Silk:
Foreign silk saris have always provided competition to Rajshahi’s silk saris. The high quality of today’s Rajshahi silk has gained enough popularity for it to hold its own against any rival. In fact the local silk industry is almost a monopoly when it comes to buying silk by the yard. Stores like Sopura offer an array of silks in various colours and grades and behold, they are all local. This allows people to customize and create their own saris and salwar kameez.
Jute made products:
Jute made products is gaining popularity day by day although the historic and largest jute factory ‘Adamji Jute Mill’ is closed down. In the past jute was called as ‘Golden Fiber’ of Bangladesh as it earned lots of foreign currency. Now all those happy days have become stories to hear from our Grand parents. But yet jute and jute made products are very familiar in our day to day life. Jute is mainly used in making accessories such as bags, basket, decorative items, ropes, sacks, etc. Lots of innovative ideas are coming these days to revive this pride of our country.
Benarasi:
The Benarasi market is booming in Mirpur where there are several thousands artisans. Weavers have added new technology to let fibers like rayon or synthetics to add texture and reduce weight of the benarasi. Common people now can also avail it because of the introduction of the power loom. Benarasi is a special sari that people wear during special occasion like wedding these days.
Tribal Fabrics:
Indigenous people all around the world have always had a history of creating fabrics that carry each communities own signature. One of the most coveted fabrics these days; our indigenous fabrics have a charm of their own. What makes it so coveted is that they represent age-old traditions kept alive over generations. They don’t make a million yards of the same fabric because the type of loom they use makes it difficult and they don’t make it while thinking of quantity demanded and sales margins. Thus the supply system of these fabrics works at its own pace. But indigenous communities are now working to spread their wings and hopefully and very soon such fabrics will be more easily accessible than they are now.
Pride Textile:
Pride Textile is one chain local brand that has bought quality saris to everyone’s doorsteps with a more affordable price tag. Pride saris are the perfect blend of comfort, style and affordability. Pride’s numerous outlets stand as evidence to this fact. What makes pride saris popular among its customers (apart from its price and quality) is that they have different categories of saris with a wide selection and this allows Pride to cater clients of diverse taste.
Dandy Fabrics:
Dandy dyeing is the leading name in three-piece clothing in Bangladesh. For years and years we have spent thousands of rupees at Indian three-piece specially stores. The birth of dandy has now given us a local alternative. Dandy products are ideal for people who are not ready to run to three different stores to come up with fabrics for the shalwar, kameez and dupatta, each. Dandy provides people with all three. Dandy’s selection has casual wear, party wear and office wear. These sets come in cotton, mixed and synthetic fabrics. Dandy also sales fabrics by yard. It is very suited for price conscious people.
Bexi Fabrics:
For people in search for good quality cottons, tetra cottons, voiles and twills, Bexi fabrics are ideal. Sold by the yard, Bexi’s quality is something you can count on. Scores of fabric stores are stocking up on Bexi fabrics because of their growing popularity. These fabrics are ideal for tailor made clothes, comfortable wear and very suited to our weather. |
