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Celebrity Jewelry Gawk™ - Dazzling diamonds

EditorsAug 23, 2011

Celebrity Jewelry Gawk™ - Dazzling diamonds

Diamonds are no stranger to the red carpet, serving as a globally recognized symbol of success and wealth. With a summer full of soirees, premieres and galas, celebrities donned this coveted stone in the latest styles, mostly favoring glamorous drop...

Diamonds are no stranger to the red carpet, serving as a globally recognized symbol of success and wealth. With a summer full of soirees, premieres and galas, celebrities donned this coveted stone in the latest styles, mostly favoring glamorous drop earrings while still making room for simpler--yet just as luxurious--bangles.

Sarah Hyland (below), an actress on ABC’s series Modern Family, wore Diamond in the Rough Sodwana diamond earrings ($16,500) and Orielle bracelet ($85,000) to a viewing of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 at the Lincoln Center in New York City.










Singer Colbie Caillat (below) wore a Bavna silver diamond bangle ($600) during her performance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in Burbank, California.







Actress Olivia Munn wore a diamond, coral and 14-karat gold cocktail ring (below) by Neil Lane to a premiere of the new movie, Our Idiot Brother. The ring retails for $5,000.




Actress Jaime Pressly (below) wore Sutra’s 18-karat gold, 4-tier natural brown rough cut diamond earrings ($20,000) to the 10th annual InStyle Summer Soiree this month in Hollywood.







Actress Olivia Wilde (below) wore Sethi Couture’s 18-karat yellow gold and white diamond ball stud earrings ($790) to the United Kingdom premiere of Cowboys & Aliens this month in London.







Actress Brittany Snow (below) wore Le Vian’s 18-karat rose gold and diamond ball earrings ($7,947) to the 2011 VH1 Do Something Awards in Hollywood this month.







ABC’s Switched at Birth actress Constance Marie wore Vahan’s 14-karat gold and sterling silver bracelet with diamonds (below) to the 26th Annual Imagen Awards Gala in Beverly Hills this month. The bracelet retails for $3,200.




Gossip Girl actress Katie Cassidy (below) wore a Hellmuth 18-karat white gold and diamond Croco ring ($1,959) to the 10th Annual InStyle Summer Soiree in London this month.







Songstress Demi Lovató wore a rose-gold plated snake ring with diamonds and ruby eyes (below) for the cover of her new album, Unbroken. The ring retails for $835.




Brumani’s diamond pieces have been making frequent red carpet appearances this summer. Jennifer Lopez (below) wore Brumani’s earrings with brown diamonds, Morion quartz and champagne citrine ($4,464) to the BAFTA Brits to Watch 2011 Gala. The earrings are from the Mumbai Collection.







>Viola Davis (below), from the 2011 movie The Help, wore Brumani’s 18-karat gold earrings with orange moonstone and diamonds ($7,853) to the movie’s Los Angeles premiere this month.







Jennifer Morrison (below), of the CBS show

How I Met Your Mother, wore Brumani’s earrings in white and pink gold with diamonds ($1,969) to a Disney ABC TCA Summer Press Tour this month.







Morrison was also spotted sporting Victor Velyan’s 24-karat and diamond earrings (below) to an InStyle dinner this month. The earrings retail for $8,280.



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