It was 5 years back that I was in Cairo. The shopping-eating-living in malls was a prevalent practice there. What amazed me was the number of shops carrying ladies apparel and accessories. Tons of shops carried similar clothes, similar shoes, similar jewellery, similar hair care products - you get the picture.
Today, it seems that Mumbai is in the same rut. I step out of home and almost trip over a dozen shoe shops and breeze past twenty dress shops. Artifical glitter from the bags and jewellery shops hurt my eyes. Coloured contact lenses, clothes as seen in some movie or the other, accessories as seen in some pathetic tear-filled mother-in-law / daughter-in-law serial....
The street is full of ladies stuff and not just the street but the malls too. Who is really buying all this glitter, glamour and gloss? Are that many million ladies in Mumbai replacing their wardrobe on a monthly basis? Are they really buying large unbelievably-shaped bags that cost a couple of thousand rupees to match 3-inch heeled party shoes?
One thing is clear. India is shining- at least from the artificial glitter in the shops!
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