Diljit Dosanjh served and how at his Met Gala debut. The Punjabi hitmaker walked the blue carpet at the prestigious fashion event in New York, representing his culture and roots in a Prabal Gurung ensemble. The singer has received praise for merging his Punjabi heritage with the Black Dandyism theme of the gala, and many noted his look paid homage to the Maharaja of Patiala. Diljit’s team revealed that they wanted the homage to hit closer by actually wearing the Maharaja’s personal jewellery, but were denied
Dressed like a Maharaja, Diljit made heads turn in a custom Prabal Gurung outfit. He wore traditional attire — a turban (a symbol of Sikh identity) and a kurta and tehmat (a long tunic and draped bottoms). His cape also had Gurumukhi script, and the singer completed his outfit with a sword.
But the singer’s team revealed that they tried to get a special piece of jewellery to make the look stand out even more. In 1928, the Maharaja of Patiala commissioned Cartier to make him a diamond necklace that weighed 1,000 carats — the largest necklace the French jeweler has ever made. The Patiala necklace, containing a staggering 2900 diamonds, was priced at ₹10 crore at the time ($2.5 billion or ₹21000 crore today).
Diljit’s stylist, Abhilasha Devnani, ‘tried to borrow that iconic Cartier necklace for the night’ but was told that ‘it sits sealed in a museum’. Eventually, she commissioned the Indian jeweller Golecha to create jewellery inspired by the prince’s collection, including a turban brooch.
