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Associate Editor Natalie Francisco shares eight of her favorite jewelry looks from the 77th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, held Sunday night.
Kristen Bell (far left) and Angela Bassett were among the many celebrities who chose not to add a necklace to their outfits at the Primetime Emmy Awards, while Lalisa Manobal donned a Bulgari “Serpenti” necklace that fit with her “The White Lotus” co-star Walton Goggins’ snake-themed jewels.
The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards took place on Sunday at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
Comedian Nate Bargatze hosted the show and introduced a unique tactic to keep Emmy Award winners from continuing their speeches over their allotted time.
He planned to donate $100,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of America, but here was the twist—he deducted $1,000 for every second a winner exceeded their time or added $1,000 for every second a winner finished their speech before using their allotted 45 seconds.
By the end of the show $350,000 was donated to the charity, with $250,000 coming from Bargatze and $100,000 from CBS.
On the fashion front, many stars (and/or their stylists) chose not to decorate their decolletage with a necklace, with the exception of the noteworthy drop necklaces worn by “The White Lotus” stars Natasha Rothwell, Parker Posey, and Sydney Sweeney.
Here are eight of my favorite looks from the 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards.
Jenna Ortega
Comedian Nate Bargatze hosted the show and introduced a unique tactic to keep Emmy Award winners from continuing their speeches over their allotted time.
He planned to donate $100,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of America, but here was the twist—he deducted $1,000 for every second a winner exceeded their time or added $1,000 for every second a winner finished their speech before using their allotted 45 seconds.
By the end of the show $350,000 was donated to the charity, with $250,000 coming from Bargatze and $100,000 from CBS.
On the fashion front, many stars (and/or their stylists) chose not to decorate their decolletage with a necklace, with the exception of the noteworthy drop necklaces worn by “The White Lotus” stars Natasha Rothwell, Parker Posey, and Sydney Sweeney.
Here are eight of my favorite looks from the 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards.
Jenna Ortega
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“Wednesday” star Jenna Ortega presented the Emmy Award for supporting actress in a drama series in a Givenchy top made entirely of giant jewels and crystals.
She accessorized her bejeweled clothing with pieces in 18-karat rose gold from Pomellato’s “Nudo” collection.
Her “Nudo” bracelet featured prasiolite and diamonds, paired with a prasiolite ring and an 18-karat white gold diamond ring.
Her earrings were a mismatched pair, with one white topaz and diamond “Nudo” earring and one London blue topaz and diamond “Nudo” earring.
Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart
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Hannah Einbinder won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for HBO Max’s “Hacks” wearing a pair of white gold and diamond earrings and rings by Marco Bicego.
On her Louis Vuitton dress, Einbinder and a handful of other celebrities, including Nicole Ansari, Alexandrea Shipp, Megan Stalter, and Aimee Lou Wood, wore an Artists4Ceasefire pin. The organization is a collective of artists and advocates who are calling for peace for Palestinians and Israelis.
Einbinder’s “Hacks” co-star Jean Smart, who won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, also focused on earrings, wearing Rahaminov Diamonds’ 18-karat yellow gold earrings featuring white and fancy yellow diamonds.
She paired the earrings with a bypass ring in platinum and 18-karat yellow gold and an 18-karat yellow gold ring with white and fancy yellow diamonds, all by Rahaminov Diamonds.
Kristen Bell
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Kristen Bell, an Emmy nominee for “Nobody Wants This,” also skipped the addition of a necklace to an otherwise naked neckline, wearing only earrings and rings by Bucherer.
She donned the Bucherer “Inner Fire” high jewelry earrings and ear studs with brilliant-cut diamonds.
For her rings, she chose a piece from the “Rock Diamonds” collection with trapeze- and brilliant-cut diamonds, a solitaire ring from the “Joy” collection, a toi et moi ring with emerald- and oval-cut diamonds, and an “Eternity” wedding ring with brilliant-cut diamonds.
While many guests at last night’s Emmy Awards choose to not decorate their décolletage with jewels, those who did wear one chose a drop necklace, continuing a jewelry trend from the 2025 Oscars.
Natasha Rothwell
Natasha Rothwell, who was nominated for an Emmy for her role on “The White Lotus,” sported a drop necklace with her voluminous Ines Di Santo gown.
Her one-of-a-kind diamond necklace by David Webb featured a large emerald pendant and was paired with rings set with emeralds, rubies, sapphires, and diamonds.
Angela Bassett
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Angela Bassett attended the Emmy Awards in a Yara Shoemaker dress paired with Lagos jewelry.
She wore the brand’s one-of-a-kind pink tourmaline and diamond ring in 18-karat yellow gold and a pink sapphire and pear-shaped diamond ring both from the “SML” high jewelry collection.
Bassett also accessorized with the “Cascading Leaves” diamond earrings and the “Linear” diamond bracelet from “SML,” as well as the Lagos “Caviar” five-station diamond bracelet in 18-karat yellow gold.
Walton Goggins
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Snakes, snakes, and more snakes—it was a trend in Las Vegas and it has continued, possibly due to this year being the Year of the Snake.
Walton Goggins themed his Emmy Award look after a scene in season three of “The White Lotus” where his character, Rick Hatchett, gets high and releases caged venomous snakes. Goggins later told Jimmy Kimmel that he actually got bitten by a snake while filming the scene.
His jewelry—a gold ring, bracelet, and pendant—featured the ancient motif of the ouroboros, a snake eating its own tail that symbolizes the endless cycle of destruction and rebirth.
For the pendant, the snake appeared to be circling a disc of malachite.
The three pieces depicting a snake were styled alongside a gold watch and a signet ring.
Lisa Manobal
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Goggins’ “The White Lotus” co-star Lalisa Manobal, better known to many as Lisa from Blackpink, continued the snake theme. As a Bulgari ambassador, she wore the jeweler’s high jewelry “Serpenti” set.
Her yellow gold and pavé diamond necklace highlights a floral design on the snake’s head made of 18 pear- and marquise-cut sapphires and two pear-cut orange garnets surrounding a 3.27-carat oval-cut garnet.
The “Serpenti” bracelet features an oval-cut mandarin garnet, eight pear-cut pink sapphires, 10 marquise-cut pink sapphires, two pear-cut garnets, and pavé-set diamonds in yellow gold.
The matching “Serpenti” earrings focus on the snake’s head, with oval-cut mandarin garnets, pear-cut pink sapphires, pear-cut garnets, and pavé-set diamonds in yellow gold.
Meanwhile, the “Serpenti” ring wraps around Manobal’s finger with an oval-cut garnet, pear-cut sapphires, marquise-cut sapphires, pear-cut garnets, and pavé-set diamonds in yellow gold.
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