The Nine Best Fabric Markets In India for Fancy Wedding Wear! * Bookmark Away
BY Apoorva | 07 Feb, 2017 | 17439 views | 3 min read
Bridal wear isn’t just waltzing into showrooms and picking out your dream lehenga. It’s all about hunting the perfect material or even lace for your outfit. We pick out the best fabric markets for fancy wedding wear in India for you!
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Mangaldas Market, Mumbai
Mangaldas Market inside Crawford market is one of the most well-planned and clutter-free fabric markets in the country. The shops are divided into ‘katras’ according to the type of fabrics being sold. This way you know where you get what. Looking for some really delicate Kutch embroidered pieces for the mehendi? You’ll get them here!
Chandni Chowk, Delhi
When it comes to fabric shopping, there is no place like Chandni Chowk. This historical bazaar houses three major fabric markets- Kinari Bazaar, Cloth Market, and Katra Neel Market. The best place to buy the most exquisite fabric is in Chandni Chowk. The small shops crammed in narrow lanes are overflowing with fabrics in multiple colours. Kinari Bazaar is also the best market in India to buy zari, lace and sequinned borders. The Katra Neel Market is an ideal place to shop for cotton, silk, and muslin fabrics.
Lajpat Nagar, Delhi
From KC Fabrics which has the most exquisite, unique fabrics for your gorgeous anarkali or lehenga to cheaper stores, Lajpat Nagar is THE place for accessible fabrics. Best for prints, georgettes and banarsi styles, this one is not to be missed.
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Surat Textile Market, Surat
This market is literally a textile heaven. You name a fabric, and it’s readily available here. You can take your pick from delicate handwoven material to banarasi silk cloth – your love for fabric is endless here. Come here to explore the beauty of metres and metres of cloth being bought by the minute. It’s quite an experience!
Nehru Place , New Delhi
"Everyone has heard of HP Singh; at least everyone who’s getting married or having babies, or just likes shopping. But there’s more to Nehru Place than just that. The stores here have direct mill-access, so you can expect wholesale prices for handloom and cotton material. You’ll also find silk, linen, net, crepe and georgette in a variety of hues and prints. They generally have fixed prices, but you can ask for a discount when buying in bulk, making this one of the cheapest cloth markets in Delhi. "- From LBB
Gandhi Market, Sion
This is another treasure house full of jewels! Right from 200 GSM raw silk (you will know these terms once you start bridal shopping) to beaded fabric, Gandhi Market shops has an array of choices for you! Note: The entire market is shut on Mondays.
Erode, Chennai
If you’re looking to find original hand woven sarees in bulk, this is the place. Imagine piles and piles for beautiful handwoven sarees in gorgeous colours. The market is spread across different lanes across a wide area with no predefined sub-areas of what would be available where.
Chikpete, Bengaluru
This tech city doesn’t disappoint when it comes to finding fashion inspiration. Though not very expansive, the market stocks all major fabrics with a wide variety of colours to choose from.
Gandhi Market, Mumbai
The Gandhi market doesn’t exclusively feature textiles or clothing materials as the earlier markets in this list, but it offers a large and rich collection nonetheless. A variety of outlets sell clothing materials particularly for Indian wear. You can also find vibrantly coloured fabrics sold in bulk. An added bonus would be the numerous stores selling stunning semi-stitched and ready-to-wear Indian clothes!
