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Eid Accessories

The rage that’s 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 Plaza, 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 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 Archie's, 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 in mind women's craving for ornaments, there were gala sales of costume jewellery with remarkable shapes and sizes. 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.
Then there's jewellery made of baked clay, painted bright. The earrings and necklaces are mostly of geometrical shapes while the prices are very reasonable.
Jew’ellery is no longer geared only for the affluent. With as little as Tk 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
Many young women are fans of costume jewellery. Some have a fascination for silver, while others go for jewellery with an antique look Some have a fascination for pearls, imported silver and stone studded jewellery. These go well with the taantand jamdanisaris.
Young girls prefer funky jewellery, especially funky bangles and rings. Some go for the wooden jewellery from the sidewalks as well. It has become a fad to wear bronze and metallic ornaments. Now they are readily available in every nook and corner of Bangladesh.
There are the necklaces and
earrings in the shape of large copper and brass discs arranged with a row of large matching beads. The discs are decorated
with motifs of flora and fauna. There are then the necklaces with rows of large yellow beads that wink like topaz. Rows of delicate
chains ending in Mughal motifs attract the customer.
Silver coloured madulis strung around black threads have been in vogue for many years and are displayed with aplomb. Beads and shells go into decorating other necklaces, while brightly coloured straw, silk, odds and ends go to decorate other earrings and neck ensembles. Carved wooden jewellery in the shapes of flowers and leaves and painted a deep red also appear attractive. Bracelets of different coloured round and oval beads along with necklaces of glass beads with matching earrings are also delightful. Plastic bangles and rings can be seen too occasionally and these are topped With stones to give a glitzy look. Toe rings are also sought after by the trendy and graceful feet adorned by these silver bands recall the days of the Rajput royalty.
Some of the shops have chokers with pendants of beautiful patterns set with stones. There are strands of semi-precious stones like turquoise and garnets or pale yellow stones that could be taken for a brand of topaz. Coral necklaces are equally alluring. Pink, white and black strings of pearls are there for your choice. The earrings in these stones are intricately made and the necklaces that go with it are naturally a little expensive.