From Colombian emeralds to vintage parandis, Chandigarh’s most stylish crowd wore heirlooms laced with history

For many Indian girls, the first glimpse of beauty comes from their mother. In the rituals to watch them dress: draping a sari, tracing Kajal, dabbing on the old red and picking up accessories of this jewelry box, overflowing with delicate pearls, unpavened stones and tangled gold chains. Beauty, at this moment, is inherited. And so, the transmitted things of their mother or grandmothers become more than objects. They become inheritances, tokens of memory, identity and inheritance.

This very relationship between inheritance and personal style sets the tone for the prelude to the vogue wedding workshop, presented by HSBC, in Chandigarh. Hosted by Rochelle Pinto, manager of editorial content at Vogue India, alongside the creative consultant Simran Grewal, the publisher’s tea with the gift partner Laneige recalled that fashion is often the most powerful when it is personal. The guests arrived in sets anchored by jewelry and vintage pieces, each telling a story, each transmitted during the generations.

In front, the best dressed participants of Chandigarh share the inheritances which continue to echo their personal stories thanks to fashion.