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Celebrity Jewelry Gawk: Glamorous in gold
October and November were golden months for celebrities and their jewelry styles, as they turned out in yellow- and white-hued bangles, rings and earrings for red carpet appearances, galas and parties.
Scroll down to check out the best in celebrity jewelry this fall.
Blake Lively (below) wore Gucci’s 18-karat yellow and pink gold “Bamboo” bracelets to the Gucci women’s spring/summer 2014 ready-to-wear fashion show in Milan, Italy.
Kate Hudson attended the IHeartRadio music festival in Las Vegas wearing an 18-karat yellow gold-plated and onyx bracelet ($695) by W. Britt.
Chandra Wilson of Grey’s Anatomy donned Supreme Jewelry’s 18-karat white gold and diamond ring for CoachArt’s ninth annual Gala of Champions in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Anne Hathaway accessorized with Dana Rebecca Designs’ “Melissa Louise” 14-karat gold and pink sapphire bangle ($3,630) at Elyse Walker’s 2013 Pink Party in Los Angeles.
Eva Amurri Martino of New Girl wore Van Cleef & Arpel’s 18-karat white gold, diamond and pink and mauve sapphire earrings to the jewelry house’s international exhibition, “A Quest for Beauty: The Art of Van Cleef & Arpels,” at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, Calif.
Ashlee Simpson donned Wendy Yue’s 18-karat white gold ring with coral, brown and black diamonds, pink, white and blue sapphires and rubies for the GQ Men of the Year party in Los Angeles.
Modern Family’s Sarah Hyland accessorized with Carrera y Carrera’s yellow gold and onyx “Granada” ring for the Los Angeles premiere of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks wore Amrapali’s 18-karat gold and diamond earrings at a Johnnie Walker Platinum Label party in Santa Monica, Calif.
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