Park Street Social was buzzing with excited shoppers, art, budding artists, homemade businesses and workshops as the first edition of Candy Cloud Festival took place on March 23 and 24. The festival featured artist collectives, flea market, pottery wheel, games, workshops and other curated experiences. Social has earlier hosted the Candy Cloud Festival in Delhi, Bengaluru and several other cities. The curated festival aims at supporting the community of local artists and the Calcutta version witnessed unique finds like upcycled clothing, anti-tarnish jewellery, vegan beauty products and globally inspired artistic ventures. Attendees grooved to Adhiraj Bajaj’s live music at the after-party with Social resident DJ, Yafii Neil.
Hiya The Label, headed by founder Sunanda Ganguly, had pure cotton garments including long skirts, dresses, co-ord pieces and more. The collection was absolutely summer appropriate!
Chemical-free, homegrown, unisex and safe bath and body care essentials were spotted at Organic_magic.in. Founded by sisters Srabana Malakar and Sumana Malakar, the brand displayed scrubs, bath bombs, lip glosses, perfumes and more in aesthetic pastel packaging.
Galli, led by Abhimanyu Milan and Priyansh Bharvada, a streetwear brand incorporates traditional Indian embroidery styles in baggy tees. We spotted Phulkari and Tatreez work on several pieces which are designed by their in-house designer, Kritika. Interestingly, Tatreez is an embroidery art form from Palestine that depicts culture, events and is a key form of symbolic representation during wars too.