Elahe

If you think that expensive things do not for class make, you are right. Obnoxiously expensive things do. But the whole idea is to go for a subtle, underplayed display. That's the kind of stuff you can buy at Elahe.

Elahe packages itself as a lifestyle store housing everything from shoes, clothes and designer utensils to aroma therapy oils, candles and delightful things made of palm leaves. Yes, we did say palm leaves. Banana leaves and jute are also part of this Industree collection. Find floor mats, table mats and cute boxes here that have all been made in Kerala and Bangalore. Find also Dimple Kapadia's Faraway Tree candles, Yamini handloom bed spreads, mats, cushion covers etc. And most importantly, find out your credit card limit. Really, this place is good. It will compel you to buy, buy and buy. Not to mention buy.

Elahe is a confluence of the biggest names in Indian fashion. Rahul and Rohit, Poonam Bhagat, Munisha Bajaj, Wendell Rodericks... basically all the who's who, round up the collection of skirts, tops, shirts, trousers etc. here. And the shoes are absolutely delightful.

Elahe is exactly where you go when your mother-in-law asks you to take her out shopping. We'll see if she can find anything to criticise.