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A new address for cotton clothes
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GO COTTON Interesting array of clothes Photo S. GOPAKUMAR
The monsoons are here, so what? The days continue to be hot and sweltering. And the time has not come for you to put away your cottons. So what do you do? Plan a shopping trip to Bangalore or Chennai to get good ethnic cotton wear, because you are sick of the same handlooms and Ikkats. Don't. Bodytunes at Vellyambalam is a good alternative. Pick up your purses and head straight for this boutique, which was one of the first to offer designer clothes in Thiruvananthapuram.
The store has gone in for a revamp and now has a new stock of cottons.
It is a new style `Mantra' altogether, which is incidentally the label that the store stocks. Fashioned along the lines of Fabindia, the store stocks cotton kurtas, shirts, churidars/salwars, skirts and dupattas. Yes! Individually. If that red salwar has been languishing in your cupboard for want of a good kurta and dupatta to go with it, now you know where to go.
The store has an interesting collection of kurtas of various lengths, kurtis, shirts to go with jeans, thigh-length kurtas and long kurtas as well.
These are mainly made of Kalamkari fabrics and cotton block print fabrics. If you are the kind that prefers cotton kurtas but dread the thought of wearing huge free-size kurtas, then try kurtas by Mantra . The cuts are smart and the clothes structured. The collection of pin-tuck kurtas is inspired. Some of the tops have been embellished with embroidery. The kurtas are in typically Indian warm colours such as warm yellows, burnt oranges and olive green to name a few.
For those who prefer darker shades, there are black, maroons and dark blues, and browns. Apart from kurtas, there are plain cotton dupattas and Kalamkari dupattas as well. The store has a lovely collection of crushed cotton skirts in classic pastel colours, with light gold blockprint motifs that give the skirt that shimmery look. There is an interesting collection of chiffon stoles with gold block prints.
The prices for the kurtas start at around Rs. 425, the chudidars and salwars at Rs. 250, the skirts cost around Rs. 600 and the dupattas around Rs. 250.
SHILPA NAIR
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Bangalore
Chennai
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Delhi
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Kochi
Madurai
Mangalore
Pondicherry
Tiruchirapalli
Thiruvananthapuram
Vijayawada
Visakhapatnam
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