Swish set high on festive spirit

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The feel of festivity during Diwali starts much in advance while shopping for gifts to be distributed, mithais, home décor items and much more. But it’s on the day of Dhanteras when that festive feeling starts sinking in. With people crowding up at jewellery stores or at utensil shops, Dhanteras looks more like a festival of shopping.

In fact, it is. Nobody wants to miss a chance to shop on Diwali. City’s swish set surely won’t let the opportunity slip by. So while some go out with a planned list that includes where to spend and where not, others prefer to explore the streets, malls and jewellery stores and pick up the most interesting stuff.
Designer Anjana Bhargav says that her shopping includes both spontaneous and planned shopping. “Since on Dhanteras the tradition is to buy utensils, we chalk out a list of what all we need. But once we go out, there are many new additions,” says Anjana, who usually focuses on utility products and always buys some silver utensils. “People buy jewellery and many other things on Dhanteras, but I prefer to go with the tradition and stick to silver,” she adds.
Even entrepreneur Divya Gurwara says that since buying silver is said to be auspicious on Dhanteras, she buys something in silver. “However, it is not planned beforehand. I usually go to the market and decide what to buy. It is easier that way. If you plan something and are not able to find it in the market, you feel disheartened,” she says.
For some, Dhanteras is more about celebrating than shopping. Designer Ashima Singh, usually invites friends over her place for a meal. “It’s fun to spend time with loved ones during a festival,” she says and adds that to follow the tradition she buys anything interesting after exploring the market. “It doesn’t necessarily have to be something in silver. It can be anything that fascinates me,” she says.
And there are some like designer Samant Chauhan, who go by the wish list of the family members. Ever since Samant started earning, he usually bought a silver or gold coin depending on his budget. “It was my mom’s idea. It was certainly a tension-free shopping,” says Samant.
But now, on his first Diwali after marriage, Samant would gift a gold jewellery set to his wife Romsha. “We have already decided on the design and detailing some days ago. We just have to make the final payments today,” he says. For Samant, this Diwali is a double celebration as he has the company of his wife and is also ecstatic about his successful stint at the recently concluded Wills India Fashion Week.