I just got back from a weekend in Delhi - It was great to have a break from Kathmandu, and I had such a good time catching up with Kirat, a university friend from London College of Fashion. While I was there, I also went on an adventure to find some trigger hooks for the A/W production. I have real problems sourcing quality metal fittings with mechanical parts in Nepal - such as the trigger hooks with the spring catch for our detachable shoulder straps on the leather handbags - they are not made in Nepal and have to be imported from China or India. So I thought that whilst I was in Delhi, I would go directly to wholesalers and see if I could source some myself. Having found out about this one bazaar in North Delhi that may be useful, armed with my samples, Kirat and I set off in a cycle rickshaw to the market.
There is NO way I would have found anything in this market on my own, it was massive and a maze of back alleys and crowded with people/cows/dogs - I was sooo lucky to have Kirat battling through all the misdirections and haggles in Hindi for me! Finally we found the area of the wholesale bazaar that had metal fittings and all kinds of accessories for bags and footwear - it was amazing....full of all these random shops and carts with all the fittings you would ever need!
Down one narrow alley (which didnt stop motorbikes, carts or cows from passing through!) we found the tiniest shop that was filled to the brim with fittings, all the way to the tin roof top. The owners were really helpful and I found the antique brass trigger hook i wanted and arranged road frieght etc - We rewarded ourselves with Kingfisher beer and some tasty Indian grub....nice one!
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