Ahlishan Fashion Fabrics

This is a very beautiful shop with a huge selection of all different styles of South Asian garments. The shop ladies were exceptionally helpful and ready to answer all my questions. I really enjoyed looking at all the fabrics for custom made salwar suits, but I don’t know what the costs are like for tailoring here. The prices are higher than other shops. They seem to have sales often and they seem to be open to bargaining. I will most likely be back to take advantage of the Diwali sale.

I just had a very positive experience at Ahlishan.
The woman who helped me, Rita, was very friendly, helpful, and not at all pushy. She took her time showing us a variety of pieces. I ended up buying a beautiful bridal lehenga for one of my upcoming wedding events, and am excited.
They are willing to negotiate, so be sure not to take the sticker price at face value.
They provide alterations at no additional cost with purchase. I am scheduled to pick up my altered blouse in a week, and am keeping my fingers crossed everything goes smoothly.

Rude, rude and RUDE. Had an experience in the past and kind of forgot about it. I went in the shop and touched something and got shouted at for touching it. At that time, pre Unilocal,I decided never to spend $.01 here. The people here treat you based on what they see. Meaning, if they think you have money, they will cater to you but if you are just browsing, they could care less. At the time of my negative experience I was going to file a complaint with the bbb however, I decided to spend my money elsewhere and leave them alone. Years passed and I had an aunt of mine tell me she had a similar experience. Very rude service, condescending and made her feel very unwelcome. What they didn’t know is that she is a doctor and was ready to spend some major money that day. Their loss and I would never, ever recommend this place to anyone.

The young lady there was very informative and helpful: even if they did not have what we needed, she gave us tips on where to get it.

Very good customer service very nice people to deal with and they take to explain things which I thought was very helpful.

I wanted a custom outfit and decided if I was going to give money to anyone, I would rather it be someone that I know. Luckily, an old high school friend owned a fabric store — this one!
This place has GREAT fabrics that the co-​owner (my old high school friend) hand picks from India every so often.
The downside — I came in at the beginning of October 2012 and was assured that my outfit could be made by the end of October especially since it was just an Indian style top and pants. After several visits and unanswered calls/​txts, I walk away with my FABRIC at the end January 2013… and not the outfit I was promised.
So, yes, this is a GREAT fabric store with pretty reasonable prices. However they made a promise that they didn’t deliver on even though I was patient enough to continue to wait months after the promised date.
Note: the elderly woman who watches the shop while the owners are out doesn’t really speak English, so if that’s the only language you speak, be prepared to have to come back later.

Thoughtful and helpful service to help in selecting beautiful fabrics. I contemplated a bolt of lucious gold silk, but at $ 15 /​yard (very reasonable for that quality of fabric) I opted for a deep-​rose gold poly at $ 4 /​yard. (I need more time and a tailored, lined pants pattern to do the gold silk justice.) As a typical Caucasian, many of the colors available were not flattering to my skin tone, but there was plenty in my palate. Parking was easy — I got a meter right out front, and as a bonus the meters are free over the holidays.

By Far, this is my favorite store. The ladies in there are the nicest and the most helpful! Pretty much all of my indian suits come from there! The person who sews my dresses is very much impressed with the clothing I get from there. Ranju and Pinky are by far the best ladies to interact with and also the Aunti, who does stitching as well. They have the best of everything and only limited pieces.

One of my good friend (who just happens to be Indian) invited my husband and I to her wedding, so one of my girlfriends and I decided to seize the opportunity to soak in the experience and buy traditional attire.
Tips for Sari shopping for non-​Indian consumers.
1. Their are many different shapes to the main attire but the 2 main styles to consider are
A. Sarees: consists of several yards of light material
that is draped around the body. Usually worn over
a short top cut at mid drift.
(layman terms: short halter and under skirt, main focus is the
fabric wrapped and draped around your waist and body)
B. Lahengas: A traditional dress worn below waistline
and extends to the toe, upper part of the body is
covered with a choli or Kameez.
(layman terms: heavily adorned top worn with skirt or pants)
2. Just like any type of garment, the more embellishments the higher the cost. The heavier the fabric the increase in price.
3. Expect to pay anywhere from $ 100 to $ 600.
4. Accessorize with bangles, earrings and other jewelry.
5. Your shoes will more than likely not be of emphasis because they will be hidden under your long garment.
6. Safety pins are a must
Alright… enough with the tips. Ablishan was a wonderful breath of fresh air in such an overwhelming shopping strip. As soon as we entered a very helpful, young lady named Pinky was at our assistance, really educating us about shopping for a proper outfit. Steering away from the whole Sari idea due to the fear of flashing gut, she reassured us that we could wear a halter and Sari without being so revealing. She pulled out half a dozen saris and wrapped them around us to help us with the full effect, then sold us on such a wonderful price for a custom made outfit.
After choosing our wraps, an elderly Auntie came to measure our torsos ensuring the perfect fit. Halters and skirts were ready in 2 weeks and before we left Pinky made sure to give us a short class on Sari wrapping 101. Outfits were very comfortable through out the entire wedding day, and we were given many compliments on both our sari designs and our ability to wrap them. Wonderful experience in general, Thank you Ablishan.