Thread: Where to buy diamante/rhinestone accents??

Hello,
I'm looking for something like these:


I keep seeing them on (cheapish) costumes, so they must exist, but can't find a supplier.
Has anyone seen them for sale?

Hi!

Well - I don't know where you are based in the UK, but if you are not too far away from London, I would recommend Southall which is a part of London where many people from India and Pakistan live. It's full of shops with fabric and sarees and rhinestone-things!

Hope, I could help you at least a little bit.

Best wishes from Germany, Sahira.

PS: If you are going to Istanbul in the nearer future, I would definitely say: Go to the shops behind the spice market in Sultanahmed. They've got loads of rhinestone stuff there - and it's cheap!

Another suggestion: Buy cheap rhinestone-earrings via Ebay, cut the pin off and sew these onto your cossies.

I'm in Reading, so not far from London, will go check it out, thanks for the suggestion Sahira!

Hi!

Reading - ha - that's cool. I know Reading quite well because I used to live in Newbury. Gosh, I miss the UK!

One little hint: Don't go to Southall alone (as a woman / for a man that doesn't matter). Take a friend - or better - a male friend with you. It's not dangerous there but the majority of people in Southall come from a male-dominated culture and are not so much used to women doing their shopping on their own.
By the way: There are some shops with Indian clothing in Reading, too. Maybe, you want to check them out, as well? We drove past them on our way to Henley, I think.

Best regards, Sahira.

Originally Posted by firefly5

I'm in Reading, so not far from London, will go check it out, thanks for the suggestion Sahira!

Slough's good too, and nearer!

I've never had any problem wandering around Southall, or any other area where there is a strong British Asian community. Of course Asian women go shopping on their own- I'm sure their menfolk would hardly want to be involved in such female things!

I'm actually in East Reading which is the asian part, there are a few indian shops around here too so I'll have a look.
I have family and friends in Henley and Newbury too. Small world eh?

Hi again!

@ firefly5: Hope, you are lucky in finding the right stuff round your corner, then!
Yeah - the world's a village.....l;,

@ Beafarhana: Oh yes - I forgot about Slough. That's good, too!
And by the way: Of course, asian women do their shopping on their own, too. Men don't do that normally if it is for food and women's clothing and things like that.
What I wanted to say is: They were not so much used to European women doing their shopping alone. Maybe, this has changed, meanwhile. I was there more than 10 years ago.
When I went there with a friend, I didn't know the area and I felt better with someone with me. Even my Indian friends told me then, it's always better going there with friends than alone.
And: Going shopping for clothes and accessories is much nicer with a friend!

Best wishes, Sahira.

Hello Bea!
I wouldn't have thought shopping alone would be a problem either, a lot of the shops are run by women nowadays. I reckon it'll be more fun with a friend anyway.