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Celebrity Jewelry Gawk™ – Marching the red carpet
March was a month for series and movie premieres and charity events for celebrities, giving ample opportunities for stars to strut their newest baubles. Long, drop earrings with colored gemstones are ever the trend, commonly paired with semi-precious stones in...
March was a month for series and movie premieres and charity events for celebrities, giving ample opportunities for stars to strut their newest baubles.
Long, drop earrings with colored gemstones are ever the trend, commonly paired with semi-precious stones in green or blue hues. Diamond Riviera-style necklaces have become prevalent among stars, as well as bright, bold rings that pop with color.
Here is the best in celebrity jewelry seen in the past month.
The Bachelor’s Ben Flajnik proposed to Courtney Robinson with a Neil Lane cushion-cut diamond engagement ring (below) set in platinum, accented with 96 round-cut diamonds.
Friends with Kids actress Jennifer Westfeldt (below, with beau Jon Hamm) wore Erica Courtney’s 18-karat gold, green tourmaline and diamond drop earrings ($38,800) to the season five premiere of Mad Men.
Desperate Housewives’ Vanessa Williams was spotted wearing Manya & Roumen’s 18-karat yellow gold Celestial Goldfish ring (below, $9,680) with Swiss blue topaz eyes in West Hollywood.
First Lady Michelle Obama (below) wore Kimberly McDonald blue geode and diamond stud earrings, set in 18-karat white gold with black rhodium, in Washington, D.C.
Elizabeth Olsen of Silent House wore Piaget jewelry to the movie’s screening in March. Olsen wore the brand’s Possession Classique chain motif ring (below) in 18-karat yellow gold with two rows of brilliant-cut diamonds.
21 Jump Street’s Holly Robinson Peete (below) wore LAGOS’ tapered circle earrings to the movie’s premiere.
Victoria’s Secret supermodel Adriana Lima (below) was spotted wearing a 14-karat white gold and diamond Roller Coaster ring ($3,950) by KC Designs.
Prime Suspects’ Maria Bello wore De Beers’ Rainfall two-row bracelet (below), made with 536 white, round brilliant diamonds set in 18-karat white gold ($50,000), to the WPT Foundation Launch in Los Angeles.
The Hunger Games’ Jacqueline Emerson went to the premiere of the film wearing the “Birds of Paradise” pendant featuring diamonds, garnets, and yellow, mauve and pink sapphires set in 18-karat yellow gold, from Van Cleef & Arpels.
Jennifer Lawrence, also of The Hunger Games, wore Forevermark jewelry in her cover photo for Germany’s Interview magazine. Lawrence wore the brand’s Premier Gem fancy drop necklace (below, top) and an A. Link for Forevermark lattice bracelet (below, bottom).
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