A three hour drive from the fashion capital, Pune, now boasts of an array of choices when it comes to luxe wear. With many celebrities setting up a second home in this quieter city, Pune is now hosts many well-known designer stores. Franchisee designer stores are the talk of town, with branches sprouting at every major shopping mall. Highly coveted global brands like Calvin Klein, FCUK, Tommy Hilfiger, Esprit, Guess and Marks and Spencer have set up their stores within these malls. Find a rage of products here including lingerie, watches, perfumes, bags, wallets, caps, stoles and shoes apart from stunning apparel. Not too far behind are our very own Indian style gurus. Showcased are the brilliant originality of Wendell Rodricks, the eclectic timelessness of Satya Paul , and the ingenious beauty of Ritu Kumar’s creations in exclusive showrooms. Close on the heels of these exclusive showrooms, some boutiques that showcase many designers have also opened their doors. With Queen of Satara – Damayanti Raje Bhonsale’s sprawling designer boutique in Koregaon Park, Araliya, Pune got its first taste of genius designers like Shantanu and Nikhil, Manish Arora, Rajesh Pratap Singh, Atsa, Rocky S, Mallika Singh and Gauri and Nainika, to name a few. Any ensemble from Araliya may set you back for couple of weeks, but you will definitely turn heads. This store only caters to women. On the same lines, Chetan and Rasika Wakalkar opened yet another multi-designer store amidst enormous media attention, with Karishma Kapoor inaugurating the high-end Rudraksh in Aundh. Unique and magnificent apparel (prêt and couture), bags and jewellery by famous fashion big-wigs like Rohit Bal, Wendell Rodricks, Vikram Phadnis, Sonam Dubal, Rocky S, Savio Jon, Monapali, Manju & Bobby Grover, Mandira Wirk, Niki Mahajan, Manoviraj Khosla, Geisha, Nandita Mahtani, Maheka Mirpuri and Tarun Tahiliani are available for the crème de la crème to enrich their wardrobes. From heavily embroidered traditional Indian ethnic wear, to the more western versions, gowns and even diamonds, this 3,700 square foot store will not let you leave empty handed. So get set to bring out the fashionista in you!