Silk Dress

I love the fabric and the style and bought two for myself.  These dresses come in a variety of colors, but not sizes....as the shop keepers tell me "One size fits all", but that is obviously not true.  However they have a loose fit and elastic waste, so think they could work for sizes 6-14ish.  I'm size 10 and love them.  The material is a silk mix (something that gives it a bit of stretch and makes it soft).  Stitching is mediocre, so not sure how it would hold up through several washes.  May recommend hand wash.  Length just touches the knees.

Description: Silk Dress
Price: $15

Fair Trade Bags

Last week I visited Seva Mandir, a fantastic NGO working with disadvantaged communities in rural Udaipur.  They have created a wonderful fair trade store called Sadhna that works with over 600 women artisans to create beautiful high quality handicrafts that functions as a cooperative, where all women share the profits of their labor.  The purses are beautiful and exceptionally well made.  If you are ever looking to donate or volunteer for a wonderful organization I highly recommend Seva Mandir.

Description:  Sadhna Purse
Price:  $15

Shoes

Jaipur is famous for its camel leather shoes...I love these sandals and have been wearing them everywhere. Camel leather with colorful embroidery.

Warning:  Sizing shoes sucks, and I swore I wasn't going to deal with sizes, but I just love the shoes here.  So you know I'm a size 8.5 so am best at buying those, otherwise I'm happy to guestimate but it's at your own risk.  I'm not Zappos

 Description: Sandals
Price:  $10
Code: S1

The traditional jooti shoes are also made from camel leather and are beautifully embroidered.  The shoes are very durable but a bit stiff....takes some breaking in.

Description:  Jooti
Price: $15
Code: S2
These shoes are camel leather as well, but are super super soft.  I picked these up in Udaipur

Description: Soft leather shoes
Price: $10
Code: S3

Bangles Bangles Bangles

These traditional tribal Rajasthani lakh bangles (locally known as Chudi) are made from clay and decorated with mirrors and beads. I own over 50 sets!  Perfect for sharing with friends.

 

Description:  Box of 5 sets (appr 30 bracelets) with a variety of colors and designs for
Price:  $25
Code: B1
The larger lakh bracelets known as "Kara" come in bright colors, but with no mirrors or beads.

Description:  Box of 6 bracelets
Price: $10
Code: B2