What to do in Bhuj is a question I can give a lengthy answer to! So I'm adding another to that list.....
Madame Hall's Bhuj studio is a place where you can come and have a chat about your trip, meet me and see how I transform Kutch handicrafts in to fashionable clothing. 
During the past few years I've had many requests from folks visiting Kutch wanting to see Madame Hall clothes up close and in person, and now I'm ready for your visit!
As an Australian designer, living here for close to 3 years, I know the textiles that excite me....and where to find them. I'd also love to show you my collection of special one-off pieces and Signature Skirts.
If you want to see clothing that is completely different from any other you'll see during your trip, give me a call! 
And hey, if you've bought some amazing piece and want it created into a piece of wearable art, I can create something especially for you while you are here. It will be wearable when you return home, be current in a fashion sense and be totally different from anything anyone else has.....So if you are tired of shawls, purses, wallhangings etc and seeing the same stuff everywhere you go, You won't see any of those things at Madame Hall! I can show the sophisticated traveller something totally different.
I also have a stunning collection of Silver tribal jewellery, most of it vintage. Each piece has been carefully selected because I consider it special and wearable statement piece, something I'd wear myself.
I am available by appointment only, but short notice is fine. 
My driver can collect you from your hotel if you wish....
Tel +91 8980 322 973 to make a time with Lisa, meet Madame Hall and have a chat!

Adorn! Buying vintage Indian jewellery was my first passion when I began visiting Kutch.
Tribal silver, made by the Rabari was my favourite, and I spent days seeking out the best; earrings, toe rings,  pendants, amulets and anklets.
In my past life, in Australia, I was a gold only girl! But why let a silly 'rule' like that stop you from enjoying so much wonderful stuff....I needed to re-ascess! 
Since living in India, I've come to know that everything people wear; colour, metal type, design and size all carry a particular significance, and are not worn for decoration alone.




In Vedic culture, gold is never worn below the waist. Gold, a popular choice for earrings and necklaces is believed to enhance the wearer with positive electricity....And silver has properties that re direct that energy back to the body, so silver is used in anklets and bangles to stop that positve electricity from escaping! The proctective qualities are further enhanced by the addition of sound. As the jangle of several bangles worn together or bells on your anklets gives off a warning sign to negative energies present in the atmostphere to keep away.
A babies first gift will be amulets and other adornment to aid their path in life, a woman wears different jewellery after marriage to benefit the new union, and a widowed woman wears little jewellery and is distinguished by wearing pale, pastel colours.
A pendant thats square in shape will aid the wearers material comforts, triangular shapes will highten your sprituality, a nose piercing will make childbirth easier, eases breathing diffulcties or you can donate one if wishing for a girl child!
These are just the tip of the iceberg....but needless to say, a facinating field of study and one that can justify almost any purchase!
I love shopping for genuine Kutchi silver...a quality of silver thats traditionaly been highly prized for it's purity. It make a fabulous gift, or as a treat to oneself, if you love tribal jewellery. I've lived in Kutch a long time now and know the best from the ordinary.....If you'd like me to find you something special, something beautiful, that comes from a fascinating culture and is handmade and interesting, let me find an item of special significance for you now! 



Some  links to further reading that may interest you -
http://www.astro-vani.com/blog/importance-of-jewelry/
ndyas.hpage.co.in/unknow-facts-about-hindu-religion_9526511.html
http://bapujirishiprasad.blogspot.in/2009/05/importance-of-indian-traditions.html