run something up, or knows someone who can.

If not, it's a trip to Tooting or Southall.

[TheEnd]

ShadownINja said:

TheEnd said:

ShadownINja said:

mybrainhurts said:

If I were you, I would refuse to go...

on religious grounds?

maybe more on the "refuse to go to any wedding in fancy dress."

What about a wedding-themed fancy dress party?

You'll still find some of the older guys in grey single breasted suits, and structural white shirts.
It'll be a choice though, i guess the younger people might stick to the satin shirts etc, but i wouldn't have thought it was a set-in-stone requirement.

[Tow Vehicle Rqrd]

Southall or Brick Lane.

[Pothole]

Brick Lane is a lot closer to 'Central London'

[Tow Vehicle Rqrd]

Pothole said:

Brick Lane is a lot closer to 'Central London'

Southall 15 mins from Paddington. I live near there and shop there on a regular basis as the choice of fruit and veg is outstanding, and "very good price"! Curtain material past and present has been sourced from there; jewellery / shoes / bags etc amazing, and if you want the Bollywood look, it can't be beaten IMHO.

Bonus point: if you drive there in say, a TVR, the accoustics in the multi-story car park are top notch, LOL. Have fun!

Edited by Tow Vehicle Rqrd on Monday 21st June 20:31

[Pothole]

sigh. Without getting into a ridiculous row about distances as I'm sure neither of us care where the guy goes; I would not say that Paddington is in Central London. you'd also need to get a separate ticket for the over ground train to Southall.

Brick Lane is 5 minutes walk from Liverpool Street, itself 5 stops from Tottenham Court Road. most people would class the West End as Central London these days I'd say.

Anyway, good luck, OP.

[traxx]

Are there a lot of fashion places in Brick Lane?
I thought it was mainly food places

[jeff666]

Southall, or as we used to call it, little india.

[Pothole]

I was talking about it as an area rather than just the street, should have said Bangla Town and Bethnal Green Road, there are some other places at the Whitechapel end and on Whitechapel Road.

[Minskii]

Ealing Road, Wembley, loads of choice.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&a...

[Pothole]

Minskii said:

Ealing Road, Wembley, loads of choice.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&a...

by the same token Luton is only 20 minutes or so from St Pancras!