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Your Favorite Brands At The Oscars: Who Wore What On Jewelry’s Biggest Night | March 05, 2014 (0 comments)
Hollywood, CA—Look no farther than the 86th Annual Academy Awards to see what’s trending in fine jewelry as well as formalwear and, of course, film. While few women will be as bedecked in diamonds and gems as those who walked the ultimate red carpet on Sunday, the trends that emerge during Oscar night impact the kinds of jewelry your customers wear every day. And with so many well-known designers and brands represented at the Oscars, it’s highly likely some of these same names are already in your showcases.
Two big trends The Centurion spotted were a noticeable increase in big on-the-ear earrings and big colored gemstone earrings, especially green ones. Look at the bobs worn by E!’s Alicia Quarles as she hosted the network’s red carpet preview show (18k yellow gold with diamonds and uvarovite garnet by Kara Ross), and by style commentator Laura Brown of Harpers Bazaar magazine. But other gems also made a statement, not least of which were Cate Blanchett’s dazzling opal earrings from Chopard (top of page), which reflected her Aussie pride and were as memorable as her acceptance speech emphasizing that women in film are not a niche market.
E! correspondent Alicia Quarles, left, wore showstopping green earrings by Kara Ross. Green also was the earring of choice for special correspondent Laura Brown, executive editor of Harper's Bazaar.
The neat on-ear diamond clips worn by the likes of Camilla Alves, Lupita Nyong’o (Fred Leighton’s 18k yellow gold and rose-cut diamond spiked crescent earrings), and E!’s Catt Sandler make buttons suddenly feel totally right again. Sandra Bullock and Maria Menounos went for diamonds climbing up the ear, but studs and smaller buttons also work, as sported by the likes of Charlize Theron and Emma Watson.
Buttons are back: Lupita Nyong'o, left, and Catt Sadler, right, in diamond versions. Below, Sandra Bullock sported diamond ear climbers. (Image: JustJared)
We also saw a return to necklaces after years of bare-necked stars, and of course statement rings and diamond-bedecked wrists are always de rigueur for the Oscars. But while one or two stars went all out, the prevailing rule was to adorn three out of four: make a statement on your ears, wrist, and fingers, or on your neck, wrist and fingers, but leave something unadorned.
Here are jewelry names you know on stars you love:
Laura Dern wore Brumani diamond rings, and Ellie Kemper wore Brumani diamond earrings, diamond bracelet, and diamond ring at the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter.
Laura Dern, left wore Brumani's looping diamond and crystal ring, left, and Panache diamond, morganite, and sapphire ring, right.
Singer Idina Menzel wore a 77.12-ct. diamond collar and 34.6-ct. diamond bracelet from Chimento, with Demarco diamond earrings, and a Suzanne Kalan diamond ring.
The choker and bracelet from Chimento and diamond earrings from De Marco worn by Idina Menzel.
Benjamin Javaheri's Uneek Jewelry graced the arm of the real Philomena Lee, below left, whose life was depicted in the movie Philomena, nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture. Lee wore Uneek’s limited Edition bracelet featuring more than 830 diamonds (almost 25 ctw) in various sizes and cuts, set in platinum, below right:
Shaun Robinson wore Doves by Doron Paloma angel hair and diamond earrings. Maria Menounos also wore Doves. She chose a hematite and diamond ring, along with Demarco diamond rings, and Jack Vartanian seven-carat diamond ear climbers.
Shaun Robinson, above left, wore Doves earrings and ring, above right, while Maria Menounos, below right, wore the brand's hematite ring, below left.
The boys got in on the fun too: Johnny Weir, below, wore a Le Vian diamond brooch and a Demarco diamond ring.
Jennifer Lee, below, co-sirector of Disney's Frozen, wore Erica Courtney’s platinum and diamond green tourmaline Queens charm pendant necklace.
Alicia Quarles also carried Kara Ross’s Mira Mini clutch in gold metallic lizard, while stylist and television personality Louise Roe carried Ross’s Gemmo clutch in gold selenite resin, both from the designer’s fall-winter 2014 handbag collection. Actress Amanda Peet, who attended the Vanity Fair Oscars party, wore two of Ross’s Line Cuff bracelets in black ebony with 18kt yellow gold and diamonds, and a one-of-a-kind clutch in black alligator with yellow gold and onyx accents, to the Vanity Fair Oscars party.
Lupita Nyong'o wore Fred Leighton’s 18k yellow gold and diamond headband, 18k yellow gold and rose-cut diamond spiked crescent earrings, 19th century yellow gold and diamond coiled snake bracelet, 18k yellow gold frog ring, 19th century yellow gold, pearl and diamond ring, 19th century yellow gold and opal ring, 1960's 18k gold, turquoise, and diamond ring.
More Oscar Weekend Jewelry Looks
Beverly Hills, CA—The Oscars may be the top TV draw of the weekend, but just like the weekends surrounding the industry's Twenty-Four Karat Club events in both New York and Los Angeles, there are a host of other events going on in conjunction with the main event—and all of course require that celebrities get decked out with fine jewelry. Here’s a look at who wore what to various other Oscar weekend events:
American actress, model and singer Zoe Kravitz attended L'Oreal Paris' pre-Oscar event wearing Mastoloni's black and white Ice Tassel necklace from the Signature Ice Collection. The necklace features 7-11 mm cultured pearls accented with 30.00 ctw of black diamonds. The tassel is made up of 3.5 - 5mm cultured pearls accented with 1.08 ctw brilliant cut white diamonds.
Also in Mastoloni were Tysha Williams and Sue Munro. Williams, assistant director of The New Face of Salve and hostess of Studio 3 Hollywood Up Close, wore Mastoloni's Signature Collection Black Ice earrings, featuring 12.2 mm Tahitian pearls accented with 9.90 ctw black and white diamonds set in 18kt white gold. Munro, wife of Chris Munro, Oscar winner for Best Sound Mixing for Gravity, wore Mastoloni's Signature Collection golden ribbon earrings, featuring 15.5 mm golden South Sea pearls wrapped in 1.75 ctw brilliant cut white diamonds set in 18kt white gold.
Tysha Williams, above, and Sue Munro, below, both chose Mastoloni earrings for Oscar night.
Jennifer Morrison wore Jorge Adeler druzy and black onyx earrings and Le Vian diamond rings to the QVC 5th Annual Red Carpet Style event at The Four Seasons Hotel on February 28. Laura Dern also wore Le Vian diamond earrings at the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach on March 1, 2014 in Santa Monica, CA. At the same event, actress Elisabeth Röhm wore earrings and a ring from the Porto Cervo collection by Antonini. She chose the rhodochrosite-smoky quartz combination. Separately, Röhm wore a Doves by Doron Paloma ring and a Carla Amorim bracelet at 'Vanity Fair and Chrysler Toast American Hustle' at Ago in Los Angeles, CA, on February 27.
Jennifer Morrison, above, in Le Vian rings, and Laura Dern, below, in the brand's earrings.
Jaimie Alexander, below left, wore Ivy spinel and diamond earrings and a Doves by Doron Paloma amethyst and diamond ring, below right, at the Giorgio Armani special celebration honoring Martin Scorsese and Paolo Sorrentino, at the Giorgio Armani Flagship Boutique on February 28.
Christina Hendricks, below, wore Carrera y Carrera diamond earrings and Demarco diamond rings at the 22nd Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party at The City of West Hollywood Park on March 2.
Demi Lovato, below right, wore Demarco diamond earrings at the First Annual unite4:humanity event at the Sony Pictures Studios on February 27 in Los Angeles.
Anne V wore Carla Amorim diamond earrings and a Le Vian diamond ring at the 7th Annual Hollywood Domino and Bovet 1822 Gala, benefiting artists for peace and justice at Sunset Tower on February 27, in West Hollywood. At the same event, Odette Annable wore a Jack Vartanian Serpent diamond cuff and Sethi Couture diamond rings, Rumer Willis wore Le Vian diamond earrings, and Vanessa Hudgens wore Jack Vartanian ruby and black diamond earrings and a Brumani black quartz and diamond ring.
Anne V, above, in Le Vian. Below left, Odette Anabile in Sethi Couture and below right, Rumer Wills in Le Vian diamond earrings.
