WITH the minimalist "90s behind
us, high society is rekindling its
fondness for ’80s excess.

Gold and glitter, considered garish in the
pared-down ‘90s, is now back in a big way. So
too are diamonds, it would seem, if we are to
take our syle cues from the celebrity set.

An estimated $100 million US’ worth of
diamond jewelry appeared on celebrities
attending the 72nd annual Academy Awards
ceremony in March.

The diamond fest continued at the 53rd
annual International Film Festival at Cannes,
which wrapped this week. Angie Everhart and
Claudia Schiffer were among the celebrities
dripping in diamonds.

At the Academy Awards in March,
Hollywood's most glamorous women stacked
beautiful diamond bracelets up their arms and
placed large diamonds around their necks.

Top jewellers who descended upon
Hollywood for the Academy Awards virtually
ran out of diamond bracelets as actresses such
as Cameron Diaz (Being Jolm Matkovich),
Angelina Jolie (Best Supporting Actress win-
ner for Girl Interrupted), Ashley Judd and
Mena Suvari (American Beauty) opted for
sparkle around their wrists.

Large diamond necklaces were another
favourite of young Hollywood actresses as
Hillary Swank (Best Actress winner for Bovs
Don’t Cra), Chloe Sevigny (Sovs Don’t Cry),
Heather Graham (Austin Powers: The Spy Who
Shagged Me) and Vanessa L. Williams, who all
chose to accessorize their glamorous gowns
with diamonds.

Another trend seen at the 72nd Academy
Awards were coloured diamonds in the form
of an 81-carat intense yellow cushion-cut dia-
mond pendant (valued at $9 million US) worn
by supermodel Tyra Banks, white and intense
pink diamonds on the ears of Salma Hayek and
Julianne Moore’s yellow and white diamond
drop earrings ($675,000 US) and 7.52-carat

FASHION -
@ Glam is back with glitter

photo Diamond Information Cente
HOLLYWOOD starlet Heather Graham's
Academy Awards diamond bib choker
from Fred Leighton totalled 50 carats.

fancy vivid yellow diamond ring by Harry
Winston.

The over-the-top diamond suite (pendant
necklace, stud earrings and two rings) worn by
Banks, who was ABC's pre-show co-host,
weighed i in at an incredible 132.5 carats, mak-
ing the four-carat diamond stud earring
($40,000 US) worn by Michael Clarke
Duncan (Best Supporting Actor nominee, The
Green Mile) look like a bargain.

Source: Diamond Information Centre

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