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In the 2008 film, Jodhaa Akbar, the lead character portrayed by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was extensively shown wearing Kundan jewellery, highlighting its influence among Rajasthani royalty. [7] In 2006, "American Diamond" and Kundan jewellery contributed the largest share of both market value and volume (73 per cent) in the Indian jewellery ...
[47] [49] A turban embellished with jewellery such as uncut diamonds and pearls was designed. [46] For one of the Mastani costumes, Modi designed a five-layered outfit consisting of an angrakha jacket, a woven leheria dupatta, sharara and inner kurti. [50] Expensive and real jewellery was used in the film. [47]
In the 1930s, the collection grew so valuable that it was used as a reserve for the currency of Iran, [4] and is today considered one of world's famous collections of diamond and other jewels. [5] According to Financial Tribune, "putting a price on the collection would be possible". [6]
Conversely, the jewellery industry in the early 20th century launched a campaign to popularise wedding rings for men, which caught on, as well as engagement rings for men, which did not, go so far as to create a false history and claim that the practice had medieval roots. By the mid-1940s, 85% of weddings in the U.S. featured a double-ring ...
Pure Gold Jewellers is a recipient of the "Best Service Performance Brand" award in the large business category for five years: 2007–2008, 2008–2009, 2009–2010, 2011–2012, 2012–2013 and 2014–2015 under the Dubai Service Excellence Scheme (DSES) of the Dubai Department of Economic Development, making it the only company to have won it five times. [6]
In the early 2000's, the brand ventured into fine jewellery and started using semi-precious and precious stones in their designs such as ruby, opal and turquoise. [5] In 2019, Butler & Wilson released a jewellery collection to celebrate their 50th anniversary which compiled their most well-known designs.
Every year, during Durga Puja in Cuttack, Tarakasi jewellery is used at many pandals to embellish the idols of Durga. One of the most famous idols is the one at Chandni Chowk, where the entire crown and accessories of Durga are made of silver, popularly known as Chaandi Medha. Other pandals using Tarakasi are Chauliaganj, Choudhury Bazar, Khan ...
Jewellery of a Berber woman in the Musée du quai Branly, Paris. Jewellery of the Berber cultures (Tamazight language: iqchochne imagine, ⵉⵇⵇⵛⵓⵛⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵏ) is a historical style of traditional jewellery that was worn by women mainly in rural areas of the Maghreb region in North Africa and inhabited by Indigenous Berber people (in the Berber language Tamazight ...