Gilt-free

Yesterday I was passing by an Indian boutique and a pair of magnificent, OTT Bollywood-style earrings in the window caught my eye and drew me into the store. I have shopped there before, and it is always so much fun.

As well as saris and shalwar kameez (trousers and tunics), they sell a multitude of Western-style clothing made in India … which means totally blinged out. I love it! The prices are very reasonable too. I have my eye on a slim pencil skirt that is a mass of subtle, slightly matt silver sequins. 

I bought these wooden earrings –
at $5 the pair virtually guilt-free, 
and gilt-free!

The chandelier earrings turned out to be actually made from papier-maché, although you’d never guess. But in the end I bought these wooden earrings – at $5 the pair virtually guilt-free, and gilt-free! I really like their chunky simplicity, and the shape is reminiscent of Oriental or Islamic art. A faint whiff of exoticism lingers…

But how long will I resist the lure of Bollywood chandeliers, and silver sequins?