A review on Unze Shoes

www.unze.co.uk

Unze shoes, previously called Shalimar shoes, is a successful ethnic shoe brand in the UK. Many companies such as River Island are now stocking up on its products. The above sandal is one of my favourites alongside many others and can be bought online for a reasonable and attractive price of £17.99. However, the brand does have its downsides. 

For instance, I'm not sure what sane person would want to buy the below sandal for £44.99?! 

The zig zag feature looks dated and tacky. It's poorly constructed design with randomly placed diamantes is a big turn off for me. Whats more surprising to me is that this style of shoe is selling in Faisalabad markets of Pakistan for only 200 rupees. 

And this shoe is not a one- off. Unze shoes is loaded full of them. 

Lastly, pumps! 

Unze is selling the above gorgeous shoe for £19.99. It has a dip feature at the front which some pumps have missing and most importantly, the sole is not made from plastic as opposed to some cheap looking pumps!  

Again, the price is reasonable and attractive. However, I love bargain hunting and I recently bought the exact same style of shoes from a Pakistani shop in Southall for only £5. 

A review on Rukhsana Jewellery

http://rukhsanajewellery.com/shop/


I first came across Rukhsana's Jewellery at the Islam Expo exhibition in London 2 years ago. Pleased with the quality and design of her products, I confidently purchased a sterling silver and crystal bracelet and two pair of earrings for a discounted price of £50 all together. While these items sparkle and look glamourous when worn, I feel that her website images of the items fail to do her products justice. 


Furthermore,  unlike most jewellery which turn a yellow colour due to excessive exposure to air, I have found that my bracelet and earrings bought from her still look brand new. 

Bargello fashion: buyers beware

 www.bargello.com

'Bargello, Styling the Nation?!'.....more like Conning the Nation.

If its one thing I hate, its crooks. Bargello is a Pakistani fashion company operating through a website and shop based in Pakistan which claims to exclusively provide its customers with Pakistani and Indian designer wear at a reasonable price. Having previously considered to buy a suit from Bargello for my sister's wedding, I was quickly persuaded not to after coming across a number of complaints online regarding the company's reputation. 

The company lifts copyrighted images from many designer web sites in order to convince customers into buying cheaper poorely copied versions of the original designer garments. Initially, Bargello guarantees its customers suits which reflect excellent workmanship and detailed work such as diamantes, beadwork, threadwork and swarokskis. In reality, many customers have not experienced this. 

Below is one of the comments I came across for Bargello on the following web site: 


http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/bargellocom-c139816.html

"NEVER BUY ANYTHING FROM BARGELLO.COM! THEY ARE THE WORSE! I ordered an outfit for my engagement and it looked NOTHING like the website. It was so cheap and tacky. They charged me $700 for a salwar kameez that could not have been worth more than $150. It guaranteed antique work with diamantes, swarovskis, naqshi, etc and all i got was an outfit in the wrong color with a bunch of plastic shiny beads that looked like soemthing you'd pick up in an indian grocery store. Plus, I had told them I wanted long trousers and even indicated the length and tehy sent me cropped trousers. My engagement is in less than a month and i have nothing to wear! I am IRATE!! Never ever ever give that ridiculouse establishment 1$ of your money!"

Pakistani fashion sweeps through Southall with success

I recently purchased a long top with wide trousers for Eid this year from Southall and was really pleased to wear it! Unlike harem pants, this is one fashion style which I hope stays for a considerable long time! It's elegant, traditional, modest and very attractive.

 It was not too long ago when the Southall markets were dominated by Indian fashion. However, a number of Pakistani shops have emerged recently which finally cater for the fashion conscious Pakistanis. To many, including myself, this is a great change in contrast to the same repeated designs which are usually displayed in the Southall markets.