One great perk about working at C. Pharr is what we call “4
o’clock Fridays.” While regular office hours are 8:30 to 5:00 Monday thru
Thursday, we close a little early on Fridays and start our weekends at 4:00.
Last week was a little different though! Instead of each heading our own
direction at 4:00, our awesome team of seven headed just down the street to the
opening of Dallas’ newest home boutique – Shastra Home. It just
so happens that this fabulous shop is owned by the wife of one of our equally
fabulous clients – Alok
International, Inc., so we were delighted to be included in the opening
celebration.
Rooted in sustainability and fair-trade principals, Shastra
Home offers organic cotton home textiles, eco silk clothing and scarves,
shawls, pure silver jewelry and great things for the kitchen and entertaining.
This shop might not be on every Dallas bride’s registry just yet – but it
should be! As we shopped we couldn’t stop talking about each item we picked up. In fact, every item in the store is made by
marginalized groups in India, either by artisan clusters or by physically and
socially disadvantaged groups. So you can even feel good about buying that
pretty copper serving dish!
The party was a blast, complete with catered bites,
cocktails, beer and wine – and at least seven very happy shoppers (who made
quite a haul). Even the incredibly high-quality, gorgeous shopping bags kept us
all buzzing as we left.
Shastra Home is located in the Design District at 130 Oak
Lawn Avenue and it is more than worth the trip! The in-the-know folks at
Culture Map Dallas agree.
Hey – I wouldn’t mind “working late” every Friday!
This post was contributed by Shelby Sabin Menczer @shelbymenczer
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