Export-surplus shopping made easy

See you next on Monday. Enjoy Republic Day and don’t forget to enter our Valentine’s Day Giveaway

You’re a discerning diva. You like designer wear as much as the next girl, but you like picking up raaste ka maal to create your own style statement even more. Our Trendy Shopaholic knows just where to find international brands like Gap, Banana Republic and Zara at prices that pleasure.

H2O
You’ll find: Zara flouncy cutwork lace cotton skirts. Pair them with tube tops, gold tie-up Roman sandals and a tan. Act cool when asked about your Mediterranean holiday.
Wallet damage: Rs. 300-700 for dresses and skirts.
Dheeraj Sneha, ground floor, A wing, 30th road, near Shiv Sagar, Bandra (W). Telephone: 22914540.

Fendi
You’ll find: Mango racer backs and gold-embossed cotton tees. Unmistakeable gym-chic. Plus loads of Abercrombie & Fitch fitted pieces for inspired layering.
Wallet damage: Rs. 350-500 for tees.
5 Natasha Shopping Centre, 52 Hill Road, Bandra (W). Telephone: 26402831.

Cotton On
You’ll find: Charlotte Russe and Topshop vintage dresses, tunics and psychedelic tops. Pair with ballerina flats and a bright scarf, and your mum might join you to “Do the Locomotion.”
Wallet damage: Rs. 350-800 for dresses and tunics.
83 Pearl Heaven, Chappell Road, beside Barista, Bandra (W). Telephone: 26554445.

Clothes Rack
You’ll find: Gap fitted suede jackets, black pinstriped trousers, skinny pants and candy-stripe shirts. Throw in some funky jewellery and your street chic will shame any Prada-wearing devil.
Wallet damage: Rs. 400-700 for jackets and trousers.
33D Laxmi Industrial Estate, Andheri Link Road, Andheri (W). Telephone: 26322419/420.
Also in Bandra (W) 26058800/26498902; Breach Candy 23635059; Cuffe Parade 2187995; Vile Parle 24531023; Matunga 24123394; Chembur 25201510; Opera House 23824996/23888368.

And you don’t have to wait to trawl the streets. These shops are among the few open on R-Day.