Fashion Forward Kumaripati
Fashion Forward Kumaripati
Published: 01:00 pm Sep 20, 2015
Kathmandu Being stylish means being confident with who you are. And then trendy and smart attires can help. For the confidence, it's all up to you, but when it comes to stylish clothes we can help. The lane from Kumaripati to Jawalakhel also known as ‘world of fashion’ is where you can go. You will get clothing for all age group along with parking space (on the road), along with that various eateries can help you relax after all the hard work. Around Kumaripati First of let's find out the reason for the name Kumaripati. This place has a pati (resting place) for living goddess Kumari where every year during Rato Machhendranath Rath Jatra, Goddess Kumari of Patan pays her visit to God Machhendranath and until the arrival of the rath (chariot) she waits at pati. Now getting back to shopping — the lane from Jawalakhel to Kumaripati chowk is covered with more than 200 clothing stores where you can get casual, sports, formal and fancy wear for men, women and children. The lane is not only limited to clothing stores, it also features stores for furniture, electric appliance, cosmetics, accessories, gifts, beauty parlour, party palaces and many more. Taking about shopping at Kumaripati, Kalpana Adhikari owner of Fashion Impressive shared, “Kumaripati is known as the fashion world because of the galore of stores featuring fashionable clothings for all age group. You can shop here with ease as there is not much crowd and the lane has parking space as well.” Good enough reasons, isn't it? At the stores The first thing that attracts attention is the décor and the stores here are decorated beautifully irrespective of the size. And almost all the clothing stores have trial rooms. At Fashion Impressive you can get men’s item from under garments to accessories, pants, shirts, coat, summer jackets, tee-shirts, et cetera. According to Adhikari one can get 30 to 35 per cent discount at her store where one can find medium, large and XL sizes. Talking about alteration of the clothes here Adhikari shared, “If you need to alter your clothes then you can get it free of cost on the same day of purchase. And if want to replace the goods then you can do it within a week of the purchase.” At ANF which is spread around ground floor and first floor you can get clothing, shoes and accessories for men, women and children. The ground floor is decorated with men’s item such as shoes, bags, shirt, pant, shades, belts and more while on the first floor you will get women’s and children’s clothing items, shoes, et cetera. Here you can get discount from five to 10 per cent as per Gajendra Shrestha, Staff at ANF. Ankit Subedi a customer at ANF shared, “Under one roof you can get clothings for everyone and ANF has variety for men’s wears and the price is also reasonable.” At Hello you can get fancy items for women and men including hats, watch, perfumes, scarves, belt, wallet and more. Likewise at New Pinch you will get similar items for women. Talking about the items at the store Bimal Shrestha owner of Hello shared, “The items here are brought from Thailand and China. We have new arrivals twice a week especially for ladies items.” Shrestha who has been doing business in this area for more than 13 years added, “When I started my business there weren't many clothing stores, there were only a few furniture stores. My grandfather used to tell me that this place used to be filled with vegetation and pigs used to graze around this area.” One can get 20 to 30 per cent discount here. Price Range Hello Ladies and gent’s accessories: Rs 350 to Rs 20,000 One piece dress: Rs 1,000 to Rs 3,000 Tops: Rs 900 to Rs 4,000 Gown: RS 1,500 to Rs 4,500 Gent’s pant: Rs 1,200 to Rs 4,500 Fashion Impressive Shirt: Rs 450 to Rs 750 Pant: Rs1,850 to Rs 3,550 Summer jacket: Rs 400 to Rs 1,900 Tee-shirt: Rs 500 to Rs 750 ANF and New Pinch Price on request