Hey Charly – I think part of why it’s common here is its affordable to get something tailor-made while in the USA it’s $10 just to hem some jeans or $50 to take in a bridesmaid dress :( But for mine, I give them to a local designer who takes them to her tailor and I show her what I want to make. She then works with him to get the right design. It’s good to have a middle-man like that who knows what fabrics go well together, unless of course you know a really good tailor!

Thanks for the reply! Got some gorgeous pieces from the emporium in Ziro valley. I’ll look into piecing them as panels into a dress for example. You should make more posts about how you customise/get pieces tailor-made. Although it’s common practice in India (got so many ikat dresses made in Delhi, it’s ridiculous) the rest of the world hasn’t cottoned onto this yet!

Hey Charly – I used the tribal prints as like additions for example a leather skirt with the tribal print as a front panel – or a satin silk dress with the tribal print running up the back of it – then I did some kaftan style things, and the crop tops!