Jewelry is an important aspect of attending any awards ceremony and there is one place that celebrities always turn to when it comes to jewelry– the Platinum Guild Suite.
Revisiting the Luxe Hotel on Rodeo Drive, this luxe suite was chock full of bling , baubles and briolettes. From long drop earrings and cuff bracelets, to cufflinks and a 300 carat evening jacket, the world’s top movie, television stars and mover /shakers sparkled in millions of dollars worth of pure Platinum bling at the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Jewelry and style expert Michael O’Connor notes that “celebrities are choosing colorful gemstones including sapphires, moonstones, and rubies all set in Platinum to showcase their glamorous side.” O’Connor adds that “A-listers choose Platinum jewelry because it holds their gemstones more securely than any other metal and makes their jewelry sparkle from afar.” ( Don’t forget to check out his podcast that is coming up!)
Following is a list of Platinum baubles that celebrities wore on the red carpet tonight (retail prices are provided when available):
• Kathy Hilton: (parties) Platinum evening jacket with 2,000 diamonds and 300 total carats by Lazare Kaplan ($1,000,000).
• Jennifer Lopez: Platinum and 30 carat diamond ring by Lorraine Schwartz.
• Cate Blanchett (Babel): Platinum and diamond flower brooch worn as a belt by Lorraine Schwartz.
• Sharon Leal (Dreamgirls): Platinum and Tahitian pearl necklace, earrings, ring and bracelet by Mikimoto (total $274,000).
• Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives): Platinum and black diamond drop earrings, cocktail rings and multiple bracelets by Martin Katz (total $215,000).
• Yunjun Kim (Lost): Platinum and diamond pendant necklace, and a Platinum and 22 carat diamond cuff bracelet by Martin Katz (total $335,000).
• Kate Mara (24): Platinum and diamond drop earrings and cocktail ring by Martin Katz (total $160,000).
• Brenda Strong (Desperate Housewives): Platinum and 40 carat diamond necklace and stud earrings by Martin Katz (total $275,000).
• Adriana Barraza (Babel): Platinum and fancy colored diamond necklace, drop earrings and cocktail ring by Beaudry.
• Mario Lopez (Dancing with the Stars): Platinum and diamond watch by Jaeger-LeCoultre ($70,000), and Platinum cufflinks by Kwiat.
• Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland): Platinum cufflinks and shirt studs by Jacob & Co. ($11,500). For National Board of Review Awards, Platinum and moonstone cufflinks by Neil Lane ($15,000).
• Jeremy Piven (Entourage): Platinum cufflinks by Neil Lane.
• Mary Louise Parker (Weeds): Platinum and diamond bracelets, rings, and earrings by Neil Lane (total over $600,000).
• Edie Falco (The Sopranos): Platinum, diamond and moonstone earrings and ring by Stephen Russell ($92,000).
• Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds): Platinum, diamond and black onyx earrings and cocktail ring by Kwiat.
• Mia Maestro (Alias): Darkened Platinum and diamond earrings and a necklace by Neil Lane.
• Kate Walsh (Grey’s Anatomy): Platinum and diamond earrings, cocktail ring, and 2 Platinum and diamond bracelets by Neil Lane (total $400,000).
• Jean Smart (24): Platinum and tanzanite ring by Beaudry.
• Rose McGowan (The Black Dahlia): Darkened Platinum and diamond necklace by Neil Lane.
• Chandra Wilson (Grey’s Anatomy): Custom-made Platinum earrings, bracelet and cocktail ring by Kwiat.
• Sara Ramirez (Grey’s Anatomy): Platinum earrings, bracelet and a ring by Kwiat.
• Gillian Anderson (The Last King of Scotland): Platinum bracelet and earrings by Harry Winston.
• Isla Fischer (Wedding Crashers): Platinum and diamond ring with moonstones and sapphires, Platinum, diamond and white topaz earrings, and 2 Platinum and diamond bracelets by Neil Lane (total $400,000).
• Ali Larter (Heroes): 3 Platinum and diamond bracelets and Platinum and diamond earrings by Neil Lane (total $215,000).
• Sarah Chalke (Scrubs): Platinum and diamond earrings and a ring by Erica Courtney.
• Marlee Matlin (The L Word): Platinum and diamond bracelet, rings, earrings and a necklace by Erica Courtney.
• Vanessa Minnillo (Entertainment Tonight): Platinum and diamond earrings by Lazare Kaplan, Platinum and diamond necklace by Jacob & Co., Platinum and diamond cocktail ring by Ricardo Basta, Platinum and diamond bracelet by Ricardo Basta, and a Platinum, diamond and ruby bracelet by Ricardo Basta (total $400,000).
• Patricia Arquette (Medium): Platinum, diamond and onyx ring, and a Platinum and diamond necklace by Neil Lane (total $186,000).
• Ginnifer Goodwin (Big Love): Platinum and diamond earrings by Hearts on Fire ($30,000), and (HBO party) Platinum and diamond hoop earrings by Neil Lane ($18,000).
• Tawny Cypress (Heroes): Platinum and diamond earrings by Jacob & Co., and a Platinum and diamond ring by Niwaka (total $120,000).
• Giuliana DePandi (E! Entertainment): Platinum and diamond earrings by Hammerman Bros., Platinum and diamond earrings by Raymond C. Yard, and Platinum and diamond earrings by Amgad (total $188,000). Platinum and diamond bracelets by Alan Friedman.
• Leslie Bibb (Crossing Jordan): Platinum and diamond earrings and bracelet by Neil Lane.
• Stacy London (Access Hollywood): Platinum and 25 carat yellow diamond ring by Amgad ($3,000,000).
• Rex Lee (Entourage): Platinum and diamond cufflinks by Nikos Jewels, and a Platinum and diamond lapel pin by Neil Lane (total $28,000).
• Monet Mazur (Monster-in-Law): (HBO Party) Platinum and 28 carat diamond earrings with 566 diamonds by Hammerman Bros. ($110,000).
• Tracee Ellis Ross (Girlfriends): Platinum and diamond earrings by Ricardo Basta ($190,000).
• Angela Kinsey (The Office): Platinum and diamond hairpin by Niwaka, and a Platinum and diamond necklace and earrings by Erica Courtney (total $104,000).
• Phyllis Smith (The Office): Platinum and Tahitian pearl earrings, ring and necklace by Mikimoto (total $51,000).
• Kate Flannery (The Office): Platinum and 108 carat diamond necklace by Amgad ($1,000,000).
• Sofia Milos (CSI: Miami): Platinum and diamond necklace, earrings, and a bracelet by Damiani (total $220,000).
• Leslie David Baker (The Office): Platinum and diamond bracelet, ring and necklace by Nikos Jewels (total $34,700).
• Michael Buble (musician dating nominee Emily Blunt): Platinum tiepin by Kwiat.
• Mya (musician): Platinum and diamond earrings and 2 rings by Erica Courtney (total $98,000).
• Samantha Harris (Dancing with the Stars): Platinum and diamond necklace, ring and earrings by Alan Friedman.
• Joan Rivers (TV Guide Channel): Platinum brooch once owned by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis by Harry Winston.
• Nancy O’Dell (Access Hollywood): Platinum and diamond cuff bracelet by Chad Allison, Platinum and diamond necklace by Gurhan, Platinum and diamond earrings ($11,000) and 2 necklaces ($20,000) by Erica Courtney (total $120,000).
• Shaun Robinson (Access Hollywood): Platinum and diamond cuff bracelet and earrings by Chad Allison, and Platinum and diamond ring ($20,000) and morganite earrings ($16,000) by Erica Courtney (total $64,000).
• Lara Spencer (Entertainment Tonight): Platinum and 11 carat diamond leaf brooch with 200 diamonds by Oscar Heyman & Bros ($50,000).
• Kristin Veitch (E! Entertainment): Platinum and diamond earrings by Chad Allison ($6,000).
• Lorraine Nicholson (Miss Golden Globe, Jack Nicholson’s daughter): Platinum and diamond jewelry by Harry Winston.
• Tanika Ray (Extra): 2 Platinum necklaces by Kwiat.
• Billy Bush (Access Hollywood): Platinum and diamond cufflinks by Chad Allison ($12,000).
• Mark McGrath (Extra): Platinum cufflinks by Kwiat.
• Jon Kelly (Extra): Platinum and diamond cross by Catherine Angiel, and a Platinum and diamond bracelet and ring by Nikos Jewels (total $40,000).
• Jason Kennedy (E! Entertainment): Platinum and diamond cufflinks by Chad Allison ($4,000).
• Madison Michele (TV Guide Channel): Platinum and diamond bracelet by Oscar Heyman & Bros., and Platinum and diamond earrings and a bracelet by Lazare Kaplan (total $564,000).
• Nikki Boyer (TV Guide Channel): Platinum and green quartz earrings by Ricardo Basta, and a Platinum and diamond ring by Erica Courtney (total $65,000).
• Brooke Anderson (CNN): Platinum necklace by Kwiat.
• Sibila Vargas (CNN): Platinum necklace, earrings and bracelet by Kwiat.
• Christina Wayne (Broken Trail): Platinum and 15.20 carat diamond “Honeycomb” necklace by Jacob & Co. ($32,000).
• Keisha Whitaker (wife of nominee Forest Whitaker): Platinum necklace and earrings by Kwiat.
• Judie Itzin (wife of Gregory Itzin, 24): Platinum and diamond earrings and a bracelet by Raymond C. Yard (total $260,000).
• Mia Church (wife of nominee Thomas Haden Church): Platinum necklace and bracelet by Kwiat.
Platinum is prized for its Pure, Rare and Eternal qualities:
PURE: Platinum’s high level of purity (generally 90%-95% pure) endows it with both a natural white luster, allowing the true radiance of a diamond or gemstone to shine; and hypoallergenic qualities that prove ideal for sensitive skin.
Only the purest platinum jewelry will bear a stamp reading "PLATINUM", "PLAT", "Pt
950", or "Pt 900", signifying the jewelry is 90% to 95% pure platinum.
RARE: Platinum is 30 times more rare than gold.
ETERNAL: Platinum will hold a diamond or gemstone securely, now and for always.
About Platinum Guild International USA
Platinum Guild International, the marketing arm for the worldwide Platinum jewelry industry, is dedicated to promoting Platinum and its, pure, rare and eternal qualities to the consumer and the jewelry trade. PGI has offices in each of the world’s major
jewelry markets, providing information, assistance and education on all aspects of Platinum jewelry.
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