Kathmandu, Aug. 16 -- Formal occasions call for dressing up but in Nepal formal wears are limited to elaborate saris and lehengas. Dressing formally for work or western formal attire isn't generally taken into account. It was to tackle this that Sunita Acharya and Shrija Shrestha launched Lady Boss early this year. Acharya and Shrestha, who used to work together, had always wanted to start a business of their own. When they realized that no store or design hub solely provided western formal attire for women, the duo decided to do something about it.

Before introducing Lady Boss a couple of months ago, Acharya and Shrestha spent over six months researching the market to figure out how profitable this line of business would be. They also h...