Readymade garments are one
of Mumbai's chief exports - and the surplus lands up at Fashion Street,
a huddle of little shops on Mahatma Gandhi Road. They cost only a fraction
of the price in foreign stores however, and are grabbed by fashion conscious
collegians fresh off the rack. Haggling, of course is half the fun of
buying. Begin at half the quoted price and work your way gradually upwards,
then follow though with a thorough appraisal of the goods: much of the
stuff here is rejected by quality conscious importers and likely to have
a missing button or crooked collar. But by and large the clothes are of
good quality, trendy, and probably the cheapest anywhere in the world.
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