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BLACK, WHITE, AND “BACKLACES” TOP OSCAR-NIGHT JEWELRY TRENDS | February 27, 2013 (0 comments)
Los Angeles, CA—As the winter awards season wraps, all eyes were on Hollywood Sunday night. Not only were the 85th Academy Awards the movie industry’s biggest night, it’s also one of jewelry’s biggest nights. With lots of celebrities wearing lots of jewelry, it’s inevitable that lots of trends will be incubated, such as the “backlace,” the most talked-about jewelry trend of the evening, as well as lots of black—as in blackened metals and black gems. Here’s a capsule look at who wore what:
Platinum was the metal of choice for many stars going to both the Academy Awards and all the related after-parties. Anne Hathaway kicked off the “backlace” trend with a platinum “Corsage” necklace by Tiffany & Co. worn down her back. She also wore Tiffany’s platinum and diamond stud earrings, and “Fringe” and “Paisley” bracelets.
Even though only two celebrities wore necklaces backwards, it set all the trend-spotters' tongues wagging. Left, Jennifer Lawrence, and right, Anne Hathaway.
Jennifer Garner, wife of Ben Affleck, whose directorial efforts won a Best Picture for Argo, wore platinum by Neil Lane. She wore a darkened platinum and diamond necklace (200 carats), and darkened platinum and diamond earrings and bracelet. Naomi Watts also chose Neil Lane’s platinum and diamond drop earrings and bracelet, and Zoe Saldana wore his platinum and diamond chandelier earrings with pearls and platinum and diamond rings.
Amanda Seyfried (Les Miserables) wore platinum and diamond earrings by Lorraine Schwartz.
Charlize Theron wore Harry Winston’s vintage 1959 platinum Lattice and Cluster bracelets, a platinum and diamond marquise Lattice bracelet, and a marquise diamond ring and diamond ear studs also in platinum. Sandra Bullock and award-winning singer/songwriter Adele also chose platinum and diamonds by Harry Winston.
Kerry Washington wore an Old European cut platinum and diamond ring by Fred Leighton, Renee Zellweger chose Van Cleef & Arpels’ platinum double fan clip from 1937 featuring 52.5 carats of rubies, and 10.80 carats of diamonds.
Actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead (A Good Day to Die Hard), wore Doves earrings from the brand’s Mocha Mosaic collection. They are 18k rose gold with champagne, sparkling white, and jet black diamonds, retail $8,250.
Celebrity fave Erica Courtney was well-represented Sunday night. Actress Kelly Preston (aka Mrs. Travolta) attended the Academy Awards, the Oscars Governors Ball and the Vanity Fair party wearing Courtney’s 18k gold and diamond zultanite Empress ring. And Jordyn Grohl, wife of Foo Fighter’s David Grohl, attended the 21st Annual Elton John Academy Awards Viewing Party wearing Courtney’s 18k gold and diamond white coral drop earrings and 18k gold and diamond peridot Snowflake ring.
Jordyn Grohl, left, and Kelly Preston, right, in Erica Courtney.
Queen Latifah wore a white gold, diamond, and Kunzite ring from the Garden of Senses Collection by Brazilian deisgner Brumani with her simple white gown, below:
Le Vian also made a splash at the Oscars. Actress Halle Berry wore Le Vian’s trademarked 18k Chocolate gold ring with Vanilla diamonds (retail, $17,348). TV personality Kelly Osbourne wore a Le Vian black and white diamond ring to the Oscars; a 14k white gold ring with Blackberry diamonds (retail, $5,898), and actress Emma Roberts wore an 18k Strawberry gold ring with Vanilla and Chocolate diamonds ($5,998) to the 21st Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party.
Emma Roberts, above left, and the Le Vian ring she wore. Below, Halle Berry also chose a Le Vian ring.
Black and white was the way to go for Kelly Osbourne in Le Vian.
E! News correspondent Catt Sadler wore a palladium bracelet with more than 21 cts. of diamonds, by Jacob & Co., to the Governors Ball. Also in Jacob & Co. were actresses Vanessa Hudgens and Julie Bowen at the Vanity Fair party and E! News correspondent Jason Kennedy, who wore the Five Time Zone watch with a 47mm case and black dial.
Catt Sadler's palladium bracelet, left, and Vanessa Hugdens' earrings, right.
Hudgens wore multi-gem earrings with 69 cts. of brown and white sapphires, and more than five cts. of rubies, emeralds, and diamonds; Bowen wore micro-pave diamond stud earrings in platinum and a seven-row cocktail ring with pave set diamonds, below:
A number of nominees and performers at the Oscars chose Forevermark diamond jewelry. Best Actress Nominee Quevenzhane Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) wore Rahaminov for Forevermark cluster drop earrings and cluster diamond necklace.
Quevenzhane Wallis, left, and Jacki Weaver, right, both nominees, wore Forevermark jewelry. Wallis's was by Rahaminov; Weaver's by Stephen Webster.
Performer Samantha Barks (Les Miserables) wore a House of Waris for Forevermark “Light Emanating from the Heart” pendant with 14.67 carat oval Forevermark diamonds set in 18k yellow gold, Forevermark Diamonds from Julius Klein Group, and Rahaminov for Forevermark “The Center of My Universe” double drop earrings in 18k white gold.
Performer Norah Jones (Ted) wore Kimberly McDonald for Forevermark diamond bangle with oval, heart, princess, pear and marquise Forevermark Diamonds set in 18k oxidized gold and diamond drop earrings with pear and marquise stones set in 18k oxidized gold, plus Forevermark diamonds from Trau Bros, Forevermark, and Pluczenik Diamond Company.
Best Supporting Actress Nominee Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook) wore Stephen Webster for Forevermark “Couture Voyage Midnight over the Caspian Sea” earrings in 18k white gold and “Couture Voyage New York” bracelet in 18k White Gold. She also wore two Forevermark branded rings.
E! Host Giuliana Rancic wore Forevermark’s trademarked “The Center of My Universe” diamond drop earrings with cushion-cut diamonds and pink pave diamonds, while colleague E! Host George Kostiopoulous wore the brand’s cluster of tie pins.