Shopping in Vientiane
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Carol Cassidy Lao Textiles
Lao Textiles sells high-end contemporary, original-design fabrics inspired by older Lao weaving patterns, motifs and techniques. The American designer, Carol Cassidy, employs Lao weavers who work out the back of the attractive old French-Lao house. They are internationally known, with prices to match.
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Phaeng Mai Gallery
To see Lao weaving in action, seek out the weaving district of Ban Nong Buathong, northeast of the town centre in Muang Chanthabuli. The Phaeng Mai Gallery here is in a white, two-storeyhouse. It sells Lao textiles and is out past the National Circus – most tuk-tuk drivers know it and will charge about US$2 one way.
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Talat Sao
Vientiane’s biggest market is a sprawling collection of stalls offering fabrics, ready-made clothes, jewellery, cutlery, toiletries, bedding, hardware and watches, as well as electronic goods and just about anything else imaginable.
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Talat Thong Khan Kham
This market north of the centre in Ban Khan Kham is open all day, but is best in the morning. It’s one of the biggest in Vientiane and has virtually everything, including good food. Nearby are basket and pottery vendors.
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Handicraft Products of Ethnic Groups
Beside the PTT office and opposite Talat Sao, this market-style place sells handicrafts from around Laos. The quality is variable, but at the least this is a good place to get an idea what is out there and how much it costs.
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Mixay Boutique
One of the stores on Th Nokeo Khumman worth a look, is the upmarket Mixay Boutique, which stocks silk clothes and weavings from Xieng Khuang Province, plus some bed and cushion covers in striking Hmong-inspired designs.
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Camacrafts
One of the stores on Th Nokeo Khumman worth a look is Camacrafts which stocks silk clothes and weavings from Xieng Khuang Province, plus some bed and cushion covers in striking Hmong-inspired designs.
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T’Shop Lai Galerie
This beautiful shop is well worth a look if you’re interested in modern and traditional art in a range of media, furniture and interesting handicrafts. The owner is committed to promoting fair trade products.
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Phimphone Market
This store near Nam Phu has a wide selection of imported goods, including canned and frozen foods, magazines, personal hygiene and women’s products such as tampons. There’s more wine upstairs.
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Satri Lao
This tastefully presented three-storey shop has an eclectic range of local and imported handicrafts and clothes – from miniskirts and bikinis made from Hmong weavings to lacquer portraits of Ho Chi Minh.
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Couleur d’Asie
The owner, a French-Vietnamese dress designer with Paris fashion-school experience, manages to fuse Lao and Western styles into some attractive designs at reasonable prices.
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Talat Khua Din
East of Talat Sao and beyond the bus terminal, this rustic market offers fresh produce and meats, as well as flowers, tobacco and assorted other goods.
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Kanchana Boutique
Kanchana carries an extensive selection of Lao silk (the best is out the back) and can arrange visits to their Lao Textile Museum (open 10am to 4pm).
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Khampan Lao Handicraft
Khampan Lao Handicraft on Th Nokeo Khumman, has textiles from the Sam Neua area at very reasonable prices and is worth a look.
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Saigon Bijoux
Saigon Bijoux on Th Samsenthai trades primarily in gold and silver. It also repairs jewellery.
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Nikone Handicrafts
Located out near the National Circus, this is another good place to see weaving and dyeing in action.
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True Colour
This store sells textiles and clothes made in the Houey Hong Vocational Training Center for Women.
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KPP Handicraft Promotion Enterprise of Sekong Province
This modest-looking place sells fair-trade textiles from the Bolaven Plateau province of Sekong.
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Carterie du Laos
This shop has a wide range of postcards, cards, posters and books, and a few small souvenirs.
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Bari Jewellery
This shop, Bari Jewellery on Th Samsenthai trades primarily in gold and silver. It also deals in precious stones.
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