Riddhima Kapoor Sahni issues apology after being accused of plagiarising design for jewellery brand

Riddhima Kapoor Sahni issues apology after being accused of plagiarising design for jewellery brand

FP Staff November 27, 2018, 11:13:06 IST

Anonymous Instagram account DietSabya had posted a side by side comparison of Kokichi Mikimoto’s original design and the one from Riddhima Kapoor’s label.

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Riddhima Kapoor Sahni issues apology after being accused of plagiarising design for jewellery brand

Designer Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, sister of Ranbir Kapoor, who had launched a festive jewellery line under her label, R Jewellery, has apologised for allegedly plagiarising a design of  Japanese entrepreneur Kokichi Mikimoto. Riddhima took to Instagram and shared her apology.

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DietSabya, the anonymous Instagram account dedicated towards exposing imitations, appropriations and plagiarism relating to fashion, posted a side by side comparison image of Riddhima’s design versus Kokichi Mikimoto’s diamond and pearl earrings, remarking that the cultured pearls looked identical.

Hours later, Riddhima issued a statement, aplogising for not crediting Kokichi Mikimoto, the original creator and founder of luxury pearl company Mikimoto.

Kapoor currently works as the creative head of R Jewellery.

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