Eid accessories
Care for costume jewellery?
Fayza Haq
IF our women had their way, they would deck themselves from their forehead to their toes. With Eid around the corner, the Dhaka malls, such as Rapa, Anam, Orchid and Muscat Plazas, are out with their ware of trinkets and jewellery that will easily delight the feminine eye. These contain bangles of all shapes and sizes, wrought in gold metal and decked with imitation pearls, rubies, amethysts and emeralds. They are made to match with clothes and are within the budget. They look as good as real and are designed with bells and flowers. Coloured glass bangles are there too and often they are imported. These too come in a wide range of scintillating shades. The necklaces and earrings, even the ones at Hallmark and Archies, are irresistibly delightful.When the ladies saunter out with their beaus they would like to look informal and yet festive, and these lovely pieces of jewellery will play up the shades of chiffon and silks that they will be flaunting. Keeping women's craving for ornaments, there were gala sales of costume jewellery at Drik and WVA (Abrar). Abrar's jewellery was remarkable for is shapes and sizes. The multi-coloured semi precious stones used by Abrar were almost as big as wild birds' eggs. The designs were rich and opulent. The sets were sold out before even the official sale began, even though the prices had rocketed to several thousands of takas. There was a different type of sale, not so long ago at the Department of Fine Arts, DU. Here the jewellery was made of baked clay and painted bright. The earrings and necklaces had mostly geometrical shapes while the prices were very reasonable. With shalwar-kameez and lehenga in vogue, along with the sari, young women adorn themselves with paste jewellery and trinkets of semi-precious stones which they buy themselves or are given by their loved ones. They look attractive, complement their clothes and are not a great risk when worn outdoors. As they change their costumes on the different days of the festival, they match their jewellery, looking elegant and attractive for the occasion. Jewellery is no longer geared only for the rich. With as little as Taka 500 you can get delightful selections for your neck and wrists. Heavy pendants have now been in vogue for some years and these are found in different shapes and hues all the way from Gulshan to New Market
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