The saree and traditional textile retail trade.
Mumbai was built on cotton. The mills that gave the city its shape are mostly gone, but the trade they created remains — the cloth markets at Kalbadevi, the branded apparel companies headquartered here, and the powerloom and warehousing belt at Bhiwandi that feeds them.
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Mangaldas Market
Mohanlal Dayalji is one of the old houses of Mangaldas Market, the cloth market behind Crawford Market, dealing in silk and embroidered fabric by the metre for the city’s tailors and bridal buyers.
Girgaon and Kalbadevi
Nalli, the Chennai silk house founded in 1928, has its Mumbai showroom on Telang Road, Matunga East, in the Tamil quarter of the city, selling Kanjivaram and other silk sarees; it is among the best-known saree houses in
Hindmata and Dadar
Kala Niketan, founded in 1950, is a Mumbai saree house with showrooms at Dadar and Marine Lines, known for silk and bridal sarees and for its film-star clientele of the 1960s and 70s.
Girgaon and Kalbadevi
Sundari Silks, the Chennai silk house, runs its Mumbai showroom at King’s Circle, Matunga, selling Kanjivaram and South Indian silks.
Hindmata and Dadar
Bharatkshetra at Dadar West is a saree house selling silk, Paithani and traditional sarees to the Maharashtrian families of central Mumbai.
Girgaon and Kalbadevi
Saree Palace on Kalbadevi Road is a saree retailer of the old cloth district.
Girgaon and Kalbadevi
Bhagwandas & Co.
Girgaon and Kalbadevi
Matunga Saree Kendra at Matunga Central sells South Indian silk and handloom sarees to the Tamil families of the quarter.
Hindmata and Dadar
Vardhan Silk Palace at Dadar West sells silk sarees, lehengas and brocade textiles for weddings.
Girgaon and Kalbadevi
Radhika Silks at Matunga Central sells Kanjivaram and festive silk sarees.
Hindmata and Dadar
Manmandir Sarees at Dadar West sells silk, tussar and woven bridal sarees.
Girgaon and Kalbadevi
New Mahalakshmi Stores on Lakhamsi Napoo Road, Matunga East, is a long-standing Kanjivaram and South Indian saree shop of the quarter.
Hindmata and Dadar
Shivshahi Paithani on N.
Hindmata and Dadar
Silk Museum at Dadar is a silk saree house of the Dadar saree market.
Hindmata and Dadar
Saree Ghar on Ranade Road, Dadar West, is a saree shop of the Dadar market.
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