Fashion Street
Coordinates: 18°56′17″N 72°49′49″E / 18.937982°N 72.830300°E
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Fashion Street refers to a cluster of over 385 street side clothing shops on MG Road near Azad Maidan and is opposite to Bombay Gymkhana, in South Mumbai, India.[1]
The market is located just opposite VSNL office building at Mahatma Gandhi Road (MG Road). It is a popular tourist destination, and is known for bargaining.[2]
In January 2011, as a part of the green drive of BMC along with Fashion Street Shopowners' Association, the market at Fashion Street stopped the use plastic bags, and switched to paper bag, now they are again using plastics made by the training workshop of the National Association of the Blind.[1]It's a very large shopping place in Mumbai.
References[]
- ^ a b "Fashion Street wears green, buys paper and cloth bags". Indian Express. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ "Fashion Street Market in Mumbai (Bombay), India". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
Categories:
- Streets in Mumbai
- Shopping districts and streets in India
- Clothing retailers of India
- Indian fashion
- Retail markets in Mumbai
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