Naked Attraction: The Best High Jewellery of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
This year’s Cannes Film Festival kicked off with a not-so-subtle change to the official dress code banning ‘naked’ dresses and voluminous ballgowns. Fortunately, this did little to change the extravagance of the occasion or its penchant for high jewellery from world-leading brands, especially Chopard, Boucheron, Messika and Pomellato. Here’s a rundown of some of the best Cannes jewellery looks from the 78th annual festival (May 13-24), including the likes of Dakota Johnson, Angelina Jolie, and Natalie Portman, who all make striking jewellery the star of their ensembles.
The first thing to know about Cannes is that it’s not just one thing. There are the big, extravagant red carpet events and movie screenings, but there are also the midday press conferences, the brand-led after parties, and the collaborative events that capitalise upon the glitz of Cannes to promote good causes and new launches. Celebrities might attend three or more of these events, each time wearing an entirely different outfit, so there are an endless number of looks to cover. As high jewellery lovers, we tend to gravitate towards the bigger and more ostentatious presentations of diamonds and coloured gemstones. However, there are countless fine jewellery looks we could mention too. Our advice would be to devour these bold looks and then continue to devour the Cannes jewellery content you’ll find online… there’s just so much to discover.
Dame Helen Mirren wearing the Marina collier by Margot McKinney to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
Dame Helen Mirren wearing the Marina collier by Margot McKinney to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
The Marina collier by Margot McKinney was a highlight of TEFAF Maastricht 2025, featuring a sensational suite of aquamarines, beryls, tourmalines and Australian South Sea baroque pearls
Of course, we can’t discuss the Cannes Film Festival without mentioning Chopard, which has been designing the Palme D’Or trophy for nearly 30 years. Chopard co-president and artistic director, Caroline Scheufele, is known for pulling out all the stops for the festival, including hosting the Chopard Universe Dinner and the Trophée Chopard prize-giving event. Among all this finery are a handful of exceptional looks we need to spotlight.
Firstly, look to Bella Hadid at the Cannes Opening Ceremony wearing a pair of Chopard earrings set with emeralds weighing 118.68 carats! These earrings hail from the aptly named Red Carpet collection and also feature 10.31 carats of diamonds, set in 18k white gold. She also wore two high jewellery rings for the occasion, including one with a 12.15 carat heart-shaped diamond and another featuring a 15.01 carat emerald-cut diamond, both set in 18k white gold.
Bella Hadid at the Cannes Film Festival 2025 Opening Ceremony wearing a pair of Chopard earrings with emeralds weighing 118.68 carats and 10.31 carats of diamonds, set in 18k white gold
The sheer number of Chopard looks at this year’s Festival means it’s impossible to mention them all, but here are some more favourites: Angelina Jolie in an elegant yellow and white diamond necklace; Carla Bruni in a white diamond pendant from the Precious Lace collection adorned with a fancy yellow diamond centre stone, and Eva Longoria in a gorgeous necklace with amethyst and kunzite briolettes that danced around her neck. Another highlight was Halle Berry, who attended the Trophée Chopard ceremony wearing a brand new piece of high jewellery – a coiling serpent pendant with 87 carats of diamonds and 12 carats of emeralds, requiring more than 900 hours of craftsmanship.
Angelina Jolie at the Cannes Film Festival 2025 wearing an elegant yellow and white diamond necklace by Chopard
Carla Bruni attending the Cannes Film Festival 2025 wearing a Precious Lace pendant necklace by Chopard, set with a large yellow diamond centre stone
Eva Longoria at the Cannes Film Festival 2025 in a Chopard necklace with amethyst and kunzite briolettes
Halle Berry attended the Trophée Chopard ceremony at the Cannes Film Festival 2025 wearing a coiling serpent high jewellery pendant with 87 carats of diamonds and 12 carats of emeralds, requiring more than 900 hours of craftsmanship
Italian television presenter and model Giulia Salemi attends the Cannes Film Festival 2025 wearing an emerald and diamond necklace by Chopard
French actress Pom Klementieff wears Chopard jewels to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
Emma Thynn, Marchioness of Bath wears a suite of Chopard diamonds to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
American model and Influencer Alex Consani wears pear-shaped emerald and diamond earrings by Chopard to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
Halle Berry wears a diamond necklace by Chopard to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
Egyptian actress and model Yasmine Sabri wears a Chopard High Jewellery necklace with a large tanzanite cabochon to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
French actress Juliette Binoche wears a pair of Chopard diamond earrings to the Opening Ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival 2025
American model Chanel Iman wears a diamond necklace and pear-shaped diamond earrings to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
American actor Greg Tarzan Davis adorns his suit with a Chopard feather brooch at the Cannes Film Festival 2025
German fashion model and television host Lena Gercke wears Chopard diamonds to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
Chinese dancer Meng Qingyang wears Chopard earrings to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
Egyptian actress Salma Abu-Deif wears Chopard high jewellery earrings and a necklace to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
Algerian actress and dancer Sofia Boutella wears Chopard diamond earrings to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
Big gems weren’t solely the domain of Chopard this year, though. Some great Cannes jewellery looks emerged from other houses too, including Russian model Irina Shayk wearing a stunning pair of Anita Diamonds earrings with 60 carat pear-shaped deep brown-yellow diamond drops and seven carats of white diamonds. Yes, you read that right, 67 carats per ear! She also wore two 15-carat diamond rings, one on each hand, for good measure. Another highlight was actress Julia Garner, who paired her Gucci gown with a pair of Pasquale Bruni Ghirlanda Atelier morganite drop earrings, set with white and grey diamonds, plus a one-of-a-kind Vento Atelier ring. The combination of pink and brown is an absolute dream! And speaking of Pasquale Bruni, model Joan Smalls looked sensational in a choker necklace from the Heart to Earth High Jewellery collection, set with rubies, rubellite and white diamonds, alongside a matching pair of rubellite and ruby earrings.
From left to right at the Cannes Film Festival 2025: Russian model Irina Shayk in Anita Diamonds earrings with 60 carat pear-shaped deep brown-yellow diamond drops and seven carats of white diamonds; American actress Julia Garner in Pasquale Bruni Ghirlanda Atelier morganite drop earrings, set with white and grey diamonds, and Puerto Rican model Joan Smalls in a choker necklace from the Heart to Earth High Jewellery collection with rubies, rubellites and diamonds, also by Pasquale Bruni
This has also been an incredible Cannes Film Festival for Boucheron, which showcased its Untamed Nature High Jewellery collection on an array of famous faces. Mina of girlband TWICE was spotted wearing a sensational Rosier Question Mark necklace and pendant earrings; Thai actress and model Araya Hargate wore the Airelles necklace and the Lierre de Paris earrings; actor Rupert Friend wore the Roseau brooch, and Somali model Rawdah Mohamed wore the beautiful Lierre de Paris brooch elegantly pinned to her hijab paired with a pink morganite, diamond and sapphire Hopi ring.
Mina of girlband TWICE wears the Boucheron Rosier Question Mark necklace and pendant earrings at the Cannes Film Festival 2025
Thai actress and model Araya A. Hargate wears a Boucheron diamond necklace to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
British actor Rupert Friend wears the Boucheron Roseau brooch from the Untamed Nature High Jewellery collection to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
Somali model Rawdah Mohamed adorned her hijab with the Boucheron Lierre de Paris brooch from the Untamed Nature High Jewellery collection at the Cannes Film Festival 2025
However, of all the celebrities to wear Boucheron, it was American actress Dakota Johnson who blazed the brightest trail. Over three distinctive Cannes jewellery looks, she showcased multiple facets of the brand’s high jewellery prowess, including the Avoine diamond head jewel, the Laurier pendant earrings, the Vendôme Liseré stud earrings, the Vendôme Liseré ring, and the Serpent Bohème Solarité hoop earrings. Even Rihanna, Julianne Moore and Daisy Edgar-Jones couldn’t knock her Dakota off the Boucheron high jewellery top spot, despite wearing some truly impressive pieces.
American actress Dakota Johnson wears the Boucheron Serpent Bohème Solarité hoop earrings to the Cannes Film Festival, featuring diamonds set in 18k white gold
A Boucheron Vendôme Liseré diamond ring worn by American actress Dakota Johnson to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
Actress Dakota Johnson wears the Boucheron Laurier pendant earrings from the Histoire de Style, Untamed Nature High Jewellery collection at the Cannes Film Festival 2025
A Boucheron Serpent Bohème diamond ring worn by actress Dakota Johnson to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
Actress Dakota Johnson wears a Boucheron Avoine hair jewel from the Histoire de Style, Untamed Nature High Jewellery collection at the Cannes Film Festival 2025
A Boucheron diamond ring worn by actress Dakota Johnson to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
Rihanna wears Boucheron Rosier pendant earrings from the Histoire de Style, Untamed Nature High Jewellery collection, alongside the aquamarine Hopi Ring and the Vendome Lisere aquamarine ring at the Cannes Film Festival 2025
The Boucheron Hopi ring with aquamarine and diamonds worn by Rihanna at the Cannes Film Festival 2025
American actress Julianne Moore wears the Boucheron Quatre Radiant pendant earrings, the Pompom necklace, and the Vendôme Liseré ring at the Cannes Film Festival 2025
The Boucheron Pompom necklace worn by actress Julianne Moore to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
British actress Daisy Edgar Jones wears the Boucheron Question Mark necklace, the Vendôme Liseré stud earrings and the Plume de Paon ring to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
The Boucheron Plume de Paon ring worn by actress Daisy Edgar Jones to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
If statement earrings are your thing, look to Jennifer Lawrence in a fantastic double sweep of Ana Khouri diamond earrings at the screening of ‘Die, My Love’ and Emma Stone in the Louis Vuitton Seduction earrings with octagonal-shaped emeralds. Elsewhere, Chinese actress Zhou Ye looked phenomenal in the Tasaki Harmonie necklace from the Nouvelle Ère High Jewellery collection; Natalie Portman was the epitome of grace in a Tiffany & Co. Blue Book necklace (a reimagined creation from the house’s 1950s archives) with 90 carats of diamonds; Aishwarya Rai looked majestic in a suite of pear-shaped rubies from Manish Malhotra Jewellery, and Angela Bassett wowed in a Midnight Sun High Jewellery set by Messika.
Actress Jennifer Lawrence wears the Diamond Georgia ear piece, the Diamond Lina ear piece and the Constance earrings with diamonds and emeralds, all by Ana Khouri, to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
Actress Emma Stone wears the Louis Vuitton Seduction earrings with octagonal-shaped emeralds to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
Chinese actress Zhou Ye wears the Tasaki Harmonie necklace from the Nouvelle Ère High Jewellery collection to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
Actress Natalie Portman wears a Tiffany & Co. Blue Book diamond necklace inspired by a piece from the brand's 1950s archive to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
Indian actress Aishwarya Rai wears a suite of pear-shaped rubies from Manish Malhotra Jewellery to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
American actress Angela Bassett wears the Midnight Sun High Jewellery set by Messika to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
French actor Sami Outalbali wears the Messika Divine Enigma Marquise High Jewelry necklace to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
Big gemstones were everywhere this year, which is amazing to see. Salma Hayek attended the Kering 2025 Women in Motion Awards (hosted during the Cannes Film Festival) wearing what appears to be a giant Paraiba tourmaline pendant by Gucci High Jewellery. A special mention must also go to model Alessandra Ambrosio who flew the flag for Pomellato throughout this year’s event. On one occasion she wore the Fortezza choker and earrings from the Ode to Milan High Jewellery collection, complete with reverse-set malachites, emeralds, black ceramic and rose gold. On another, she wowed in a green Zuhair Murad gown and a major piece from the brand’s new Assimetrico Tanzanite collection - a 55.96 carat tanzanite, surrounded by over 2,800 diamonds in yellow gold.
Mexican-American actress Salma Hayek attends the Kering 2025 Women in Motion Awards during the 2025 Cannes Film Festival wearing Paraiba tourmaline high jewellery by Gucci
Brazilian model Alessandra Ambrosio wears the Pomellato Fortezza choker and matching earrings to the Cannes Film Festival 2025, complete with reverse-set malachites, emeralds and black ceramic set in 18k rose gold
Brazilian model Alessandra Ambrosio wears a necklace from the new Pomellato Assimetrico Tanzanite collection, set with a 55.96 carat tanzanite, surrounded by over 2,800 diamonds in yellow gold
French actress Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu wears the Pomellato Planetario ring and earrings from the Dualism of Milan High Jewellery collection at the Cannes Film Festival 2025, set with Tahitian pearls, grey and blue spinels, sapphires and over 900 diamonds
Turkish actress Hande Erçel wears the Pomellato Aquamarine Dream High Jewellery necklace with a 37.98-carat cabochon and a 15.95 carat pear-cut aquamarine pendant to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
Finally, would it be Cannes without another Isabeli Fontana-Elsa Jin collaboration? For 2025, the Brazilian model wore an art piece by the designer called ‘Woman’ featuring 240 carats of natural diamonds and five emeralds weighing almost 79 carats. It’s the size and scale here that really grabs attention, so much so that I am itching to see the piece in person.
Brazilian model Isabeli Fontana wears the Elsa Jin Woman brooch with 240 carats of diamonds and five emeralds weighing almost 79 carats to the Cannes Film Festival 2025
So, what are your favourite Cannes jewellery looks of this year’s Cannes Film Festival? If the red-carpet stylists are to be believed, anything less than 20 carats is simply too small and too dainty for the French Riviera! Not that we are complaining, when it comes to minerals bigger often means better.
WORDS
Sarah Jordan has specialised in content writing, editing and branded storytelling for a range of businesses, including De Beers Jewellery, Sotheby’s, the Natural Diamond Council and Gem-A. She is also the founder of her own specialist copywriting business, The William Agency.
Related Articles
Naked Attraction: The Best High Jewellery of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
Here’s a rundown of some of the best Cannes jewellery looks from the 78th annual festival (May 13-24), including the likes of Dakota Johnson, Angelina Jolie, and Natalie Portman, who all make striking jewellery the star of their ensembles
In Conversation: Discussing Paraiba — The Legacy of a Color with Vogue Singapore
The conversation encouraged both myself and Kevin Ferreira, my co-author, to recall exactly why we wrote Paraiba: The Legacy of a Color, and I am pleased to share more with you below
Semi-Precious vs Precious Gemstones: Why the Old Labels No Longer Work
I can’t count the number of times I’ve asked myself: what really sets so-called precious and semi-precious stonesapart? Is it their rarity? Colour? Durability? Value? Or is it simply tradition—an outdated hierarchy we’ve inherited without question
Larger than Life: New Mineral Masterpieces and Global Adventures with Margot McKinney
Let’s take a closer look at the pieces and places that have helped to shape the Margot McKinney brand over the last 12 months, including the rather sensational Marina, Aurora and Bloem necklaces
Male Adornment: The Evolution of Men’s Jewellery from the 1400s Until Today
Men's jewellery is often overlooked, yet its history is both rich and cyclical. Over the past six centuries, the popularity of male adornments has fluctuated, reflecting shifts in fashion, status, and cultural values. Here, Amanda Triossi examines the reasons behind male jewellery, along with its periods of abundance and decline.
Perfect Proposal: The Top 10 Engagement Ring Mistakes to Avoid
The moment you start thinking about proposing, everything shifts. Ordinary things become significant: dinner out, a walk in the park, a glance at their jewellery box. And then comes "the ring": a symbol of love, yes, but also a silent spokesperson for everything you feel and hope for. No pressure, right?
Couture Show 2025: The Top 10 Debutants Heading to Las Vegas
The much anticipated Couture Show will return to Wynn Las Vegas from June 4-8, 2025, shining a spotlight on established design talent, new creatives, and international brands that are vying for attention on the global stage. Just like in previous years, I am focusing my attention on the debutants
Designing the Future: Revealing the Winners of the Katerina Perez x Osmium Institute Design Contest
What a ride it has been, witnessing such pure creative energy and original thinking, especially with a material as rare and futuristic as osmium
New Icons: The Latest Collections by Italian Micromosaic Master SICIS
I was presented with two striking new collections – Icon and Colibrì – that offer different interpretations of the SICIS aesthetic. Below, I want to give you a closer look at these capsule suites and tell you more about the inspirations behind them
Fabulous Fabrications: TAOS Presents a Trio of Watches Inspired by Couture Fashion
Occasionally, beautiful timepieces demonstrating exceptional Métiers d’Art will land on our virtual desks and result in a round-robin series of emails. In the hours after we received insights into the emerging Swiss brand TAOS, almost the entire team had seen the fabric-inspired dials of its latest creations, and we all agreed that an article was […]
A Century of Sparkle: Celebrating 100 Years of Art Deco at GemGenève
From May 8-11, 2025, visitors to GemGenève can immerse themselves in a showcase of antique and modern jewellery while also experiencing the innovative spirit of the 1920s and 1930s through a photographic lens. Here, I'd like to tell you more about this creative collaboration and introduce you to the brands taking part…
Tailored Perfection: The Best Jewellery Looks of the Met Gala 2025
Not since 2003 has a Met Gala theme focused exclusively on menswear, so we had high hopes for this year’s attendees demonstrating the best of tailored suiting adorned with high jewels. Let’s take a closer look at some of the best ensembles of the evening…
Latest Stories
Club
Club
Add articles and images to your favourites. Just
Reinventing Royalty:The European-Inspired Luxury Behind Isabel Gemology
I started 2025 with a series of articles titled ‘Jeweller of the Month’ to highlight the true talent among niche designers in the jewellery industry. For May, it is Isabel Delgado, the founder of Isabel Gemology, who I would like to shine the spotlight on.
Jewels Katerina Perez Loves
Continue Reading
Writing Adventures:Co-Authoring the Book
Paraiba: The Legacy of a Color
Brand Focus: Cartier
Jewellery Insights straight to your inbox
Style Guide
Club
Club
Club
Club
Club
