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.
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.