If you’re walking down the street in the USA, and you see someone covered in jewelry from head to toe, you’ll probably think they’re strange, eccentric or maybe even a little odd. But if you’re in India, and you see that same person, you’d think they were perfectly normal. In India, you see, wearing copious amounts jewelry on as many body parts as possible is a status symbol. It shows marital status, financial status and even status in the eyes of the gods.

Indian ankle bracelets are still very much a trendy part of the complete Indian wardrobe. Let’s face it, today we’re a multi-ethnic society, so it shouldn’t come as any surprise that our jewelry comes from all over the world! If you’re looking for the latest and greatest in Indian jewelry, the name of the game is silver bracelets, gold bracelets, and silver and gold ankle bracelets in opulent handcrafted styles, often embellished with richly colored gemstones.

Think belly dancer. No, this isn’t one of those moments where you should think Shakira! Belly dancing is an ancient form of dance expression, and the thickly beaded, cheerfully clanking gold and silver on belly dancers’ costumes, although traditionally more Middle Eastern than Indian, are the same key elements used in Indian ankle bracelets as well.

While we in the US don’t necessarily wear ankle bracelets to mark our social status or our tribe (or, for that matter, to declare us to be fertile and ripe for the picking!) an Indian anklet is still a jazzy addition to any outfit. So enjoy them! Summer is the ideal season to show off a gold or silver ankle bracelet against your sun-kissed skin.

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