Studio Elite

Well I will say that they definitely have quite a selection compared to other places. And they have ideas on how to make your own of pretty much anything. However once they’ve gotten your sale the customer service is so poor. We waited for the alterations and came back to it not being done at the promised time and not even done to our specifications. My sister bought outfits for her engagement and reception. The outfits were pretty (priced high) but the customer service was just so poor that I can’t give this a five star experience. If I had written this the day we went to pick it up I probably would’ve given it one star. Because that’s how frustrating it was to deal with these ladies.

Yesterday, walked in with my mom who lives in MI, my aunt from TN and my cousin to shop for my brother’s wedding. wanted to try on an anarkali and the sales rep told me that because i live in chicago 20 minutes away i would not be allowed to try anything on. i have to be from out of state. We made it clear my family was in town to shop, my mother recently had knee surgery and we weren’t able to go to india this year. continued to tell me i wasn’t allowed to try anything on. who run’s a clothing store where you have to be from out of state in order to try something on? offered to show multiple different driver’s and state id to prove that most family members were visiting but that didn’t matter. finally after 15 minutes of negotiations and being repeatedly told i would not be allowed to try it on we left. we had an unlimited budget and were planning on spending some $$$ but due to the ridiculous rules at this store and the unfriendly staff we took our business down the street.

Warning! Extremely rude, absolute cheats (you can bargain off the marked price at least 50%) and the outfits they claim are designer are NOT. They showed me a piece that they said was Sabyasachi. No tags, poor finishing, ripped zippers — it didn’t even come 0.1% close to the quality of a real Sabya piece and it was marked at $ 5000! Ridiculous. This place needs to be shut down immediately.

I didn’t even want to give 1 star. The worst place to shop. They took my money and it’s been 2 months and still no outfit. DO NOT PLACE CUSTOM ORDERS. I am calling Better business bureau to file a legal complaint and getting my money back.

I loved the customer service here. I normally don’t know what I’m doing when it comes to shopping for someone else. They really helped me out and gave me great advice without being pushy. There is also room to haggle with them so that was a big plus for me.

If I could give this place –10 000 stars, that would even be too many. This «elite» studio has the worst customer service in all of history.
I went to devon and I saw studio elite. I went to the shop and saw a series of beautiful outfits. I decided on one. The «madam», Shahida, was giving us somosas, tea, and water while we were looking through the bridal section. I then find this beautiful gown which i ordered but not made up my mind about the langha (skirt) underneath.
Shahida told me she would put little bells on the back of the dupatta. Shahid wrote all of the things I wanted on an order form and said she would email me a copy. I then paid full price for the outfit and left the boutique, which was the biggest mistake ever. Obviously this lady was not going to care about me after I paid full price and BOY did i learn my lesson.
I called this woman 5 times to tell her i wanted a langha but everyone who answered said she was not at the store or she was busy and would call me back. I did not receive any calls! So then I just decided to keep the gown. I then would call and tell them to email me the order form. The ladies said they emailed it but each time i never received an email. I checked in my spam and there was nothing there! THEY ARE LIARS!
I went 2 months later to pick up my gown and the work in the middle was off to the side. There were no bells underneath it. Strings were everywhere, which were coming off the outfit! Shahida said this outfit was a designer but looked as if someone in a sweat shop made it!
No call backs, no custom work on my outfit, and no clean cut designs on the outfit! How can this place call themselves an elite studio.
If any of you go to the boutique make sure you know exactly what you want! Make sure you get a copy of the order form which has all the things she promised you! If i could built a time machine, I would never visit this salon. I hate them and wish they went out of business. They better watch for the BBB!

Pros: Looks nice, decent collection
Cons: Expensive, Over-​priced, crappy customer service, not trust-​worthy
I wish I could find a way to give these people negative rating. I ordered a Kurta shalwar more than six weeks ago but it never arrived. I ended up wearing something else for event because of their screw up. They rushed me to pay as soon as I decided what I want and I had to push them to write all details down before I made the payment. They promised to have everything ready in three weeks and assured me that I will get a call which never happened either. I called them multiple times and was finally advised after a week (4^th altogether) that it arrived but when I went to pick it up, they didn’t have everything correct (they had written in their book correctly). They again promised to have it corrected and delivered which didn’t happen either and after multiple calls of getting nowhere, I am calling my credit card to get my money back!!! Never shop from them, its not worth it. They will try to sweet talk you until you pay and after that its more like screw you. Not reliable and not trustworthy and they are awesome at making false promises.

My wedding reception outfit was from here and I loved it. Studio Elite has mostly Pakistani designs, but they also have a pretty good selection of Indian lehengas as well.
Pros:
Beautiful beautiful clothes, best on Devon
Cons:
You have to negotiate prices — if you aren’t prepared to do that then this place is not affordable. We bargained my outfit down to over 50% the price tag. Thank goodness my mom was there to haggle, otherwise I’d be screwed
They took an extra week to prepare my outfit — wasn’t a huge deal, but we had to keep calling back. It was the middle of wedding season so it made sense they were busy but the service wasn’t the best.

My cousin is getting married next year. She was visiting us for a few days (from another country). We went into Studio Elite to have a look at their bridal dresses. I was beyond appalled at the experience we had at this boutique.
The owner Shahida Khan is extremely rude and obnoxious, and we will never ever give her any of our business. Be warned, this is NOT A VERY CUSTOMER FRIENDLY STORE. They act like they are doing the customer a favor by letting you look at their clothes vs. catering to the customer needs. First of all there was no one there to help us out. We had to go looking for someone to address our questions. We got the attention of an employee who didn’t know much. Either she had started working there or just had no knowledge because when we asked her if we could try out the outfits, she didn’t really know the answer. Anyway my cousin found a dress she really loved and wanted to try it out. Shahida Khan appeared into the picture and told us that under no circumstances where we allowed to try any of the bridal outfits. That we have to make an appointment for bridal outfits so that they can measure you and custom fit it and blah blah blah. REALLY? There was hardly anyone in the store. No bloody customer in the store and the damn outfit cost nearly $ 4000 (extremely overpriced) and instead of her behaving graciously towards a potential customer (after all she could have easily gotten our business), she was instead treating us like we were vermin. We told her that my cousin was from out of the country and was leaving the day after. That today was pretty much the only day that she could have tried anything out and had it worked out I would had ordered the outfit for her and done the rest. Shahida Khan still refused to let her try it out. My cousin then asked her if she could just go ahead and try the long jacket to the wedding outfit. Shahida looked at her and said ‘well it won’t fit you so what’s the point’. Once again, is this how you treat your customers??? If anything the wedding dress was just slightly smaller in measurements compared to my cousin’s measurements. I felt like throwing the wedding jacket in her face and walking out. I have never ever come across someone so rude in all the years that I have shopped at Devon or elsewhere. We also asked them if it was okay to skype with my cousin’s mother (who lives in another country) so at least she could have shown her the outfit before making any decision. Their response to that was first they didn’t know what to say, and then they said ‘you can facetime but not skype’. Can I get a big LOL here??? What the flipping falooda is the difference between facetiming and skyping? Anyway, while we looked at other outfits, Shahida took her employee towards the back and started speaking to her in Urdu (as if we couldn’t understand) and telling her employee off that she should know better, that under no circumstances do they allow anyone to try bridal outfits and that she should keep her eyes and ears open, and blah blah blah. Wow, does the lady have no etiquette to assume we can’t understand what she’s saying. All her employees were acting like they were walking on eggshells. I feel sorry for them to have to work for such an obnoxious and rude person. Anyway, like I said they will never ever be getting any of our business and I will also never recommend them to anyone else. If it were possible, I would give them a rating of negative 100. Do not shop here unless you want to be treated like trash.

DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EVER EVER EVER SHOP AT THIS STORE. I ordered my wedding dress 6 weeks ago and it was supposed to be done and in my hands on July 31^st. On July 31^st, I got an email asking what color the dress was supposed to be. They haven’t even started my dress. MY WEDDING IS 28 DAYS FROM TODAY. I had to make an emergency trip to New Jersey to buy a dress and I don’t love it, it doesn’t match my colors and style of wedding. I hate the fact that I have to wear something that I won’t feel comfortable in. No apologies no help from these people even after paying so much money. No refund. We had to dispute the charges with the credit card company. I hold Studio Elite responsible for ruining my wedding day. They will be hearing from my lawyers and my fiancé and I have made it our mission to put them out of business.

Studio Elite definitely has the best selection of Indian/​Pakistani clothes on Devon. The prices can be quite exorbitant, but you also are paying for great quality + designer wear. I will say that depending on the piece, they are willing to bargain even though that’s not something they outwardly say.
One of the biggest complaints about Studio Elite is their customer service, but I think it really depends on what sales rep you get. Some of them are extremely helpful and nice, while some are not the most pleasant. Also, when we went, there was an extremely nice, elderly gentlemen at the store who helped us out a lot!
In terms of their pieces, they have used to have a balance of Indian and Pakistani designers, but more recently they have had more Pakistani designers. Just something to keep in mind when you’re evaluating what style of suits you’re interested in!
In general, they have an awesome of lehengas and suits. If you’re looking for high-​quality and really nice clothes, I would definitely suggest giving Studio Elite a try.

I don’t even know where to start. Placed an order few months ago for my future sister in law’s wedding dress. Was given a date of when the wedding dress was going to be ready. That date came… and no dress… nothg even done… was promised another date due to a «confusion» among the store employees. Thought alright I will give them another chance… The second promised date came… yup you guessed it… no dress… The manager insisted I should give her another chance… so I agreed. Third promised date came… and yes u guess right again… no dress… This time I thought I had enough of this… requested a refund and was told I would be charged 15% of the final price! For what? I didn’t even get the dress I had orderd. The manager offered to give me the display unit?! What? I ordered a custom unit… again request a refund but manager would not give me a full refund. I had to go through my credit card to get a full refund. What a hassle! I would encourage you to look elsewhere. This was the worst experience ever. Thank god there is plenty of time before the wedding and we will have to look elsewhere for my future sister in law’s wedding dress. The manager is extremely rude and actually raised her voice at me even though I was very calm and simply requesting a refund after everything she put us through.

At first I was impressed at the size of this shop. Some interesting pieces for sure if you don’t mind over paying these extremely rude people. Was shopping with a small group when this sales woman got Very pushy. My friend had to leave, with her small child, so I was going to walk her to the car. This sales lady was getting so crazy, crazier by the minute. The look she gave us when I said we were leaving was like nothing I had ever seen. So fake and so drama. She was trying really hard to be snobby, but out just came out as desperate.
Save it, auntie. The fake elitists attitude doesn’t work when your own fashion ain’t so hot.
We all looked at each other like «that was not cool». Not going back. There are better places to choose from.

After looking for a wedding outfit in Dallas, Houston and Atlanta I came to Chicago to look for my dream wedding outfit. I looked all over Devon Avenue and Studio Elite was the only place where they had readymade beautiful Pakistani designer clothing. I am very picky and they had amazing designer outfits that were gorgeous. I ended up finding my dream wedding outfit and I cannot wait to wear it. I live in Alabama and they were able to make alterations and mail it to me. My fiancé was also able to find a great sherwani and they were able to change the beading color to match my outfit! We were both amazed by the great service and appreciate the staff especially Abiha and Shahida for their great service. I would definitely recommend Studio Elite to anyone looking for their wedding outfit.

Garbage. Another reviewer said they came here for a custom sherWani and despite multiple fittings, they screwed up everything and didn’t care at all. Well guess what? SAME. EXACT. THING.
Not worth a minute of your time unless you are trying to throw away money to a bunch of selfish rip-​offs.

They have beautiful clothes. They are really over priced however. I don’t like bargaining but with this kind of pricing you can’t avoid it. Thats one reason why I am annoyed to go in there at time. I can say they are over priced as I do know the price range for the designer dresses they carry,
But when I do get a dress from them, its always the most stylish and unique

So– I ended up here with my parents in the biggest clothing bind I’ve been in. EVER. My best friend had an engagement party on Saturday at 2 and I flew home Friday night. I had gained some weight (shocker) and legit did not fit into ANY indian clothes I owned (not like I have the biggest collection because unlike my family, I don’t wear these outfits often). So, we decided we would head to devon and PRAY we found something in my size in time — or else I was wearing a sari and would feel a bit out of place from my friends.
So, we parked off Devon and we were just walking around… Sahil wasn’t open yet. And, my mom noticed Studio Elite and we decided to browse. I didn’t have high hopes that they would have something that would fit me, but when we asked one of the sales ladies, she assured me she did. She started pulling outfits off the shelves and from the back. Some were hideous (though I was told they were in style in india) and a few were GORGEOUS. So, I took a few back to try and fell in love with a royal blue and green outfit. It was a bit BIG (what???) so we needed to get it taken in.
The wonderful sales lady said they had a tailor they worked with and called her. She was there within minutes and my parents explained I literally needed the outfit in 2 hours. She said she could make it work! WHAT? how accomodating. My stepdad negotiated pricing with the tailor and we didn’t really pay much more to get it taken in. Only in «india» … or I guess devon…
The clothes are on the pricier side. I think my outfit was marked at close to 600? We were able to bring it down a little — and by we, I mean my parents, I was quiet in the dressing room — this is something I just can’t do /​don’t do well at all. But, honestly I think this is around the average price of outfits in the US (higher end of it)? I could be wrong. But, they are of course pricier than India.
Overall I had a great experience. I looked at their sari’s a bit while we waited and they were gorgeous. If I need something and no one is going to India anytime soon, I will definitely be coming back to Studio Elite!

So many of the clothing shops on Devon feel overwhelming — pushy vendors. My experience here was better in that the store owner and tailor were eager to sell to me but not pushy. They were polite and classy about their business which was an appeal.
The boutique itself is really nice — spacious, wood floors, great lighting. It made me feel like the expensive clothes being sold were also taken care of as the boutique is.
The clothes were on the pricey side for sure. I went in to get a custom made blouse for a sari and the estimated cost was $ 125! Way too much in my opinion. Still had a good experience overall. They also have a good selection of ready-​made bridal wear… anarkali’s, kurta’s, etc. I’d come back so long as the prices were more reasonable for what I needed.
Most of the designers they had were Pakistani. I liked what I saw but it’d be nice to see more Indian designers as well.

I would not give any money to these THIEVES!!!
I both custom merchandise back in march and till this date I don’t have my stuff. I disputed the charge with my credit card company and they claimed that they delivered the merchandise. Now I have to waste my time and money suing them in small claims court.

If price isn’t an issue, this is a good place for you. It’s similar to Sahil across the street but unlike Sahil they carry Indian and Pakistani designers. I personally found a heavier selection of Pakistani designers, however they still have a good number of Indian designers.
For myself they are a little more than I can afford, but when I was looking for bridalwear this was a great place to start. Had my mom not ended up going to India to shop, I would have probably bought a few pieces for a few thousand dollars from here.
They have nice costume jewelry and the store set up and design is gorgeous. Definitely one of the nicer looking places on Devon.
Like their sister store, Sahiba Boutique, I have had mixed experiences with the sales people here. In general they are professional, but can be a little pushy… it’s their job, I get it. I’ve been in there a few times with the owner/​daughter (or the daughter owns it… I’m not certain) but they have been really nice to work with. Not at all pushy and try to work with you. But at the end of the day, they carry expensive pieces, so prepare yourself to work with that. However with some of the other staff I wasn’t a fan… particularly the few that try to guilt you into buying their stuff and act as if they are going to get in trouble for giving you such a great deal. I’m not a fan of that tactic. But I will admit. the last few times I’ve visited, the few people I’ve had that latter experience with, weren’t there.
Overall —
Cost: $$$$
Service: Depends on who you get… owner and daughter were great.
Clothing: Depends on when you go. Wedding season offers more variety in styles and designs vs. winter time.