Jewels seen at the Oscars: precious and unique pieces from 1929 to today

The jewels of the Oscars that we will not forget

The parure of emeralds and diamonds on white gold by Bulgari that Liz Taylor sported in 1967 when she received the Oscar as Best Leading Actress For Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? . Her Precious gift from her husband Richard Burton, she knew that her jewels made her happy and he tried to be thoughtful in satisfying every wish of hers as much as possible. But she is not the most expensive jewel seen on the red carpet at the Oscars: Gloria Stuart showed up in 1998 with a diamond necklace and a mega blue sapphire around her neck that resembled the “Heart of the Ocean

“, the jewel-object of the film Titanic, linked to the myth and several love stories, including that of Rose & Jack. In fact, it is said that the very rare blue diamond was part of the treasures of King Louis XVI, and that it was later cut into a heart to be given to Caledon Hockley’s fiancée. The one worn by the actress on the red carpet will not be the “Heart of the Ocean“, but it is estimated that the value of Harry Winston’s necklace is about 20 million dollars.

The choker worn by Gwyneth Paltrow is more sober, the perfect complement to the pink dress by Ralph Lauren and worn by the actress in 1999, awarded as Best Leading Actress For Shakespeare in Love. Always minimal the nacklace tiffany & co. by Anne Hathaway in 2011 (94 carats, including earrings) and that of Neil Lane sported by Jennifer Lawrence in 2014 (100 carats). In 2015 Margot Robbie embellished her deep “V” neckline with a necklace by Van Cleef & Arpels: 300 sapphires, 150 diamonds with a hinged structure, a faithful reproduction of the original necklace designed in 1938 for the Duchess of Windsor.

Among the earrings we want to remember the Colombian emerald drops by Angelina Jolie in 2009 (Lorraine Schwartz), the Chopard pendants for Cate Blanchett in 2014 and the diamonds (also Lorraine Schwartz and worth 8 million dollars) chosen by Lady Gaga in 2016 .

As for the brooches, we find the bow by Fred Leighton on the LV red dress by Michelle Williams (2012) and the multicolor bouquet by Louis Vuitton Haute Joaillerie placed on the hip by Gwyneth Paltrow (2011) quite pretty.

In recent years we have also seen more modern jewels parading at the Oscars, such as the choker by Olivia Wilde and Karlie Kloss, while Keira Knightley in 2015 opted for a jeweled headband by Chanel.

Also unforgettable are the Tiffany & Co. jewels seen on the red carpet at the Oscars: the yellow diamond seen around Lady Gaga’s neck (previously worn by Audrey Hepburn) and then the necklace from the Botanica collection on Florence Pugh’s décolleté.

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