TRENDY & TRADITIONAL

Aglittering display of Rajasthan’s trademark Kundan-Meena jewellery attracted wedding shoppers to the Jaipur Jewellery Show, presented by fashion boutique Prana, at Fortune Select Loudon’s Emerald Banquets on Thursday.

Actress Rituparna Sengupta, who was the chief guest, checked out the stalls and even tried on a few eye-catching pieces. The exhibition, on till August 27 (11am to 7.30pm), has brought five of Jaipur’s oldest and best-known jewellery houses — Rawat Jewels, Rambhajo’s, Birdhichand Ghanshyamdas Jewellers, Ghatiwala Jewellers and P.C Totuka & Sons — to showcase their Mughal art jewellery.

danglers. Pictures by Rashbehari Das

Decking the shelves are traditional heavy jadau sets with lines of uncut diamonds, Navratan jewellery, intricate meenakari statement necklaces and bangles, elegant Burmese ruby, emerald and sapphire cuffs, pearl and diamond bajubandhs, a variety of enamelled polki sets and precious stone-studded cocktail rings.

“People here like wearing big bright stones and traditional chunky jewellery, so these are the designs that we have brought to the city,” said Gautam Totuka of P.C Totuka & Sons.

Labels like Rambhajo’s, Rawat Jewels and Birdhichand also have a collection of more contemporary offbeat designs like rose-cut coral neckpieces, stone-studded reversible danglers, beaded strings with diamond pendants, uncut emerald stone chokers, chiselled gold bracelets and turquoise drop earrings. “Uncut stone neckpieces in single or multiple strings are a big trend nowadays with the younger generation. They like unstructured abstract jewellery that can be teamed with ethnic or western wear,” said Vipul Gilara of Rambhajo’s.

“Through this exhibition we want to promote kundan and meena jewellery, which is traditional Mughal art jewellery worn by the royals of Rajasthan,” signed off Naval Agarwal, convener, Kundan Meena Promotion.

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TRENDY & TRADITIONAL

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