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jewellerybox

  • IN THE BOX

    "I remember wearing them and thinking, for the first time, jewellery actually makes a woman look beautiful. Because those earrings just made me look beautiful. And that’s such a magical thing about jewellery. It's very much how it makes you feel, you know. I love that moment that when a woman holds a mirror up and tries a pair of earrings and makes a decision that they suit her or they don’t. It follows no logic, it's how she sees it on herself. That moment when a woman does this is so initimate. Its her idea of her beauty." - Nonita Kalra distills all the feelings that jewellery makes us feel in words, like only she can.  View Post
  • IN THE BOX

    "I like really special things, whether its precious materials or something that’s beautifully made. I care about how it’s made, or the story behind it, or emotional connections like having something passed down to me...I like to mix metals, gold and silver, or wear Indian jewellery with just a regular t-shirt or blazer." - Spardha Malik brings her instinctive high-low take on fashion to how she perceives jewellery.  View Post
  • IN THE BOX

    "All the women in my family – my Nani who I never really knew, but my mother, even my Dadi – their thing has been very much just very small things, discreet jewellery. Gold. Maybe some diamonds. And so mine continues to be like that, as I really can’t imagine a different kind." - Divrina Dhingra is our first guest in our series, In the Box, talking about the memories, stories, and feelings associated with her jewellery 

     

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