Get Your Dose of Bling At Delhi's Favourite Wedding Shopping Market

The name Shahpur Jat Market itself is a dead giveaway about the origins of this little market sandwiched between Hauz Khas & Asiad Village in South Delhi. Some historians claim that this piece of land even finds mention in the Mahabharata period, but historical accounts trace its origin to the time when Allaudin Khilji’s empire in Delhi was on the decline. The Dagar Clan of the Jats from Haryana moved in to take advantage of the fertile land & ever since they've held sway over this urban hip marketplace with elements of rural ambience shining through.

The BMWs & Jaguars honk their way through the narrow lanes of Shahpur Jat & some village belle attired in a Haryanvi Lehnga may be seen peeping out of a window as if nothing is out of place. 

Fashionable Stores

The Shahpur Jat is a study in contrast & a fertile playground for a social anthropologist. Housing some of the most chic & fashionable fashion stores in a setting which reflects ordinariness bordering on ugliness. The rundown buildings, most of which have seen better days, chipping plaster, unpainted exterior pockmarked with stains & twisted metal angles, overhead electrical wires crisscrossing the streets above, unclean drains appearing suddenly to disappear again & non-existent walkways to take you to glittering shop fronts with glass panes displaying ultra-luxurious ensembles are beautiful enough to turn plain Janes into princesses. 

It is safe to assume that the success of Shahpur Jat Village as a high-end shopping destination for so many years now has a lot to do with the environ because the visual senses immediately find relief from the less than savoury outside to the soothing & pleasing insides of these shops. The same shops have less impact inside the confines of one of the glittering glass & granite malls, sparkling clean, organized, monotonous & plastic look.

The name Shahpur Jat Market itself is a dead giveaway about the origins of this little market sandwiched between Hauz Khas & Asiad Village in South Delhi. Some historians claim that this piece of land even finds mention in the Mahabharata period, but historical accounts trace its origin to the time when Allaudin Khilji’s empire in Delhi was on the decline. The Dagar Clan of the Jats from Haryana moved in to take advantage of the fertile land & ever since they've held sway over this urban hip marketplace with elements of rural ambience shining through.

The BMWs & Jaguars honk their way through the narrow lanes of Shahpur Jat & some village belle attired in a Haryanvi Lehnga may be seen peeping out of a window as if nothing is out of place. 

Fashionable Stores

The Shahpur Jat is a study in contrast & a fertile playground for a social anthropologist. Housing some of the most chic & fashionable fashion stores in a setting which reflects ordinariness bordering on ugliness. The rundown buildings, most of which have seen better days, chipping plaster, unpainted exterior pockmarked with stains & twisted metal angles, overhead electrical wires crisscrossing the streets above, unclean drains appearing suddenly to disappear again & non-existent walkways to take you to glittering shop fronts with glass panes displaying ultra-luxurious ensembles are beautiful enough to turn plain Janes into princesses. 

It is safe to assume that the success of Shahpur Jat Village as a high-end shopping destination for so many years now has a lot to do with the environ because the visual senses immediately find relief from the less than savoury outside to the soothing & pleasing insides of these shops. The same shops have less impact inside the confines of one of the glittering glass & granite malls, sparkling clean, organized, monotonous & plastic look.

For all Brides & Bridegrooms

The main streets & particularly Jangi House Lane is the epitome of couture houses. Custom-made collections for the bride & bridegroom along with designer ethnic wear for special occasions & festivals are the hallmark of these shops. Bustiers, Indo-western fusion dresses, Lehngas that sweep the floor encrusted with Swarovski crystals, embroidered blouses & backless Cholis, sensuous necklines on mannequins wearing evening gowns & cocktail dresses entice shoppers peeking in through the glass windows. 

Loud colours, attires with bright reds, yellows, greens & pinks, so typical of Indian ethnic wear dominate the dresses that fill these shops. Each of them mostly sell Kurtis, Anarkalis, Churidars & hand block-print skirts, which are perennial favourite of young urban girls, who regularly frequent these shops to pick up something or the other to impress family & friends. Designer Sarees which are limited edition, distinct in their designs, colour combinations & fabric are some of the hottest-selling items in the shops of Shahpur Jat Village.

Venture into the narrow by-lanes or climb some floors above these charming showrooms & you can see for yourself where it's coming from. The sweatshops, tailoring backrooms and young designers sketching & cutting patterns in the backstreets are the real engines of what clicks upfront.

The main streets & particularly Jangi House Lane is the epitome of couture houses. Custom-made collections for the bride & bridegroom along with designer ethnic wear for special occasions & festivals are the hallmark of these shops. Bustiers, Indo-western fusion dresses, Lehngas that sweep the floor encrusted with Swarovski crystals, embroidered blouses & backless Cholis, sensuous necklines on mannequins wearing evening gowns & cocktail dresses entice shoppers peeking in through the glass windows. 

Loud colours, attires with bright reds, yellows, greens & pinks, so typical of Indian ethnic wear dominate the dresses that fill these shops. Each of them mostly sell Kurtis, Anarkalis, Churidars & hand block-print skirts, which are perennial favourite of young urban girls, who regularly frequent these shops to pick up something or the other to impress family & friends. Designer Sarees which are limited edition, distinct in their designs, colour combinations & fabric are some of the hottest-selling items in the shops of Shahpur Jat Village.

Venture into the narrow by-lanes or climb some floors above these charming showrooms & you can see for yourself where it's coming from. The sweatshops, tailoring backrooms and young designers sketching & cutting patterns in the backstreets are the real engines of what clicks upfront.