What Is Kundan Jewellery?
Kundan is one of the oldest jewellery-making traditions on the subcontinent and still the setting most Pakistani brides ask for by name. Every piece in this collection is gold plated artificial jewellery, made so a full bridal look stays within reach of a real wedding budget.
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What Kundan Is
A setting technique, not a material. Stones are held by fine strips of gold-toned foil worked around each one by hand, which is what raises the surface and gives Kundan its layered depth.
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How It Is Made
The frame is shaped first, then each stone is seated and the foil pressed around its edge until it holds. Meenakari enamel work is often added to the reverse, so the piece is finished on both sides.
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Why Brides Choose It
That raised texture catches wedding lighting in a way flat, glued settings never do. It reads as traditional from across a room and holds up in photographs taken from any angle.
Choosing Kundan for Your Function
A Pakistani wedding is rarely one event, and the same set will not carry all of them. Here is how the pieces in this collection tend to be worn.
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Baraat
A full necklace set with a large centre pendant. This is the heaviest look of the week and the one that needs to hold its own against full embroidery.
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Mehndi
Lighter Kundan with green and yellow stone detailing. Earrings and a choker usually sit better here than a full set against lighter fabrics.
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Nikkah
A daytime ceremony in front of a smaller gathering. Pearl-set Kundan and antique gold finishes strike the right note without the weight of a baraat set.
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Walima
Usually a softer palette than the baraat. A mid-weight set or strong earrings with a plain neckline photographs well in evening reception lighting.
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Eid & Festive
Kundan earrings or a single choker with a plain shalwar kameez. One strong piece does more than a full set for a family gathering.
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As a Guest
Stay a step below the bride. Choose either a Kundan necklace or Kundan earrings, never both at full scale, and let the outfit carry the rest.
Caring for Gold Plated Kundan
Kundan is more delicate than solid metal jewellery because the foil setting sits proud of the surface. Put your jewellery on last, after perfume, hairspray and makeup, and take it off before changing clothes so nothing catches. Keep it dry, store each piece in its own pouch rather than loose in a box where stones can scratch, and wipe it with a soft dry cloth after wear. Avoid detergents and chemical jewellery cleaners entirely. Handled this way, a plated Kundan set holds its finish through a full wedding season and well beyond.
Why Buy Kundan from Dahlia by Sehar Zafar
Artificial jewellery designed and finished in Pakistan, for Pakistani weddings and festive occasions.
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A Set for Every Function
Gold plated rather than solid gold, which is what makes it possible to wear a different set to the mehndi, the baraat and the walima instead of one piece three times.
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Hand-Set Stonework
Each stone is individually seated rather than cast or glued, so the surface keeps the raised texture that separates real Kundan work from an imitation of it.
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Delivery Across Pakistan
Prices in PKR and delivery nationwide, with pickup available from Dahlia Studio if you would rather see a piece before you commit to it.
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See Us at Exhibitions
We exhibit through the wedding season, so you can try pieces on in person. Upcoming dates are listed on the homepage.
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Help Choosing
Message us on WhatsApp with your outfit photos and we will tell you honestly whether a set will work with your neckline before you order.
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Gift-Ready Packaging
Every order arrives boxed, which matters when the piece is a Nikkah gift or an Eid present rather than something you are buying for yourself.
