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If you love kitschy Chumbak merchandise but the pricing is way over your budget then LBB has you covered with its take of homegrown kitsch right in your backyard in Calcutta!

From studs to dangers to jhumkas, Gariahat and Dhakuria have a wide range of earrings to tickle all your fancies. We especially loved the elephant head jhumkas as well as the safety blade danglers! It’s both interesting and mildly amusing to see how international kitsch translates into local fashion especially as far as clothing goes, but more so as far as minute accessories. The golden inverted commas are highly reminiscent of the metallic kitsch we see so often on Chumbak- except it’s for a fraction of the price. The purple beaded hoops too are perfect for wearing with both ethnic and Indo-western wear, a versatility we love about such accessories.
All the earrings came for a cool INR 60 except the elephant headed jhumkas which came for INR 80. Fashionable? Yes. Way over budget? An emphatic no.

Earrings

If you think the majority of jute bags and handbags in Gariahat are low-quality and unfashionable, think again! The new range of bags at this shop just opposite the Gariahat bridge, on the Rashbehari side {just opposite the Gariahat chess club that sits below the bridge} will make you go wow. From prints that embody the famous painting The Birth of Venus and prints by Gustave Klimt, these bags are seriously pushing the envelope as far as high street fashion are concerned. Coming at a cool INR 150 per piece, we especially like the single print bags such as the individual red stiletto heel as well as the “Celebrate” pieces we saw.

Bags

Funnily enough, there are a large number of trippy {yes you read right!} floor mats available on either side of the Gariahat flyover. From the ubiquitous scary tiger print paposh {as they’re called in Bengali} to the leaf prints to strawberries {!}, we see a wide variety of inexpensive floor mats you can easily put alongside your furniture to jazz up your floor space at home. We especially recommend the shops nearer Gariahat as they’re cheaper than the ones near Rashbehari- albeit by 50 rupees or so but a bargain is a bargain! These mats start as low as INR 150 and go up to INR 300.

Floormats

A very special mention goes to a beautiful, hand-painted tea kettle we picked up from Rashbehari for a cool INR 250. As a centerpiece or simply for decoration purposes, we think that this level of customization and expense makes the bargain completely worth your while.

Start your shopping spree in the early afternoon- as a number of shops don’t open fully till late afternoon-evening- to get a true sense of the eclectic variety that is available in the Dhakuria- Gariahat-Rashbehari stretch.

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Quirky, kitschy {and some downright silly} street style with designs that pack a sense of humour — check out what I found on the streets of Gariahat.


Quirky, kitschy {and some downright silly} street style with designs that pack a sense of humour — check out what I found on the streets of Gariahat.

From studs to dangers to jhumkas, faux silver to terracotta, dokra and stones — Gariahat and Dhakuria street stalls stock a wide range of earrings. We loved these elephant head jhumkas and the danglers made of safety blades. The golden inverted commas and purple beaded hoops are perfect for wearing with both ethnic and Indo-western wear. All the earrings came for a cool INR 60 except the elephant headed jhumkas which came for INR 80.

Every Kind Of Earring

A shop opposite the Gariahat bridge on the Rashbehari side {just opposite the Gariahat chess club} has got this range of bags that will make you go wow. They stock a few very Andy Warhol-ish prints and replicas of famous paintings like The Birth of Venus and works by Gustav Klimt — these bags are seriously pushing the envelope as far as high street fashion are concerned. I especially like the single print bags like the one with the lips and the red stiletto heel. They come for about INR 150 per piece.

Bags Of Style

Funnily enough, there are a large number of trippy floor mats available on either side of the Gariahat flyover. The ubiquitous scary tiger print paposh {as the mats are called in Bengali}, parrots and strawberries in eye-popping colours will jazz up your floor space at home. These mats start as low as INR 150 and go up to INR 300.

A very special mention goes to a beautiful, handpainted tea kettle I picked up from Rashbehari for a cool INR 250. As a centerpiece or simply for decoration purposes, I think that this level of customisation and expense makes the bargain completely worth your while.

Tea For Two

Start your shopping spree in the early afternoon as a number of shops don’t open till late afternoon-evening.