Townside hunt for the best undiscovered accessories

Today Trendylicious brings you the next installment of Diamonds in the Rough, our occasional neighborhood hunts for the best accessories. This trip: the stylish shops of Breach Candy and Colaba. (Click here for our Bandra/Khar hunt.)

First stop: Tent. This pocket-sized shop off Warden Road recently reopened after some renovations.
Diamond: Polka-dot wooden bangles, dangly chandelier earrings and long link-chains that will make heads turn.
Tent, 2 A Meherabad Building, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai. Telephone: 2369 6173.
Prices from Rs. 300.

Next up: Curio Cottage. Got a refined look in mind? This is your one-stop jewellery destination.
Diamond: Turquoise-coral neckpieces set in sterling silver, or colourful pop-art-styled cocktail rings that speak your (and your mom’s) style. Plus, handbags by Bea Accessories.
Curio Cottage, 19 Mahakavi Bhushan Marg, Colaba, Near Regal Cinema, Mumbai.
Telephone: 2202 2607. Prices from Rs 1,500.

Last: Bombay Electric. This new kid on the block screams of New York’s SoHo, but is right behind the Taj at Apollo Bunder.
Diamond: Black, brown and white over-sized sunglasses, displayed under transparent cake-platter-esque lids.
Bombay Electric, 1 Reay House, Best Marg, Colaba, Mumbai. Telephone: 2287 6276.
Prices from Rs 5,000.

Okay, it wasn’t all that rough. But, boy, did we find some diamonds!