From chunky bangles to choker necklaces and oversized rings, Indians think of fine jewellery as a serious investment, even when it’s modern design. Glamming up is just a part of our heritage. The July issue of Vogue magazine contains pages and pages of earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings selected by the fashion team. Here’s a small teaser to the magazine’s full four-page feature.
Ears: Big doesn’t necessarily mean bold. Long, dangly earrings with delicate flower settings and strings of diamonds and pearls can make for an understated statement. Jewellery with in-built movement also spells elegance. Chunky earrings, on the other hand, cue more fierceness. Both can be feminine, it depends on your mood.
Neck: We’ve all grown up trying on necklaces from our mothers’ jewellery boxes, the sparkle and significance of coloured gemstones is hard to resist. Case in point: A diamond and emerald drop set in rhodium-polished 18K gold by Gehna Jewellers, and Amrapali’s uncut diamond and emerald set in 18K gold.
Wrist: The great part about bangles and cuffs is that just one or two can pull your whole ensemble together. Think yellow gold, intricate settings, latticework and a whole array of colourful diamonds, amethysts, tourmalines, garnets, tanzanite, rubies…the list goes on.
Finger: Fantastical seems to be the keyword when it comes to cocktail rings. The Floral ring by Jewels Emporium and the Social Butterly ring by Farah Khan Fine Jewellery means giving in to opals, diamonds, emeralds and rubies in oversized, whimsical settings.
