You know how, in India, shops inside or near monuments and museums are always a little sad? The best one would expect to find in there are a few old postcards, some disposable cameras and perhaps one or two publications full of bad pictures of the Taj.

Now, you can imagine the surprise when, right at the exit of the stunning Amber fort in Jaipur, instead of some dusty souvenir store one finds Hot Pink, a fashion concept store.

Their selection of fashion for men and women, plus a bit of homeware, is brilliant: from Rajesh Pratap Singh, to Neeru Kumar, to Manish Arora to many more, the store has handpicked interesting creations in an interesting mix of sartorial, understated, and completely kitsch. And their stoles (organized by colour gradient!) are absolutely fantastic: all the brilliance of India's best textiles without any obvious ethnic designs.

It’s refreshing, for a change, to see some of the best Indian design in a tourists' hotspot. So, as if excuses to go to Amber fort were really needed, you can now make of a visit to Hot Pink your next reason to go.