Film buffs, celebrities, models and A-listers took to the red carpet in unique statement earrings, broad diamond-studded cuffs and collar necklaces at the 66th Cannes Film Festival 2013 that concluded recently in France.
Wristy Charm
Broad cuffs and manchettes populated with white and fancy colour diamonds and gemstones highlighting openwork and floral motifs caught our eye.
Paris Hilton teamed her embellished Falguni and Peacock gown with a striking geometric yellow diamond Avakian cuff and matching ring to the amfAR Gala in Cannes.
Actress Rosario Dawson attended the premiere of Cleopatra in a sequinned gold gown complemented by a broad openwork bracelet set with white and fancy yellow diamonds by Avakian.
Marion Cotillard strikes a pose in a lacy 18-karat white gold and diamond bracelet and earrings from Chopard’s latest Green Carpet collection.
Alyson Le Borges attended the premiere of Blood Ties in an Armani Privé gown teamed with a diamond-studded leafy cuff and necklace from Chopard.
French model and actress Delphine Chaneac looks chic in an Avakian white gold manchette swarming with 16 carats of diamonds and 250 sapphires teamed with a sapphire and diamond flower ring to the screening of the film The Past during the Cannes Film Festival.
An exuberant Sharon Stone sported a unique starfish bracelet carpeted with red spinels and diamonds by de Grisogono at the amfAR Gala.
Cascading Earrings
Long earrings made their way onto the red carpet with stars wearing statement fringe, tassel, chandelier and gem-drop earrings that were ultra-glamorous.
Heidi Klum looked gorgeous in an off shoulder Versace gown teamed with vintage linear diamond earrings by Lorraine Schwartz.
Alyson Le Borges looked stunning in colourful shoulder dusters and a diamond cuff from Chopard.
The stylish Czech model Petra Němcová wore white gold linear earrings from Chopard featuring cabochon amethysts, pink sapphires and brilliant-cut diamonds.
Open-patterned white gold and diamond leafy earrings from Montblanc’s Grace de Monaco collection enhanced Virginie Ledoyen’s understated look.
Uma Thurman looked gorgeous in a pair of tiered diamond danglers from Chopard at the closing ceremony.
Vidya Balan looks elegant in double-pendant gold geometric danglers from Amrapali at the premiere of Bombay Talkies.
Eugenia Silva accessorised her black dress with a pair of emerald and diamond scalloped earrings with a modernistic spin by Chopard to the premiere of The Immigrant.
English model and actress Cara Delavigne teamed her black gown with 18-karat white gold openwork chandeliers with fancy-cut diamonds and a complementary necklace by Chopard for the opening ceremony.
Nadine Labaki added shimmer to her plain blue outfit with large organic earrings pave-set with white diamonds by Chopard.
Bianca Balti looked resplendent in de Grisogono scene-stealer earrings studded with rubies, white and black diamonds.
Adriana Karembeu’s catchy hoop earrings flushed with emeralds and diamonds by de Grisogono stood out on the Cannes red carpet.
Karlie Kloss charmed her way through the red carpet in a Louis Vuitton dress and aquamarine and diamond earrings by David Yurman to the premiere of The Immigrant.
The bubbly Australian singer Kylie Minogue looked ravishing in linear diamond earrings by Chopard.
Sarah Marshall accentuated her outfit with a pair of multi- linked diamond earrings from Avakian’s Links collection.
Nifty Neckwear
Extravagant diamond collars, wraparound drapes, and necklaces with a generous dose of coloured gemstones were a hot trend at the Palais des Festivals.
Jessica Biel looked on top of the world as she paired her strapless Marchesa gown with a white gold diamond Serpenti necklace by Bulgari, featuring two pear-cut diamonds and emerald snake eyes, at the Inside Llewyn Davis premiere.
A radiant Jessica Chastain was seen wearing a Bulgari sapphire and diamond necklace, which was previously owned by Elizabeth Taylor, to the premiere of Cleopatra.
The gorgeous Izabel Goulart went monochromatic in her choice of jewels. She wore a black and white diamond necklace from de Grisogono’s 20th Anniversary High Jewellery collection.
Erin Heatherton paired her black ensemble with a Chopard necklace interlaced with diamonds and rubies at the Chopard In Love With Cinema party.
Isla Fisher wore an unfussy multicoloured necklace from Bulgari’s Heritage collection and a signature Serpenti bracelet to The Great Gatsby premiere.
Zhang Ziyi was seen sporting a diamond, pearl and spinel necklace from Chanel.
Sharon Stone stole the show in a layered diamond and emerald necklace by de Grisogono at the Behind the Candelabra premiere.
Style icon Sonam Kapoor paired her couture lehenga with an openwork floral diamond necklace from Chopard at the 2013 Trophée Chopard Party.
