Today I want to talk to you about cinema and jewelry. Necklaces, specifically. Legendary pieces that appear in famous films and that They are much more than props: They are part of the story and help tell it.
Somehow, These necklaces or chokers are also protagonists and we can't remember the movie without them.
Can you imagine Audrey Hepburn having her coffee and croissant for breakfast in front of the Tiffany window... without wearing that fabulous pearl necklace?
It's so recognizable that it's part of the scene. An icon. A frame for history.
Today I'm going to talk to you about that and other emblematic necklaces and you'll see how well-chosen jewelry, They cease to be a complement and become part of the story itself.
Do they sound familiar? These 5 necklaces are already cinema icons.
The choice of jewelry for a film can be crucial. And Hollywood knows this. The pieces chosen for an actress and a scene must be reflection of the character's identity, their attitude towards life, their mood, their character…
Jewelry always accompanies, complements and They establish a dialogue with the person wearing them.
And if we talk about cinema, too send a message to the viewer.
And that's why, when the choice is especially successful, there are pieces that go down in history. Today I'm going to tell you which are for me the most emblematic necklaces. I'm sure you'll remember them all...
1. Audrey Hepburn and the Tiffany Diamond (Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1961)
I have already reminded you of the most famous scene in the entire film, in which The actress has breakfast in front of the Tiffany window, on Fifth Avenue in NY.
She wore a black Givenchy dress that was (is) an absolute dream and a four-strand pearl necklace (designed by Tiffany & Co) with a fabulous central diamond brooch.
But Audrey Hepburn also visits that shop window to leisurely look at a necklace: the Ribbon Rosette. A necklace valued at more than 200 million euros with the center bearing the Tiffany Diamond, the largest yellow diamond ever found.
The Ribbon Rosette is a design of Jean Schlumberger, one of the leading designers of Tiffany & Co, and father of some of the most spectacular pieces in that house.
As a curiosity, more recently, The Tiffany Diamond was worn by Lady Gaga at the 91st Academy Awards, where she won the award for Best Original Song for Swallow, in “A Star Is Born” (2018).
The Tiffany Diamond has been exhibited all over the world, but always returns to his “home” on Fifth Avenue, where he is on public display.
2. The 1308 diamonds of the Nicole Kdiman necklace (Moulin Rouge, 2001)
This is one of the most spectacular necklaces in the entire history of cinema, with its 1,308 diamonds mounted on a white gold base. The total reaches 134 carats and is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most expensive necklace created for a movie.
Her name is Satine, just like the character played by Nicole Kidman in the film, and weighs about 500 grams.
Its creator was Stefano Caturi, who was inspired by the opulence and extravagance of the Louis XVI style for its creation.
3. Natalie Portman and the B for power on her necklace (The Other Boleyn Girl, 2008)
If you think that using initials as a brand is something relatively new, I have to tell you no. And I'll tell you the story of the famous B on Anne Boleyn's collar, worn by Natalie Portman in the film that tells the story of the two sisters, Ana and María.
There are few portraits of Anne Boleyn, because Henry VIII had them all burned to get rid of his image after the famous beheading.
However, a painting is preserved in the National Gallery in London, in which an exceptional jewel stands out: a pearl necklace with a big capital B, the trademark of the Bolena house.
That necklace, whereabouts unknown, It was recreated for the film "The Other Boleyn Girl", and it is now also part of the history of cinema.
4. The rubies in Julia Roberts' necklace (Pretty Woman, 1990)
The charming story told by Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, which we can't stop watching no matter how many years go by, has a third protagonist: the choker of 23 rubies surrounded by diamonds.
It was designed by Fred Joailler, which today has a collection called precisely Pretty Woman (the famous red rubies are not missing).
Remember that in their Rodeo Drive store in Beverly Hills, they received that curious order from the production team of Pretty Woman, who were looking for a necklace for the lead actress.
With the necklace, I always remember Julia Roberts' natural laugh (it wasn't in the script) when Gere jokes with her.I show her the jewel she is going to wear.
5. Marilyn Monroe and her best friends (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953)
Another scene for history, in which a necklace is the protagonist (without meaning to steal the shot from the great Marilyn, because it is impossible).
That fuchsia pink dress, with the endless gloves and necklace, while she performs “Diamonds are a girl's best fiends”… a marvel, no matter how you look at it. Unimaginable otherwise.
And you, do you have a favorite necklace from the history of cinema?
Jewelry always accompanies, complements and They establish a dialogue with the person wearing them.
If we talk about cinema, too send a message to the viewer. And, if we talk about daily life, they are a statement of intent: they always have a story to tell.
Tell me which one you have set your sights on and why, and so on. We know other mythical necklaces. Are you up for it?