T Nagar - Theagaraya Nagar

  It is a India's biggest shopping place .The shops in T Nagar-a majority of them selling textiles or gold jewelry. Some of the best shopping centers, business establishments, accommodation providers and other commercial enterprises. The buyers can shop for garments, jewelry, electronic products, and toys, which are largely available here.

Some major shops are

• Saravana Stores

• RmKV Silks

• Pothys

• Chennai silks

• Nalli Silkhouse

Saravana Stores Branches

           Saravana stores offer a good selection, but goods move very fast there. An entire floor is devoted to accessories. The shop houses an exotic collection of fashion jewellery for all age groups in a wide price range

• Brammandamai, opposite Panagal Park
• Selvarathinam, opposite Ranganathan Street
• Selvarathinam (jewelers), opposite Prince, Usman Road
• Old T. Nagar, Ranganathan Street
• Anju Adukku, five floors
• Near Railway Station, Ranganathan Street, groceries and vegetables
• Selvarathinam (jewelers), Ranganathan Street

RmKV Silks

RmKV is costly, compared to some other shops. But you will never return home disappointed from an RmKV shopping experience.

Pothys

Pothys describes itself as the temple of silks, with a huge colllection of salwars, dress materials, and men's wear.

Chennai Silks

What is shopping in Chennai without a visit to Chennai Silks? This chain has sprawling showrooms in Chennai, Coimbatore, Tirupur, Erode, Trichy, Karur, Ernakulam, and even Paris, France. Chennai Silks does not produce innovative sarees, but the stock is good and long-lasting. If you go, check out their Guinness World Record.

Nalli Silk House

Nalli is the oldest store to become established in Chennai. Many foreigners frequent this store. The ambiance is traditional Indian upscale, with a selection of hand-picked and unique sarees and good customer service. Though Nalli doesn't advertise much, it is a favorite store in Chennai. Our family only purchases bridal sarees at Nalli.

Shop While You Walk

Many of them stay away from the big stores and buy clothes in the smaller shops on the street. Once you are good knowledge with shopping on the street, you can have more control over your shopping experience.

A recent trend is to buy material and have a personalized stalwart stitched in about an hour. There are many tailor shops overflowing with customers in cubicles, deep inside the street. Here's how it works:

• Just get a material from a store.
• Specify your design requirements.
• Come back to find your new salwars with stunning stitching. 
• Spend about an hour in any of the nearby shops.

Street shops on Ranganathan Street sell pretty bags from all over India at cheap prices. Road-side dealers sell bags from North India at half of their original prices. Remember that if the shop-keeper claims a bag costs Rs. 250 , tell him you bought the same bag for your friend last week in some other shop for Rs.100 If he refuses, say angrily that you will get it at that shop itself and walk away! You will be called back for negotiation. Most of the time you will get the price you asked for.

Pandian Bangles 

        A small shop with really good accessories like bangles, big earrings, chains, and cosmetics. You can find accessory sets matching your dress from Rs.25 to Rs.3000. When you are in T. Nagar, do pay a visit to this shop.