DID YOU TRY "GHULAM RASOOL AND SONS " IN JAMMU ?

                                                                                       

GHULAM RASOOL AND SONS, VIR MARG, JAMMU.

 

This is perhaps the oldest and the best address in Jammu to get an elegant three piece suit stitched.

In Jammu , I find no match to S C Sharma and Sons ( Link Road and Shastri Nagar , Jammu) in so far as shirts ,trousers , Kurta Pyjama and night suits stitching is concerned. However , I admire coat stitching of Ghulam Rasool And Sons, Vir Marg Jammu . The coats stitched at this shop are simply elegant ,fit and tidy .Some of features of the coat stitching at this shop observed by me are worth mentioning.I quote:--

 

(a) The lining of the coat is perfect and the entire attire is lined with one cloth of superior quality.

 

(b) The coat will always have a good rest and fit on the wearer’s shoulders.

 

(c) The coat will fit perfectly around the lapel and chest area . It will not have any creases or tension on the fabric that pulls inward on one's body.

 

(d) The collar of the coat will not have any fabric bunches or folds at the time of the movements of the wearer .

 

(e) The tailor does some pick stitching by hand on coats stitched .It runs along the edge of the coat and around the lapels and pockets .

 

(f) The handmade buttonholes, rounded corners and canvassing layers give a perfect look and durability.

 

I was introduced to this shop by a friend three decades back. I remain an admirer till date.The grandson of the great master Ghulam Rasool has added more to this heritage tailoring shop.By more additions, I mean ready made garments especially coats, suits, blazers, tweeds,Sherwanis, Mao jackets ,stylish Pherans , waistcoats ,overcoats and designer shirts. Add to that , a wonderful computerised database of regular customers has also been created at the shop.

Established in the year 1975, Ghulam Rasool & Sons is a  one-stop destination servicing customers  of Jammu. The firm has opened  a  showroom  at Rajbagh ,Srinagar.

                                

You find salesmen handling laptops to locate your suit from your mobile number should you forget to bring your bill. Try once to believe me what I say. This shop had Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, G M Sadiq, Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad , D P Dhar, Syed Mir Qasim, Pt. Trilochan Dutt, Shiv Narain Fotedar ,M N Kaul, Justice Wazir and many VIPs as regular customers.The list could go endless .

 

I end this mini post with lines from Ali Sardar Jafri's poem" Haathhon ka Taraana"

 

Hain zakhm hamaare haathhon ke ,

Ye Phool hain Jo guldaanon mein.

Sookhey huvey pyaase chullu thhay,

Jo jaam hain Ab maikhaanon mein.

Tooti huyi sau angdaaiyon ki

Mehraabein hain Aeyvaanon mein..

Inn haathhon ki taazeem karo..

Inn haathhon ki Takreem karo

Duniyaa ko chalaaney vaale hain

Inn haathhon ko Tasleem karo..

 

 

(Avtar Mota)

 

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