Bling Shopping!

Save for potholes and people dressed-to-kill, amongst many other things, 100 ft Road is turning out to be Bangalore’s own Rodeo drive (Ok, shut the snicker. We take that back). But seriously, shopping at 100 ft Road has now become a high-street affair. A lot of biggies have descended on the street with swanky flagship stores that draw shock-and-awe from on-goers.

So one fine, Friday evening, when the road was clogged with bumper-to-bumper traffic and people swarming in maddening numbers, QBT decided to check in on these stores.

We start with Levis. This may not be their largest store in Bangalore, but this is certainly their most well done. Their collections are new and most are appealing. However, if you came directly from Lee, the next-door neighbor, you aren’t bound to be impressed.

We love Lee’s skinny fit! It is by far the trendiest denim wear in Bangalore. The REDS are super-hot too, inspite of the 3500/- price tag. We so loved the fit that we even picked up one! Their queerdom-targeted denims get them the extra brownie points ;-)

Collections are prominently displayed and neatly stacked. The store design is impressive too.

Neat, innit?

We aren’t fans of Provogue. Save for a few that are average in design, fit and style, most of their collections are overtly glossy, lacking taste and class, descending into something we call down-right Bollywood. The store, though, is a pleasant surprise.

This, ofcourse, is our favorite! Dockers is certainly the best looking of the lot. The store is fantabulous, scoring high on both design and aesthetics. All their collections scream style and comfort for a price that will surely dig deep into your pockets.

We think - Binge baby, binge.

Very, Very L.A. Don’tcha think? ;-)

Whatever happened to good old UCB? Not a very long time ago, they were one of the most fashionable things to sport. But now, one can only say Ugh! We don’t think it’s tolerable anymore to sport sweatshirts that scream UNITED COLORS OF BENETTON. They clearly ain’t worth it. And pricing is ridiculously preposterous.

We have no opinion on the store.

We like Wrangler’s collections and price. The store is chic and John Abraham adores all their walls. What we don’t like is them forcing clean denim on us. Seen the ads?

No thanks, Wrangler. We still like it faded and worn-out.

Pepe Jeans, London. The store is comparatively smaller. But it more than makes up for its size in its formidable collection. While Tees are classy and trendy, its denims are as good as the super-fit Lee. We even picked up a few. The pricing is high, but fair we guess. We won’t go so far as to call the store London-ey, but we do think it has rare elegance…

…combined with some incredible hotness. ;-)

Finally, located right off the corner towards the 100 ft Boutique restaurant is oh la la Dior. The newly opened flagship store has a surprising array of homme collection brought straight to you from Galliano’s own drawing room. The staff are courteous, but can sometimes be overbearing. Pricing is as expected. A trouser can cost you anywhere between Rs 9000 to Rs 15,000. Shopping on appointment is highly encouraged. If you are still reading, we suggest you visit Youtube and plug in to Dream on, Aerosmith.:-)