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February 25, 2025
At this 12 months’s Oscars, the jewellery on the purple carpet shall be daring assertion earrings and chunky necklaces, in addition to uncommon pure diamonds and a extra artistic use of gems by male stars, in keeping with a De Beers jewellery knowledgeable.
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“For the Oscars, it’s pretty much go big or go home,” stated Sally Morrison, U.S. pure diamonds lead for De Beers Group.
The journey of jewellery from the showroom to the purple carpet could be an intricate dance between jewellery corporations, stylists, and designers, in addition to the celebrities themselves.
“We hear from a lot of the stylists. They will tell us directionally what kinds of things they’re looking for – shapes, silhouettes, perhaps color palettes,” stated Morrison.
“Very often we don’t know until the person actually is on the carpet, what has been selected. So it’s a nerve-wracking time of year for us, but it’s also super exciting.”
Assertion earrings and necklaces are forecast to be the fashion this 12 months, akin to the big, layered diamond necklaces donned by Sarah Paulson on the Golden Globe awards.
“We’re also seeing like really substantial necklaces that include rough diamonds. This past week, Zoe Saldana wore a very big necklace with lots of green and brown and yellow rough diamonds in it,” stated Morrison.
Oscar nominee Timothee Chalamet, in the meantime, has worn line necklaces and layered items. “He definitely pushes the envelope for diamond jewelry on men,” she stated, including that she expects to see growing creativity from males this 12 months.
Some celebrities choose to stay with classics which can be extra easy – however nonetheless fairly particular.
“This one is a little over 11 carats,” she stated, pointing to at least one sparkly ring. “It’s D flawless, so it’s the rarest of the rare… I would expect some of these big, pure, beautiful natural diamonds to be on the carpet, too.”
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