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11 Jewels That Captured the Met Gala Theme
The pieces our associate editor thinks really embodied the idea of Man vs. Machine at the annual benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.
The theme of this year’s Met Gala proved to be one that was interpreted widely by the celebrities who walked the red carpet at the annual benefit, held Monday evening in New York.
“Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology” was meant to point out the differences between clothes made by man and those made by machine, haute couture versus ready-to-wear and mass produced versus handmade.
The outfits and jewelry chosen by those who walked the red carpet seemed to bring a wide range of reactions on the Internet, as social media channels and live updates allowed the masses to instantly review and divide themselves along the lines of like or dislike.
For clothes--and even in some cases, eye makeup--this meant a lot of metallic from celebrities and their stylists.
(And if you missed it, be sure to check out actress Claire Danes’ light-up dress; it was a hands-down hit. The Zac Posen design was created with custom fiber optic-woven organza.)
In jewelry, there were a lot of long earrings and bold, large metal pieces, as well as vintage-inspired pieces and the white diamond jewels that have ruled the red carpet for a while now.
Though I couldn’t get credit info in time, I thought that this hand piece on entrepreneur and businesswoman Julie Macklowe really nailed the Man vs. Machine theme. Model Gigi Hadid also had on some pretty amazing rings, topped off with a $2,000 chrome nail manicure.
Here are a few more jewels that really captured the essence of the night.
Actress Emily Blunt donned a number of Forevermark pieces, including the modern, stylish Forevermark by H.J. Namdar diamond ear cuff in white gold pictured here.
Actress Jessica Chastain wore a stunning pair of long drop earrings in white gold with diamonds from the Piaget Couture Precieuse collection.
Lily Collins, actress and daughter of musician Phil Collins, dazzled on the red carpet in a Tiffany & Co. chain link choker.
Both Blake Lively and Kim Kardashian chose to up their style ante at the Met Gala with Lorraine Schwartz jewels, with the former selecting a pair of ear dusters and the latter also sporting a modern ear cuff. (Photo credit: Lorraine Schwartz Instagram)
Tennis pro Maria Sharapova went for a bold look with jewelry from Juan Carlos Obando (who also made her dress), donning a long earring on one side and a stud on the other.
Miss USA 2012 and Miss Universe 2012 pageant winner Olivia Culpo wore Bavna earrings and rings to the Met Gala.
Though I wasn’t fond of the whole outfit choice, I thought Taylor Swift’s Mattia Cielo earrings were a great look for the evening.
Actress Uma Thurman’s amazing vintage Cartier brooch had more than 83 total carats of diamonds.
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