Golden Globes 2019: Red carpet jewellery trends

January 8, 2019

By Jodie Smith

4 min read

The 2019 awards season officially began as a plethora of glittering jewels were displayed on the red carpet of the 76th Annual Golden Globes awards on Sunday 6th January.

The Golden Globes honour stars of cinema and television, and – as the first major award ceremony of the year – sets the tone for the red carpet trends in jewellery and fashion which we can expect to witness in the year ahead. Being one of the largest and most spectacular awards ceremonies in the world, the Golden Globes offers the opportunity for stars to make a style statement.

Lady Gaga at the Golden Globes wearing Tiffany&Co Aurora diamond necklace

Lady Gaga at the Golden Globes wearing Tiffany&Co Aurora diamond necklace

 Tiffany&Co Aurora diamond necklace

Tiffany&Co Aurora diamond necklace

 Tiffany&Co Aurora diamond necklace in the making

Tiffany&Co Aurora diamond necklace in the making

One of the most noticeable jewellery trends of 2019 Golden Globes was the absence of colour, with diamonds dominating the looks worn on the red carpet. Undoubtedly, the show-stopper of the evening was Lady Gaga’s headline grabbing custom made ‘Aurora’ necklace by Tiffany&Co. comprised of no less than 300 diamonds, starring a radiant 20 carat pear cut diamond as the focal point of the necklace. The piece was complemented by further diamond jewellery: earrings and three bracelets that together exceeded 100 carats in weight, and were worth over US$5 million!

Katherine Zeta-Jones wearing Lorraine Schwartz jewellery

Katherine Zeta-Jones wearing Lorraine Schwartz jewellery

The few moments of colour on the red carpet were often from emeralds, as seen in Saoirse Ronan’s Chopard earrings, Catherine Zeta Jones’ Lorraine Schwartz earrings and rings with over 200ct of Colombian emeralds, Jodie Comer’s Nikos Koulis earrings, while Michelle Yeoh wore her own statement emerald ring made famous by her character in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’.

Jodie Comer wearing Nikos Koulis earrings with diamonds and emeralds at Golden Globes 2019

Jodie Comer wearing Nikos Koulis earrings with diamonds and emeralds at Golden Globes 2019

 Saoirse Ronan wearing Chopard emerald and diamond earrings at Golden Globes 2019

Saoirse Ronan wearing Chopard emerald and diamond earrings at Golden Globes 2019

 Michelle Yeoh wearing De Beers diamonds and her own emerald ring  at Golden Globes 2019

Michelle Yeoh wearing De Beers diamonds and her own emerald ring at Golden Globes 2019

Pendulous jaw length earrings were worn by almost every actress, from Kirsten Bell sporting Harry Winston, to Lupita Nyong’o in Bulgari, and Piaget ambassador Jessica Chastain. Almost all of the earrings which were not created in the style of long drops seemed to display an interesting design take on the stud earring – large, swirling patterns which feature multiple diamond cuts and barely extend beyond the earlobe, alluding to a bygone era of Hollywood glamour: like those worn by Olivia Coleman in David Morris, Alison Brie wearing Harry Winston, Charlize Theron in Bulgari and Lady Gaga accessorising her headline making Tiffany&Co necklace with complementing earrings.

Olivia Coleman wearing diamonds ring and earrings by David Morris at Golden Globes 2019

Olivia Coleman wearing diamonds ring and earrings by David Morris at Golden Globes 2019

 Julia Roberts wearing Chopard diamond drop earrings at Golden Globes 2019

Julia Roberts wearing Chopard diamond drop earrings at Golden Globes 2019

 Jessica Chastain wearing Piaget earrings at Golden Globes 2019

Jessica Chastain wearing Piaget earrings at Golden Globes 2019

 Charlize Theron wearing Bulgari jewellery at Golden Globes 2019

Charlize Theron wearing Bulgari jewellery at Golden Globes 2019

 Kirsten Bell wearing Harry Winston diamond jewellery at Golden Globes 2019

Kirsten Bell wearing Harry Winston diamond jewellery at Golden Globes 2019

 Lupita Nyong’o wearing Bulgari diamond earrings at Golden Globes 2019

Lupita Nyong’o wearing Bulgari diamond earrings at Golden Globes 2019

It was especially exciting to see film stars appearing not just in jewels from international powerhouses but sporting some niche designers such as Nikos Koulis, Hanut Singh – a New-Delhi based jewellery artist whose gold earring adorned Amber Heard, and jewellery world prodigy Sabba whose diamond earrings sparkled on Debrah Messing.

Amber Heard at Golden Globes 2019 wearing jewellery Hanut Singh, Amwaj, Marli, Marco Bicego

Amber Heard at Golden Globes 2019 wearing jewellery Hanut Singh, Amwaj, Marli, Marco Bicego

One overarching theme of the red carpet was that jewellery was more of a prominent feature than we have seen in the styling of celebrities’ looks in recent years, so hopefully we can look forward to more of the same on the red carpets at the Oscars and Cannes!

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