which kamdar? is it nationwide?

Mydin will have lower price than Kamdar. Kamdar every branch also same discounts. Just the stocks might differ in color and size. But only Mydin have XS size if u are skinny.

xs for me would be really nice. which mydin??

All Mydin have same stocks.

naise

giant carefour tesco all sell baju melayu as well
honestly I wouldnt mind buying from them instead of tailoring one
cos i only gonna wear it during first day raya
after that it will stay in my cupboard only

TESCO, Giant & Carrefour all also just stocked up. Price from RM59.00 this year. Unlike last time can have one for RM50. Inflation bebeh. But the designs every year differs. Still got embroidered collar and cuffs type, which is a little bleah.... But now they have piping on hems also bleah..... I think the design cannot be improved on anymore. They never did try new cuttings or fittings. I haven't go to Jln TAR to look around what is the trend yet. Maybe this weekend or something.

Jalan TAR got mahal2 one.

should i buy a new one_or just wear last year 1... ????

Depends entirely on whether you think people will remember what you wore last year mate. Anyway sometimes tradition comes into play, like wearing something 'new' for the first day of the celebration etc

depends on ur affordability... u can afford to buy a new 1, go ahead

Ermm.... if chinese, new year means everything new. All that celebrate CNY like that. My friends always go buy new stuff for CNY. I also does that. But the thing is, what i buy usually end up in my daily wear also. Its not really a keeper. But Hari Raya i dunno la. I mean we all grown up here we see many adoption of every culture in Malaysia. Like angpows (Chinese), greeting cards (western), Curry dish (indian) blah blah.

Unless the people who saw u wearing the same stuff from last year talks about it, what would u think of the person? I mean if me, i would be embarrassed a little there and then. It depends how u want people to see you. If wearing last years clothes is a crime, then god forbid i should be in the timeless "Kings New Clothes" look aka naked.

Came back from Jln TAR yesterday. Hmm.... nothing much to be seen. Prices seem lower this year compared to last year.


This is those Indonesian type design. not very popular with locals though. The younger set will definitely avoid this like a plague.


This year its the twin button design. Hmmm..... not that nice la. I mean chinese frog buttons meets plastic.


Almost all stalls have this twin button design. This stall has prints on the front. Priced in the upper range.


Another stall with the same design like the stall earlier. Maybe the stocks came from same supplier. Or they have few branches there.


Sampin stalls like this isn't as many as last time. And the stocks seem to be from last year. If u really want to buy from this stalls, wait till last 2 days of raya even after midnight. U can see them slashing the price by 50%. I'm not kidding it happened last year.


This is one of 2 jubah stalls there. Looks nice just like the one P Ramlee wore in Ali Baba!


This one also showed up last year. But i did not see anyone wore such design last year. In fact a lot of the stuff i saw this year are from last year. So wearing last years clothes isn't that bad after all right?


Kotmj's favourite leisure fabric. Priced much lower than last year. Though linen is very logical choice climate wise, but no one seems to invest in one. Not even me when i had mine done.


The only stall selling capal. I mean there are other stalls, but the rest of them are like plain jane. The heels this year is different. In fact it looked too girly. U have to see it yourself.

The promo in front of Jakel. The promoters are wearing complete baju melayu (yellow color one). The promo for the day was, RM200 for a set of baju melayu with sampin. It is cheap if u compare it to departmental store one. Maybe somewhere has better deals.


Lastly this stall probably has the cheapest baju melayu set among them all. But the fabric is thin. If budget kaw kaw, then this is the stall to go to. But it would be better to go to hypermarkets like Carrefour, Giant & Tesco to look around. Tesco this year is interesting, the design came from Melinda Looi. All the good sizes already got taken since the first week.

Oh yeah, baju buttons are much more cheaper this year. RM5 can get decent one. Last year need RM7 and nicer ones cost more.

This post has been edited by netmatrix: Aug 8 2011, 06:57 PM

i never go to jalan tar to buy baju melayu
previous years either tailored or if out of budget, bought at tesco..
maybe can try go for this year one

does tesco sell baju melayu as well ??

yes, when raya is around the corner. if not, i dont think so

Wow! Kinda late to celebrate Raya is it? haha TESCO does sell Baju Melayu. But they only sell it for about a month before Raya. Really approximate because they do it as consignment only. While Giant, Carrefour & Mydin does it in consignment and committed stocks. Committed stocks usually cheaper. But they usually hang up as dead stocks for unpopular colors. That is why if you browse around the racks, you could see a few pieces leftover.

Any new fashion style or fashion for BM for this year? Planning to get one to match with the samping songket that I just bought from Terengganu

This year... bleah..... No new design also. A lot of people pushing for embroidery. Also hidden buttons. And a lot of bright colors. I haven't been to Jln TAR yet also this year. Year 2 already!!! This year, TESCO and CARREFOUR is a big FAIL! Very bad selection and choice of stocks. C4 is the worse. Haven't check out GIANT. Mydin is a good bet again this year. Very consistent. But some colors like black or white is missing? Got XS in stock again. Price from a RM29.00 up to RM89.

Yes Jln TAR is potong kepala price. Nothing less than RM90 there since the last 2 years. This year i dunno but expect the same. Bulk sellers have pop up since last week in Mudah. Not good price at all. There was one bulk seller offering RM29 for 100 pcs. I think the cheapest. But the rest is above RM50. Explains the high selling price at Jln TAR.

So if any of u getting new stuff for raya, do post here for kicks. hahaha.