Cue Jack Harlow’s ‘First Class’. To paraphrase the rapper’s trending ditty on Instagram Reels and Tik Tok, things looked G-L-AM-OROUS at the Cannes Film Festival this year which officially wrapped up on May 28, as the stars and models brought on high-wattage shine with their choice of ice. We count the carats below.
South Korean actress and singer IU turned heads at the screening of Kore-Eda Hirokazu’s Broker in an elegant Josephine Aigrette necklace and Josephine Duo Eternels earrings by French jewellery house Chaumet.
For the openeing of the Cannes Film Festival, the American actress appeared in a black Bottega Veneta gown and high jewellery pieces from the new Eden the Gardens of Wonder Collection by Bulgari. On her neck is the Tribute to Paris necklace which features a show-stopping Colombian cabochon-cut emerald measuring 35,53 carats.
Hathaway who stars in Armageddon Time – a movie set in ’80s New York during the run-up to the election of Ronald Reagan as president – chose the occasion of the film’s Cannes premiere to debut her role as Bulgari’s latest ambassador. The piece de resistance? The Mediterranean Reverie necklace from the new Bulgari Eden The Garden of Wonders High Jewelry collection boasts 107,15 carats of cushion-cut sapphire from Sri Lanka.
For the premiere of her movie Elvis, the Australian actress finished off her Old Hollywood-inspired getup by Gucci with a stunning high jewellery necklace from Bulgari.
For the closing ceremony of the film festival on May 28, the actress was photographed donning a sculptural and monochromatic Labyrinthe choker from Chaumet comprising white gold, diamonds, onyx and an emerald-cut emerald from Zambia measuring approximately 4.67 carats.
The screen legend walked the red carpet in a gorgeous couture look from the seminal Balenciaga 50th Couture collection. Her choice of jewellery was equally fashion-forward: a necklace from Cartier’s Cactus de Cartier collection which is inspired by the desert succulent.
This fashionable Panthere de Cartier gold open necklace that is studded with emeralds, onyx, and diamonds was the jewellery of choice for the Cannes jury member when she attended the inauguration of the Indian Pavilion Film Market at the festival.
The Bollywood star matched her custom Louis Vuitton gown that she wore to the screening of Armageddon Time with a regal High Jewellery diamond necklace by Cartier.
This diva turned up for the Amfar gala dinner in a custom velvet design by South Korean designer Sohee Park which she accessorised with dramatic white gold earrings with rubies and diamonds from Chopard’s Precious Lace collection.
For the Top Gun: Maverick screening, the American actress opted for an Haute Joaillerie Collection platinum necklace from Chopard featuring 62.10-carats of heart-shaped diamonds and a matching bracelet boasting 56.58-carats of diamonds. To complete her custom blush pink ball gown by Armani Prive, she wore a ring made from ethically-mined gold with a 12.20-carat heart-shaped yellow diamond by the Swiss jeweller.
The eccentric Spanish actress and model stole the limelight in a never-seen-before design from Boucheron. The Bois Brule necklace is from the upcoming Carte Blanche, Ailleurs High Jewelry Collection and is crafted from white gold and burnt wood and paved with diamonds. Meanwhile, her ’20s-inspired white gold earrings are paved with diamonds and onyx and black lacquer and are part of Boucheron’s Histoire de Style, Art Deco High Jewellery Collection.
For the opening of Coupez by Michel Hazanavicius, the Italian actress wore a couture look from Chanel’s Spring/Summer 2022 collection and the Brins de Diamants ear cuffs from the Les Bles de Chanel high jewellery collection which is inspired by Mademoiselle Chanel’s affinity to wheat.
The French-Argentinian star of zombie romp Final Cut, which opened the festival, completed her pink Valentino jumpsuit ensemble with a pair of Plume de Paon pendant earrings in mother-of-pearl and diamonds by Boucheron.
The English actress sparkled with her emerald earrings from Chopard’s Haute Joaillerie Collection which amounted to a 40.38 carats for the Amfar gala on May 26.
The Indian model and actress kept things playful on the red carpet by going for mismatched Chopard earrings to accompany her embroidered lehenga.
We don’t blame you if you can’t take your eyes off the yellow diamond pendant hanging from the actress’ neck which she wore for the screening of Armageddon Time. The rock weighs a whopping 100-carat and comes from Chopard’s vault.
The American actress gave the world a glimpse of an upcoming high jewellery creation by Boucheron that will be unveiled during couture week this July. The Fleur de Paradis hair jewellery is crafted in the shape of a Bird of Paradise flower and set with three amethysts as well as yellow and orange sapphires.