Designer Traditional Antique Gold Chandbali Earrings for Women & Girls

Red fills the crescent and the paisley top plate on this one, with gold-tone filigree laid over it and a fringe of red beads along the lower rim. Red and gold is the most traditional combination in Indian ornament and the most demanding: the red has to sit deep rather than orange for the pairing to look right, which it does here. This is bridal-season jewellery in the broadest sense — for the bride's family, for a mehendi or a wedding day, for any occasion where red is the expected register rather than a choice. It is emphatically not an everyday piece, and buying it as one would be a mistake; it is large, it is loud, and it is meant to be. Wear it with the hair up and nothing at the neck. Alloy body with an antique gold-tone finish, hand-checked before packing and sent in a gift pouch. Keep it away from water and perfume, and store it in its own pouch between occasions.