| Weight (g) | 0.00 |
| Colour | Red-Green |
A gold-tone necklace with a curved front of linked stone motifs and a full fringe of white pearl drops hanging beneath the whole length of it. Red and green stones punctuate the row, and a pendant with a single long drop hangs at the centre. Earrings and a maang tikka match.
The fringe is the difference between this and a plain motif necklace: it doubles the depth of the piece without adding metal, and it is what gives the necklace movement when you turn your head.
A fringe needs clear space below it, so wear this with a lower neckline and no second chain. It sits well above a deep-cut blouse.
Weddings, receptions, sangeet and festive evenings.
Fringed necklaces should be the last thing you put on and the first thing you take off, because the drops catch on embroidery and on hair. Lay it flat in a pouch; hanging it lets the drops settle at odd angles, and straightening them afterwards is fiddly.
The centre pendant hangs lower than the rest of the fringe, which gives the necklace a point rather than a flat line along the bottom. It is a small thing, but it is what stops a fringed necklace from looking like a curtain rail, and it is worth checking that the pendant hangs straight when the piece arrives.
A pearl fringe behaves like a curtain: it hangs straight when you are still and swings as a group when you move. That is the effect people are buying, and it is why a fringed necklace reads as more expensive in photographs than a flat one at the same price.
It also needs more care than a flat necklace. Fringes catch on embroidery and on hair, so the piece should go on after the outfit, and it should be stored lying flat rather than hung, so the drops do not bend out of line.
The weight of a fringe is carried entirely by the front of the necklace, which is why this design has a wider band than a plain motif necklace of the same price. That extra width is structural rather than decorative, and it is what stops the piece from tipping forward when worn.
A good wedding-season gift for someone who already owns a plain gold-tone set and wants something with more presence. More in kundan necklaces.
This piece is made on a copper base with a gold-tone plating rather than solid gold, which keeps the price where it is and the weight low enough to wear comfortably. Plating is a surface rather than a bulk property, so how long it lasts depends almost entirely on what it meets — perfume, hairspray and sweat all shorten it, while a dry cloth after wearing and a closed pouch between wearings extend it considerably.
Put this on after perfume, hairspray and hand cream, and take it off before washing, swimming or sleeping. Wipe with a dry soft cloth and use a dry soft brush around the stone settings and between any pearls, where a cloth cannot reach. Store it in a zip-lock pouch — the single most effective thing for a plated piece, because it keeps humid air off the metal. Never use silver polish, dip cleaners or an ultrasonic cleaner.
| Weight (grams) | 0.00 |
| Colour/Finish | Red-Green |
| Gender | women |
| SKU/Product Code | KEYU-NAA3630 |
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