Jewellery World Magazine - April 2022

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SAG Awards
The statement diamond necklace
was the unofficial dress code of the
28th Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
when the stars returned to sparkle at
this year’s live event. Necklaces ranged
from vintage to ultra-modern.
Tiffany ambassador Lady Gaga wore a
Tiffany & Co Schlumberger Flowers and
Leaves necklace featuring
a floral arrangement of
diamonds set in 18K yellow gold and
platinum. Selma Gomez went with
something a little edgier than flowers,
wrapping a dazzling emerald-eyed serpent of
diamond pave from Bulgari around her neck. Ariana
DeBose, who won a SAG Award for playing Anita in
West Side Story wore a De Beers diamond necklace
featuring a fringe of pear-shaped diamonds. Reese
Witherspoon wore an intricate Art Deco style Cartier
diamond necklace with an enormous diamond
pendant. Kim Joo-ryoung surprised jewellery
watchers by wearing Swarovski’s Harmonia choker,
crafted from a row of large rectangular crystals set in
a fine mixed-metal setting giving the illusion that the
crystals float independently.
UK jewellery industry demonstrates support
for Ukraine
A UK jewellery designer has lashed out at media
suggestions that the jewellery industry is “profiteering”
from the Ukraine crisis. An article in the subscriber-only
platform the Telegraph was headlined “Jewellers accused
of profiteering from Ukraine war” while the article claims
that jewellers have taken advantage of rising gold prices to
pressure young couples into paying higher prices for rings.
Founder and designer of jewellery brand Kimjoux, Trang
Do, responded to the article by saying “This is utterly
unfair!” and demanded that the Telegraph balance the
story by reporting on how many members of the jewellery
industry are raising millions in donations in support of
Ukraine.
“Some people read this type of attention-grabbing headline
and assume all jewellers are like this,” Tran Do said. “at
least have the decency to say ‘some jewellers’, please!”
Members of the British jewellery trade organisation,
Company of Master Jewellers (CMJ) have raised £41,500
towards their goal of £50,000 for Ukraine, through their
Red Cross fundraiser via JustGiving.
At the CMJ’s ruby-themed dinner and ball in March,
attendees stood to give a standing ovation to the people of
Ukraine.
Royal jewels
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge used her jewellery to make a subtle tribute to a
non-Commonwealth country while attending a service at Westminster Abbey to
commemorate Commonwealth Day on March 14. She wore the same pair of sapphire and
diamond earrings with matching necklace that she had worn to meet Ukraine’s President
Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelensky at Buckingham Palace. The jewellery
set is believed to have previously belonged to her late mother in law, Diana, Princess of
Wales.
Also sparkling at the service, Princess Alexandra, the Queen’s cousin, wore an elegant blue
outfit with a diamond square brooch, pearl and diamond earrings and a pearl necklace.
While the Queen did not attend the Commonwealth Day service, she did have her own
glamorous moment at Windsor Castle the next day, when she presented her Gold Medal
for Poetry to Guyanese poet Grace Nichols.
The Queen wore a cream woollen dress, accessorised with a set of pearl necklaces, pearl
earrings and a gold brooch known as the Singapore Peranakan Diamond Jubilee Brooch.
The brooch was a gift from the President of Singapore for her diamond jubilee, and
features 60 diamonds set in a Bird of Paradise filigree design made of 18k gold.
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