This time for a wedding in Mumbai I decided to try out a place where you can rent dresses (males and females). The thinking was that since occasions for attending weddings for us NRIs are few, we don’t get as many chances to wear the costly dresses that we buy. Instead why not rent at lower prices.
The store I tried was “Popin” (www.popindesigner.com). They run an efficient store with computers playing a vital role as well. Their entire catalog is also available online on their website. They have branches at Kandivali (W) and Ghatkopar (W). The main branch is the Kandivali one. You can find addresses via the website.
You need to visit the store and make a selection of the dress. Then you can pick up the dress on the evening before the event. They will clean it before they hand it to you. You need to return it by noon post the event day.
For gents they have suits and kurtas/sherwanis. For females they have chania cholis with matching jewellery too. The suits go for around 500-600 Rs while the Kurtas range from 500 Rs to the thousands.
They also rent kids wear, doli, Mojadi.
We rented from Ghatkopar location; they didn’t have that many choices for evening wear. Good business idea no needs to buy outfit for each function since in India fashion changes every month.