I may have mentioned this before, but the only time in my life that I’ve been bowled over by the beauty of gold jewellery was when it was being worn by a Hindu lass. Gold and her skin tone were a perfect match. I’ve never seen it look half as good – no, not a tenth as good – on white or black skins.
So there you are: an aesthetic theory of the Indian love of gold.
I may have mentioned this before, but the only time in my life that I’ve been bowled over by the beauty of gold jewellery was when it was being worn by a Hindu lass. Gold and her skin tone were a perfect match. I’ve never seen it look half as good – no, not a tenth as good – on white or black skins.
So there you are: an aesthetic theory of the Indian love of gold.