There were some very interesting jewels at the Oscars even though most of the women only tend to wear earrings or bracelets now. Is the necklace still with Tiffany and in the vault nearly all of the time?
Allison Janney wore a very nice necklace.
I wonder what the disappearance of necklaces is all about. Fashion for them, they don't suit the gowns, lack of offers from the jewellery houses?
So glad you started this thread.
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C5CHFA_enAU736AU737&biw=1402&bih=778&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=GMp0XKa8HIGWvQT9sJyABg&q=allison+janney+oscars&oq=oscars+allis&gs_l=img.1.1.0i8i30l5.93427.107352..110130...0.0..0.180.2726.0j17......1....1..gws-wiz-img.......0j0i67j0i30.t3-BoV1Suxc#imgrc=35QSZng6kCkk4M:
Lady Gaga wore the Tiffany Diamond yesterday at the Oscars. She is only the third person to wear the diamond after Mary Whitehouse, wife of diplomat Sheldon Whitehouse, and Audrey Hepburn.
Mary Whitehouse was the wife of diplomat, Sheldon Whitehouse, and wore the diamond on a necklace to the Tiffany Ball in 1957. What I read said that she was the lucky winner chosen to wear the necklace so there must have been some sort of charity raffle.
Hepburn wore the diamond set in a different necklace in 1961 for promotional photos for Breakfast at Tiffany's.
And Lady Gaga
The 287.42 carat rough diamond was found in 1877 and bought by Charles Lewis Tiffany who had it cut to 128.54 carats the next year by George Frederick Kunz. The diamond has had quite a few settings over the years
Early design sketch
1961 - Jean Schlumberger designed necklace
1995 - Jean Schlumberger designed Bird on a Rock setting - this wasn't actually made until after Schlumberger passed away but Tiffany's says it was based on his design
2012 - 175th anniversary necklace setting with over 100 carats of white diamonds
Tiffany & Co. - The Tiffany Diamond
The diamond is exhibited quite often usually in their New York Fifth Ave store but also around the world. The most recent non-NYC exhibition seems to have been in Vancouver in 2017. Has anyone been able to see it in person?
1
Responses
« Back to index | View thread »