If you love to shop till you drop, but are on a fixed budget, this is the place to be- Fashion Street. Like the name says, you'll get everything related to fashion here. Clothes, footwear, accessories, jewellery, deodrants, makeup, just about everything is available here. & all this at a reasonable rate.
The stalls at fashion street sell almost everything (related to fashion). Fashion street is a congested place, but is a paradise for every budget shopper.
It is situated between Hotel Grand Darbar and East Street. The entrance is a small lane & then there are parallel and perpendicular lanes all over with a stall at every step. There aren't shops at fashion street, just small stalls. These stalls sell everything from a pyjama to a one piece and from slippers to shoes. The chaos and the rush will let you know that this place is quite popular.
Now one must be good at bargaining. I remember my mother and aunt buying this at 20-25% of the price quoted. The conversation sounds something like this-
Shopkeeper- 400 me aayega yeh
Mom- nahi nahi 400 bahot jyada hai 100 me de do.
Shopkeeper- arre nahi madam 100 bahot kam.
Mom- nahi nahi bhaiyya bara bar hai.
Shopkeeper- accha chalo last 200.
Mom- nahi bhaiyya 100 barabar hai.
Shopkeeper- 100 bahot kam hai madam, hisab se bolo na.
Mom- accha chalo last 120.
Shopkeeper- 150 kardo abhi final.
Shopkeeper packs the item.
Mom- yeh lo 140.
bammm!!! price quoted ₹400 bought at ₹140. So basically this is what happens at fashion street. If you are an expert at bargaining you can get something at even 10% of the price quoted & if you suck at it like myself then maybe you can get it at 80-90% of the price quoted. But hey, I at least try to bring a few pennies down.
And the golden rule for shopping at Fashion Street- 'If the shopkeeper doesn't agree to the price we quote, move on there are many stalls here selling the same thing. So if you don't get it here at a low price, you'll surely get it there.
So there are no designer pieces here & not even quality pieces. The clothes you buy might go only for 3-4 months, but its totally worth the price you pay. & if proper care is taken they can last you up to 2 years. I've made my clothes and accessories work for up to 1.5-2 years.
& finally when you get tired and thirsty and hungry after all that shopping there are even food and soda stalls to drive away your hunger and quench your thirst.
So 2 things that you need to be good at while shopping at Fashion Street-
1) Bargaining (coz bargaining is King)
2) Proper caring (to make you stuff last as long as it can)
Happy Shopping!!
for more photos- https://www.facebook.com/travelwithtanvi
The stalls at fashion street sell almost everything (related to fashion). Fashion street is a congested place, but is a paradise for every budget shopper.
It is situated between Hotel Grand Darbar and East Street. The entrance is a small lane & then there are parallel and perpendicular lanes all over with a stall at every step. There aren't shops at fashion street, just small stalls. These stalls sell everything from a pyjama to a one piece and from slippers to shoes. The chaos and the rush will let you know that this place is quite popular.
Now one must be good at bargaining. I remember my mother and aunt buying this at 20-25% of the price quoted. The conversation sounds something like this-
Shopkeeper- 400 me aayega yeh
Mom- nahi nahi 400 bahot jyada hai 100 me de do.
Shopkeeper- arre nahi madam 100 bahot kam.
Mom- nahi nahi bhaiyya bara bar hai.
Shopkeeper- accha chalo last 200.
Mom- nahi bhaiyya 100 barabar hai.
Shopkeeper- 100 bahot kam hai madam, hisab se bolo na.
Mom- accha chalo last 120.
Shopkeeper- 150 kardo abhi final.
Shopkeeper packs the item.
Mom- yeh lo 140.
bammm!!! price quoted ₹400 bought at ₹140. So basically this is what happens at fashion street. If you are an expert at bargaining you can get something at even 10% of the price quoted & if you suck at it like myself then maybe you can get it at 80-90% of the price quoted. But hey, I at least try to bring a few pennies down.
So there are no designer pieces here & not even quality pieces. The clothes you buy might go only for 3-4 months, but its totally worth the price you pay. & if proper care is taken they can last you up to 2 years. I've made my clothes and accessories work for up to 1.5-2 years.
& finally when you get tired and thirsty and hungry after all that shopping there are even food and soda stalls to drive away your hunger and quench your thirst.
1) Bargaining (coz bargaining is King)
2) Proper caring (to make you stuff last as long as it can)
Happy Shopping!!
for more photos- https://www.facebook.com/travelwithtanvi
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