Chennai is famous for its handlooms, both the exquisite Kancheepuram silk and cottons used for designer sarees, shirts and domestic use. The beautiful Kancheepuram hand woven silk sarees are famous for their pretty temple borders and rich zari ( gold thread) pallavas. Detailed traditional motifs and bright colours with contrasting borders make these sarees absolutely delightful. Take home exquisite souvenirs for your loved ones in silver, copper, bronzed and wood, available in various government emporia and private stores or irresistible jewellery made from uncut precious stones.

The Co-Optex showrooms offer a wide variety of both cottons and silks, hile the Khadi Gramodyog outlets specialize in cottons.  The Nallis, Sundari Silks, Kumaran Silks in T. Nafar, the Rasi showroom in Mylapore, as well as other saree shops near Panagal Park, would be the best bet, if you are looking for silks and sarees.

Chennai also boasts of some jewellery shops who specialise in making some very traditional, intricate designer jewellery.  Jewellers like Prince Jewellery, which is known for the Karalite designs and Lalitha Jewellery, Thangamalingai are located in T.Nagar.  The concept of shopping under one roof has also taken off well here.  Big department stores like Globus, Life Style at Alwarpet, of course apart from the Speneer's Plaza at Anna Salai can be named.  Alwarpet also boasts of some very good shops selling contemporary arts and crafts.  Kamini Fashions, Lady selling contemporary arts an crafts.  Kamini Fashions, Lady Hawk at the Mookanbika Complex, and the famous shilpi Hawk at the Mookanbika Complex, and the famous shilpi House of cloth for women, and the Natalia's new outfit for women's fashions are among the favourite haunts for readymades.

At Natalia, you will find a blend of both style and confort in their new millenium collection comprising of delicately printed sleev fabrics fine linens soft denims, krits and cotton, Natalia has brought out casual as well as semi format styles in cotton to  synthetic kyits, new style and abstract prints are beeuded with fine linens and demins still go strong with sounds to summer prints.  You will also find a whole range of short wrap around skirts, shorts, sleeveless tops, Capri pants, delicate summer blouses, dresses to more.  Natalia Specialised sophistication with simple styling and that is becoming population with chennrities as well as the visitors.

One of Chennai's leading jewellers, Prince jewellers is situated at T. nagar, just a hop away from Nallis silk saree showroom.  Climate from all over Chennai do try Prince Jewellarly for marriage and other family functions, with strong belief that if your jewellary is from Prince jewellary your marriage will be an everlasting one!  Very popular for Keralite designs.

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