Aquamarine

Step into Aquamarine and you’ll discover a new love for silver in its full glory. Endorsed by popular stars like Shriya Saran and Kajal Aggarwal, Aquamarine has a beautiful collection of silver jewellery. Look for Maang tikaas, Kadas, necklaces, bracelets or rings. This is the place to go to if you are looking for statement jewellery that can turn heads. This brand has dressed up some well-known faces in recent times. From Karisma Kapoor to Diana Penty to Shraddha Kapoor to Chitrangada Singh, you’ll see a bevy of beauties sporting Aquamarine jewellery. Aquamarine also came to limelight when it designed jewellery for Madhuri Dixit’s wax statue at Madam Tussauds. That’s quite a bit of endorsement to make sure that you visit this shop when you are at Colaba Causeway. If not, you can also stop by at their stores in Lokhandwala, Bandra or Breach Candy or 16 Khan Market in Delhi. We recommend: Embellished with decorative stones and pearls, the kundan jewellery here is truly amazing!

Narayani Silk House Indraprasth Mall

The ‘anchor’ shop of sorts in the first floor is the Narayani Silk House which jumps out at you just as you climb up the stairs. It has more floor space than most shops in the mall. In fact, you’ll be surprised to find a silk saree shop in a shopping centre that mostly has western clothes. But the shop isn’t an exception and you can see another silk saree shop just a few meters away in the first floor itself. Narayani does a very attractive presentation of traditional sarees . So much so, that you’ll want to step in and have a look. While the sarees are more in line with traditional sarees you will also find some of them with modern twists. The floor seating and personalized approach will help you find what you want faster. We recommend The store houses Yeola Paithani silk sarees. These are considered among the finest in traditional sarees handmade in the town of Paithan in Yeola, Maharashtra. Similarly, the store also has a traditional Bandhej Bandhini collection in festive colours. These will make you want to buy a saree instantly for the next function you plan to attend. While there isn’t much scope of bargaining, you’ll get what you see and you can always ask for a little discount on the side.

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Esbeda Oberoi Mall

ESBEDA has become a popular name for hand bags here in Mumbai. Almost every mall has an Esbeda store that houses a collection of bags that range from INR 1000 and above targeted mainly at the office goer. It does have a collection of fancy bags as well Esbeda in Oberoi Mall, has a ggood collectionof clutches that have pearls, shells and even pom poms stuck on them. The store manager was quick to mention that these do not come with any ‘guarantee’. You’ll also find the ‘purse-within-a-purse’ that grandmothers used to have, but a tad more refined. The ones available in the store come in a variety of colours. They have 3 or 5 purses inside them of the exact same kind, just smaller in size. An interesting thing to note – the brand has just launched a collection of watches. Each watch is accompanied by a set of matching bracelets! So if you are looking for an interesting gift this season, you can check out the range that starts at INR 3150

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Leather Line- Indraprasth Mall

Located in the ground floor of Indraprasth Mall right next to the staircase fountain is a shop called Leather Line – a specialist in leather belts. The shop is small but has all types of belts for everyone and for all occasions. There are belts for office goers – both men and women, casual wear belts that go with jeans, encrusted buckles for a belt that can be worn on special occasions and belts for children in an array of colours. You can buy the belt and / or buckle separately. But what if you like the colour of one belt and the buckle of another? The shopkeeper will be happy to make a mix-and-match for you. As with most shops in Indraprasth Mall, you’ll have to do a self-check on quality. The leather may be faux but it looks just fine if you aren’t in the mood to splurge. Also check out some of the perfumes in the shop. Price range: The belts are Rs. 250 upwards.

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