Sabyasachi's inaugural high jewellery showcase proves the couturier's eye for detailing

“Since the launch of Sabyasachi Jewellery, it’s been my mission to make and showcase the finest of Indian jewellery craftsmanship across the world. I think it was finally time for my first High Jewellery show in India,” says ace designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee. “I wanted it to be an intimate and focused affair for my customers in India. The collection combines the best of craftsmanship, aesthetic exuberance, and the most exclusive of gemstones. I really wanted to push the boundaries of Sabyasachi Jewellery.”

The maximalist designer known for his single-minded focus on building a brand—he sold a 51 per cent stake to Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd (ABFRL) in 2021 to ensure longevity and global growth of his brand—timed his first high jewellery show in the country as a fitting end to a year filled with many highlights, including the opening of his 25,000 sq ft flagship store in Mumbai, and his Animal Ball presentation at London’s Lancaster House.

The show was an opulent and immersive walk through the streets of old Kolkata, his beloved hometown. The 49-year-old designer rounded up some of India’s most iconic models—from Indrani Dasgupta to Sheetal Mallar—to walk down the runway. On display were 24 heady looks featuring rose-cut, old mine cut, and uncut diamonds, a mix of tourmalines, pigeon blood Burmese rubies, Zambian emeralds, and other stones that made their way into necklaces, chokers, earrings, and stacked bangles in styles ranging from Art Deco to deconstructed jadau, and names varying from ‘The Alipore Necklace’ to ‘The Kannauj Suite’—a necklace set with 120 carats of rare sherbet-toned tourmalines, old mine cut, and brilliant cut diamonds.

Sabyasachi’s high jewellery story began in 2017. From setting a new standard for high jewellery in the country, to intermeshing Indian heritage crafts with North Kolkata goldsmithing, Sabyasachi is all about disrupting the norm while honouring the longstanding traditions of jewellery making in India. He gave the country its first branded mangalsutra (priced at around ₹1.90 lakh) a few years after entering the jewellery market. In a country like India where every jewellery piece is treated as a commodity, Sabyasachi over the past few years has paved a new way of consumption through his extraordinary design, astounding craft and superlative quality. His pieces are modern heirlooms, meant to be cherished by generations to come.

While there are dedicated stores in Dubai and Hyderabad, Sabyasachi Jewellery retails out of Sabyasachi stores in New York, Kolkata, and Delhi, with its largest collection of jewellery housed at the Mumbai flagship. Sabyasachi Jewellery also retails at the iconic Jewelry Salon at Bergdorf Goodman in New York.

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