Diamonds—those pieces that solidify important milestones in our lives, spark utter joy, and embody familial stories of generations past, will get their time in the spotlight come August 20 and 21. For the first time ever, Vogue India and Natural Diamond Council are bringing you the best of jewellery—from what’s trending in natural diamonds, to what’s inside a modern millennial’s jewellery box and the rise of gender neutral jewellery, the festival will be your one-stop for all things diamonds.
The past year-and-a-half have been a pivotal time in our lives. As our lifestyles changed, so did the way we dress. While sequestering at home and with ample time on our hands, we turned to our closets, jewellery boxes, and even kitchens to find joy in the everyday. What we found is that jewellery, those sparkling baubles that were left untouched, only to be worn for occasions and weddings, came out of their precious packages to decorate our virtual gatherings and Zoom happy hours. A pair of sparkling diamond earrings became virtual conversation starters, bringing the joy of dressing up back into our routine work-from-home lives.
The Vogue India and Natural Diamond Council Diamond Festival comes at a fortuitous time, as the world opens up to a new normal, a new beginning. With the power of the internet, the festival will pull together experts across the globe—from Lucia Silvestri, jewellery creative director at Bulgari to Cartier heiress Francesca Cartier Brickell, and jewellery and art curator, Amin Jaffer. The two-day festival is set up to be a jam-packed schedule. Whether you’re in the business of jewellery, a purveyor and wearer of beautiful things, or simply an aesthete who enjoys knowing more about the history of natural diamonds, this will be a festival to tune into all through the third week of August.
The speakers at the festival
Mark your calendars for August 20-21 for Vogue India X Natural Diamond Council’s Diamond Festival (The Online Edit). Over two days, you will have all access to influencers, celebrities, experts, and designers as they spill their jewellery wisdom. Want to know more about the royal history behind diamond jewellery? Tune into a power-packed panel with Francesca Cartier Brickell, Radhikaraje Gaikwad and Amin Jaffer. Intrigued by what’s inside a modern millennial’s jewellery box? Alaya F and Malavika Mohanan will give you a peek into theirs. Hear what Sabyasachi Mukherjee has to say about India’s jewellery on a global stage. And if you thought diamonds were only a girl’s best friend. Think again. Vogue’s international editor-at-large, Hamish Bowles, marketing executive and jewellery connoisseur, Kaustav Dey, supermodel Nidhi Sunil and jewellery designer to the stars, Hanut Singh, weigh in on a return of ungendered jewellery.
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