Metamorphosis of bridal accessories
The Indian bride today has undergone a metamorphosis. Apparently, her jewellery has undergone that change too.
Finally, practicality and wearability is gaining extreme importance. The brides are willing to wear accessories that are not for “the day” but also elements that she can wear all her life. Say, for instance one ornament can be accentuated and the others could be the accompaniments.
The idea is to also include some non expensive and non precious elements that funks up the bride. A girl can’t wear precious all the time and why should they not have fun?
The look though for the wedding should be modern yet inspired by the traditional. For instance pieces of kundan incrusted in jade pendants could make an interesting contemporary necklace. The traditional look could be preserved by stringing these with pearls, emeralds or rubies.
The trends
The bride is the princess so she is beyond trends and fashion but there are some new accessories that are she should go for:
- Multilayer pearls strands (like the satlada).
- For broader foreheads: Heavy maangtika with a chain scallop coming on the forehead.
For thin faces: Kilangee or simple Maangtika. - A waist band or taagdee.
- Armlets or baajuband with some extensive tassels hanging from it.
- Hair ornaments like pearl flowers or gold chains.
- Broad gold anklets with some stones/ghungroos.
- A beautifully done cuff.
- An elaborate haslee.
- Brooches and not safety pins to hold the garment together!
The contemporary bride’s trousseau should include
Diamond (or imitation) solitaire earrings in round, pearl earrings (studs and drop earrings), a pair of earrings in gold finish with emeralds, a long gold finish mala, a thin gold chain, a heavy and slimmer choker, a pearl (cultured or imitation) strand, a dressy metal watch, a diamond (or imitation) ring, a dressy bracelet, dressy brooches/pins, convertible neckpieces where a part of it detaches so it becomes less heavy, cuffs, haslees, anklets and contemporary baajubands.
Precious stones to opt for this season
- The attention is on uncut diamonds in amalgamation with emeralds and rubies.
- Pearls in amalgamation with sapphires.
- Diamonds by themselves or in combination with emeralds.
