The lotus at the center is widely associated with purity and spiritual rising through adversity, drawing from Buddhist and Hindu iconography, while the lace-like scrollwork and hanging jewel drops reference bridal or Victorian ornamentation and body jewelry traditions. Combined, the piece reads more as decorative body adornment than a fixed symbolic statement, which is part of its appeal for people who want elegance over specific meaning.

Where it sits

The wide, downward-pointing V shape with a central pendant makes this a natural fit for the sternum and lower collarbone area, or scaled down as an underbust piece, since it mirrors the body's own lines there. It could also work across the upper back or shoulders if flipped, but the dangling chain and teardrop elements need vertical drop space to read properly. Shrinking it for a wrist or ankle would collapse the lace texture and lose the dotwork shading in the lotus petals.

Making it yours

Ask an artist for any of these.

  • Reduce the number of hanging teardrop pendants from seven to three
  • Drop the cross-hatched lace wings and keep just the lotus
  • Add subtle color, such as gold shading in the chains
  • Scale the whole piece down for a sternum-to-underbust placement
  • Pair it with a smaller mandala motif on the shoulder
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