Spice up your daily clothes with some Indian style jewelry!
Combining Western style clothes with Indian traditional jewelry does not necessarily has to look weird or unusual. Some traditional jewelry will fit just as good. Some might need your personal touch to be joined with your own style while other could be made at home, completely according to your own preference.
Combining Western style clothes with Indian traditional jewelry does not necessarily has to look weird or unusual. Some traditional jewelry will fit just as good. Some might need your personal touch to be joined with your own style while other could be made at home, completely according to your own preference.
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Traditional Indian jewelry will mostly be made of gold, silver and other expensive metals and gems. Usually the jewelry will be very sparkly. Yellow (gold), red and green colours will be dominant but if you are making jewelry for yourself or you can get it custom made, you can ask for other colours too. Modern style Indian jewelry will also be of other colours too nowadays. Indian jewelry can be put on hands, ankles, fingers, nose, ears, head etc. While in Western countries we can see people with pierced eyebrows, bellybuttons and other parts of body, this is rare in India.
Traditional Indian jewelry will mostly be made of gold, silver and other expensive metals and gems. Usually the jewelry will be very sparkly. Yellow (gold), red and green colours will be dominant but if you are making jewelry for yourself or you can get it custom made, you can ask for other colours too. Modern style Indian jewelry will also be of other colours too nowadays. Indian jewelry can be put on hands, ankles, fingers, nose, ears, head etc. While in Western countries we can see people with pierced eyebrows, bellybuttons and other parts of body, this is rare in India.
Bangles
Bangles are thin round metal or glass bracelets. Glass ones can sometimes be slightly more expensive but they look very lovely because they can be sparkly and transparent at the same time! One should also be very careful while wearing them and taking care of them as they are more likely to break. Metal bangles, on the other hand, are easier to maintain and they last longer. Their price will depend on the metal type and decoration.
Bangles are usually bought in sets. For example, a set of 12 bangles bought on Indian streets can costs around 0.5$. Keep in mind that Indian women will wear bangles on both hands at the same time and the bangles will be equally distributed on them. This is why you can also buy ready-made sets of bangles of different colours for both hands. However, you can buy few simple sets and combine your own custom-made set.
It is often heard in India that having bracelets on only one hand does not look pretty but in Western countries it looks just fine, if not very fashionable. One creative method of making your own set of bracelets is to put all the bracelets into one bag and mix them. Dip your hand into it and put bracelets on it without looking. The results can be amazing!
Bangles are thin round metal or glass bracelets. Glass ones can sometimes be slightly more expensive but they look very lovely because they can be sparkly and transparent at the same time! One should also be very careful while wearing them and taking care of them as they are more likely to break. Metal bangles, on the other hand, are easier to maintain and they last longer. Their price will depend on the metal type and decoration.
Bangles are usually bought in sets. For example, a set of 12 bangles bought on Indian streets can costs around 0.5$. Keep in mind that Indian women will wear bangles on both hands at the same time and the bangles will be equally distributed on them. This is why you can also buy ready-made sets of bangles of different colours for both hands. However, you can buy few simple sets and combine your own custom-made set.
It is often heard in India that having bracelets on only one hand does not look pretty but in Western countries it looks just fine, if not very fashionable. One creative method of making your own set of bracelets is to put all the bracelets into one bag and mix them. Dip your hand into it and put bracelets on it without looking. The results can be amazing!
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| Bangles - Indian thin metal bracelets |
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| Metal and Glass Bangles Bought in India |
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| Many Bangles Mixed Together |
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| Custom Made Bangles Set |
Bindi
See this link for more information about bindis - Perfect Bindi and How to Get Bindis.
Bindis are originally not jewelry, rather a decoration - something like make up or body painting. Bindi is a round shaped (often red) dot coloured between eyebrows - where the third eye or 6th chakra is believed to be situated. Only Hindu women in India will wear them. Such "painted" bindi will be worn by Hindu men as well. With time it became a fashionable jewelry for Indian women. Therefore, nowadays we have sparkly, glittery, gem-kind of bindis.
Bindis are originally not jewelry, rather a decoration - something like make up or body painting. Bindi is a round shaped (often red) dot coloured between eyebrows - where the third eye or 6th chakra is believed to be situated. Only Hindu women in India will wear them. Such "painted" bindi will be worn by Hindu men as well. With time it became a fashionable jewelry for Indian women. Therefore, nowadays we have sparkly, glittery, gem-kind of bindis.
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| Bindi |
Jhumka
Jhumkas are Indian dome-shaped earrings. As they are often made of gold and gems, one should be careful while wearing them because they tend to be very heavy. If they are worn too much, ears can stretch. Traditional gold jhumkas can be combined with formal clothes. For a normal, every day look you can make them by yourself by decorating any dome-made shapes and adding little beads. Small simple silver jhumkas look very elegant as they remind of raindrops.
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| Jhumka |
Nose Piercing
One of the most characteristic feature of Indian women is nose piercing. While in Western countries one should have permission to do it before they are 16 years old, girls in India will usually get their nose to be pierced at very early age. Most women will pierce their left nostril. Left side of the human body is believed to be female. According to Ayurveda, left nostril is related to women's reproductive organs and therefore, a women with her left nostril pierced will have easier childbirth and less gynecological problems in general.
From another perspective, nose is a main part of one's face and that is why people decorate it. When India used to be invaded by people from another countries who were not of Hindu religion, they would cut off noses of murtis (sculptures) of Hindu gods and godesses. A person without their nose is incomplete and decorated nose can enhance their beauty.
In Western countries pierced nose is a sign of a rebel. In India however, as you can see, it has a whole another meaning. Even in Western countries pierced nose can look very fashionable and elegant. If you already have your nose pierced or will go for it, you can never go wrong with a simple gem kind of jewel as it can be worn in all occasions.
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| Nose Piercing |
...if you are not able to buy original/traditional Indian jewelry, here are some similar looking pieces you can definitely find in your own jewelry collection and add them up to your daily clothes to fresh up your style! Some of them can be even made at home. We have already given few tips about that in this article and on our blog. We hope this inspire you to mix Indian style more with your own style.
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| Bangles |
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| Round shaped earrings with beads |
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| Anklet |
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