All that glitters is gold and in the case of celebrity designer Maheep Kapoor’s newest collection ‘Glow’ it’s also diamonds, rubies and emeralds!
Wife of Bollywood star Sanjay Kapoor, Maheep is no stranger to the world of beauty and glamour. A runner up at the Miss India pageant in 1993, Maheep also starred alongside Bhavana Pandey, Neelam and Seema Khan in the Netflix show ‘The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives. ‘
Drawn to design and jewellery early in life Maheep started designing and wearing her own pieces and was soon asked to create designs for elite jewellery brand Satyani Fine Jewels. In her own words ‘before I realised it, what I thought of as a hobby had grown into a full-fledged career.’ Her Chaandbali collection for Satyani was extremely popular, with celebrities like Malaika Arora, Diya Mirza and others sporting the beautiful pieces on and off-screen. The collection was one of the brand’s most successful to date.
When asked about her inspiration for her designs, Maheep says ‘Inspiration is all around us and comes from all forms of life. It’s how you perceive what you see and how glamorous, vibrant and lively your imagination is and how it can re-create the same.”
She says she is inspired by traditional uncut diamond or ‘polki’ pieces, and Mughal jewellery, the Chaandbali’s featured unique gold embossing and carving techniques, intricate patterns and exquisite stones, rendering each pair a work of wearable art. Maheep has also graduated with a degree in fashion design from an Australian university and holds qualifications from the Diamond Institute in Mumbai as well.
In her new collection ‘Glow’, designed exclusively for Tyaani Jewels, Maheep takes her design aesthetic to the next level. Taking its name from the warm glow of gold against the skin, and the radiance of the precious stones that complement the metal, the Glow collection epitomises the concept of high fashion, fine jewellery for the woman of today.
‘I believe that jewellery should be enjoyed and shouldn’t hide away in a locker waiting for the perfect occasion. Every day is an occasion to be celebrated and I want my jewellery to be worn regularly and bring joy and something special to each day.’ says Maheep.
With the generous use of uncut diamonds, rubies and emeralds in the new collection, coupled with designs that easily transition from a wedding mandap to a cocktail party, the Glow collection is an ideal investment for millennials. Unlike most traditional Indian wedding jewellery, pieces from the Glow collection can be reworked by brides even after their big day, making them highly coveted and sought after.
The Glow collection sets itself apart with the use of large uncut ‘polki’ diamonds and its immense versatility. The use of intricate enamelling and filigree work, as well as gold embossing and carving methods, demonstrate Both Maheep’s vision and her attention to detail. Most pieces in the collection lend themselves to both Indian and Western silhouettes with equal panache, thereby appealing to a wider audience.
Maheep Kapoor’s Glow collection will be exclusively available at Tyaani stores across India.
