Couldn't let go of an opportunity, so got photographed as the day came to a close, despite being too tired. Also, couldn't wait for an opportunity to wear this new addition #100Sareepact - Most of my purchases are not planned, and I don't go on a shopping trip, except for some exhibitions, or when I am travelling. I have been seeing this new Kolkata Handlooms shop, a tiny one tucked inside one of those residential cum commercial buildings at Seawoods, Nerul, every time I went to a tailor's shop there. For long avoided getting in as there were enough and more of Bengal cottons with me. But, last December went there when my sister in law came down and was looking for some cotton sarees. Limited, but nice collection and very very simple folk from around Mayapur, Nabadwip running the shop. Last month I had to visit the tailor again and noticed some nice sarees on display… So dropped in, looked at some of what they have stocked, talked a lot. About where they come from, as they declared from a place where Mithun’s famous Puja takes place, an event of note in their area, kanta embroidery, Shantiniketan, Baul music and all that. The two men who run the shop still can’t speak fluent Hindi, but very eager to show as many sarees and talk in detail about them once they see you know the varieties … This saree is a handloom, heavy, and falls so well. The price isn’t as grand as the saree looks, and that anyway is very relative for these looking at the exotic nature of handloom sarees.
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