India Today – October 08, 2018

10 INDIA TODAY KOLKATA ✦ OCTOBER 2018

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ESPITE BEING JUST A
year old in the city but
brand Pretios has made
its name amongst Kolkata’s fash-
ionistas. Stylists, designers and
Tollywood actors have been sporting
Pretios’s high street, silver jewellery.
Conceptualised by jewellery design-
er Dwiti Bhuwalka, 33, the line was
born out of the young woman's pas-
sion for all that glitters. “I love jewel-

lery and I think one should be able to
change it as often as possible,” says
Bhuwalka. Hence the name Pretios
meaning precious.

Coming from a family of jewel-
lers, Bhuwalka igured that playing
around with designs was better suit-
ed to more aordable forms like ster-
ling silver and semi precious gems
and pearls. Her diamond look-alikes
are all Swarovski’s cubic zirconia.

Her most popular collection so far
has been the Pearl Bijoux collection
that has beautifully cut Swarovski
stones and pearls in gleaming
white silver to conjure sleek mod-
ern designs. For the festive season
though, Bhuwalka's Euphoria col-
lection has ventured into colourful
Polki styles with traditional chokers,
jhumkas, chand balis et al.

Shining Bright

PRETIOS

PRICE 3,000 onwards for small stud earrings to24,000 upwards
for necklaces.
TEL 30089209
AT Pretios By Dwiti Bhuwalka,
Rosekandy Oce, 5th floor,
Aspirations Vintage, 12 Pretoria Street

Make up MALAY ROY

Dwiti in Pretios' Pearl

Bijoux collections

Photograph by SUBIR HALDER

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