Dress rehearsal - 2

Adding to my rant on non-availability of suitable dresses for 'normal' Indian frames (is it just me?), I want to quickly make a comment about the quality of clothing.

Coming from India, I would expect (usually) more expensive clothing to be of better quality. That just doesn't hold here, I'm afraid. The bigger the brand, the pricier it gets. Quality is suspect. I saw quite a few outfits today in the £100-150 pound range that were cotton-polyster mix with some sequins thrown at the neck, some of them missing. Now, for that kind of money, not only would I expect a 'decent' material, but also that all the bits were intact!

Also, why does t-shirt material count as 'formal' wear here? What happened to silks, chiffons and elegant fabric? I'm sick of jersey dresses that cling and look like they were made for the aunties in court shoes. Every shop has those - maybe they're meant to be fashionable, but it makes me cringe.

Which reminds me, what does one do when one wants to buy something other than what the shops deem to be 'in' at the moment? Nothing. There is no alternative. Right now, every shop has the grey, shining silver fabric, the disco tops and dresses meant to be worn with black leggings. Where does one go for an alternative?

Rant over.