All that glitters is paper!-BT article

All that glitters is paper!

Trendy and economical paper jewellery has become the latest trend in saas bahu serials and is also being sported by celebs

ANJALI SINGH JAISWAL

What would our favourite soaps be without family brawls, much married characters and immortal dadas and daadijis? But besides the interesting plot which thickens with each episode, one aspect that surely brings visual relief amidst the repetitive repertoire of sequences, are the trendy apparels and flashy accessories being sported by your favourite saas or bahu. Different designs of exquisite mang teeka on the bride's forehead coupled with the mangalsutras each time she takes those saat pheres, and of course the eye-catching chokers in the vitriolic vamps neck, are all attention grabbing and how.
Heavy duty stuff, you say? But 'heavy' hardly describes the humungus accessories popular TV characters sport these days. Avers Nim Sood, a fashion stylist with Ektaa Kapoor's production house who designs paper jewellery for a number of serials on air, "Paper jewellery in serials, has been appreciated both by the actors and the viewers. As the outfit and jewellery design for a character depends on the scene, they have to change accessories a number of times which becomes difficult with metal jewellery because it's difficult to maintain. But with paper jewellery there are no such problems. Being light-weight, it is easy to carry and wear and if the need arises, I can make something right there on the set! Amna Sharif in Kahin Tho Hoga, Meeta Vashisht in her new look in Kahani Ghar Ghar Kii and a number of characters in Karam Apna Apna, all wear paper jewellery and are quite happy with it. And with popular stars sporting paper made trinkets with pizzazz, the utility of the item has motivated some to consider it for personal use too. Says Neena Gupta, "I was gifted a piece by a close friend and I really loved it. It is quite an experience to wear such unusual pieces."
Not surprising, feels Kanchan Gupta, a Kanpurbased manufacturer, designer and exporter of paper jewellery. "Today, its demand has grown so much that we regularly get orders from Austria, Spain, Sweden, Greece and Denmark," she says. Quite an art this!

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