Diljit Dosanjh made his debut astatine the Met Gala 2025 connected Tuesday with a regal achromatic ensemble implicit with a kirpan, turban and a layered necklace successful a chapeau extremity to Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, who was known for his opulent lifestyle.
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It took Jaipur-based Golecha Jewels astir 4 months and much than 2,500 pieces of diamonds and emeralds to trade Dosanjh’s multi-layered necklace with a stunning emerald centrepiece for his Met Gala appearance.
“You instrumentality inspiration from nature, things and people. This represents royalty and history, we made it according to that. He was the archetypal Indian king successful past to committee jewellery from a foreigner,” Manav Golecha, proprietor of Golecha Jewels, told PTI.
The necklace, based connected the archival pictures of the maharaja, was besides inspired by “the calm, composed and down to world nature” of Dosanjh.
“In summation to that it was inspired by Diljit’s personality. He is simply a calm and soulful person, precise down to earth. And conscionable similar him, this is simply a precise authentic and honorable design. It is defining his character,” helium added.
In 1928, the maharaja commissioned Cartier, the luxury jewellery brand, to marque him a diamond necklace of 1,000 carats, which was “the largest necklace” the French jeweller had ever made. The necklace went missing from India successful 1948.
Golecha said it took their artisans astir 4 months to make the over-250 carat necklace, which is studded with much than 2,500 pieces of gems.
“The diamonds are inspired by the celebrated Golconda diamonds. The centrepiece emerald is astir 80 carats, portion the choker centrepiece is 7 carats,” helium said.
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