Heart Shaped Gold Tone Earrings in Indian Craft Style

There is a particular honesty to the heart that never grows tired. Shaped into a clean, symmetrical heart silhouette, these earrings belong to that long-standing tradition of Indian fashion jewellery in which sentiment and form are treated as the same thing. Worked in metal and finished to a warm, polished lustre, each piece carries the compact confidence of costume jewellery made with genuine attention. The heart motif has travelled through Rajasthani bazaars, Bengali goldsmith lanes and the ateliers of Nagercoil's silver craftspeople for generations, appearing in everything from grand Jadau sets to the simplest pressed-metal forms. Here it arrives in its most democratic expression: lightweight, unfussy and quietly expressive. At roughly two and a half centimetres in height and just under half a centimetre in width, each earring sits close to the face, its silhouette reading clearly without competing for attention. Wear them with a soft cotton kurta in ivory or blush for an afternoon gathering, or pair them against a silk blouse beneath a sheer Banarasi sari at a small festive lunch. They move easily between registers without effort. Weighing only four grams the pair, these earrings ask almost nothing of the wearer across a long day. The free-size post or hook closure suits most ears comfortably, and the metal construction means they hold their shape and finish through regular wear. They are the kind of piece one reaches for without thinking and is glad to find.

Details

• Material: Metal
• Dimensions: 1 INCH HEIGHT X 0.2 INCH WIDTH
• Weight: 4.0 g
• SKU: LDA944