The Met Gala 2022’s best jewellery, from Gigi Hadid’s Chopard pearls and Vanessa Hudgen’s Messika bling, to Bridgerton’s Simone Ashley dripping in De Beers
Resplendent in diamonds, pearls and coloured gemstones, celebrities paraded their sparkling interpretations of the Met Gala 2022’s theme “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” and its dress code Gilded Glamour.
This year’s fundraiser for the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City was particularly significant for jewellery aficionados, given its theme evoking glittering American opulence and allure. So for their ultimate red carpet fashion moment, celebrities accessorised their over-the-top ensembles with equally extravagant high jewellery from some of the world’s most revered brands as well as upcoming exclusive designers.
1. Michelle Yeoh
The handcrafted Forest Valley necklace is a poetic, stylish vision of foliage featuring a myriad of cascading pearls and gemstones in cool blue and silvery hues, including white Akoya pearls, black South Sea pearls, sapphires, tourmaline, beryl and aquamarine, and shimmering diamonds. As a finishing touch to her look of contemporary luxury, Yeoh chose to wear a Richard Mille jewelled watch as well.
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2. Vanessa Hudgens
The pieces were from several signature high jewellery lines from the brand, including the Desert Bloom chandelier earrings, a bracelet in the Exotic Charm Messika by Kate Moss and rings from Miss Milla and Diamond Catcher lines.
3. Gigi Hadid
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The greyish-pink pearls were complemented with rubellite tourmaline stones in dark fuchsia with diamond accents. All the deep pinkish and red colours in the pearls and gemstones were further highlighted by the 18-karat rose-coloured gold setting.
4. Simone Ashley
The pieces from De Beers’ High Jewellery collection, The Alchemist of Light – Light Rays, featured earrings with white and yellow diamonds and a spectacular choker in black rhodium-plated gold, set with a 4.22-carat fancy brownish yellow radiant-cut diamond, juxtaposed by rows of white diamonds.
5. Emma Chamberlain
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The equally magnificent diamond choker was also a vintage piece made by Cartier and belonging to the brand’s collection. It has a storied provenance: the diamond choker used to belong to the Maharaja of Patiala, Punjab in India, the late Sir Maharaja Yadavindra Singh. The wealthy ruler commissioned many spectacular pieces from Cartier.
6. Amber Valletta
For her red carpet jewellery, the supermodel chose the iconic designs from the Italian brand Buccellati’s high jewellery collection. The brand’s signature styles, including its intricate filigree designs inspired by Venetian lace and exquisite textured metalwork of superb finish, were showcased to perfection by Valletta.
The pieces included a South Sea pearl and diamond necklace and diamond bangles, bracelet and rings from the brand.
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7. Maggie Rogers
The American singer and songwriter accessorised her minimalist evening outfit with a pair of diamond and pearl earrings from Chanel’s high jewellery collection. The diamond-encrusted sculptural lion heads in gold dangled strands of white pearls, juxtaposed with pieces pave-set with small diamonds.
- For the Gilded Glamour dress code, Amber Valletta dazzled in Buccellati, Maggie Rogers donned Chanel earrings and Vogue host Vanessa Hudgens wore plenty of diamonds
- Marvel’s Shang-Chi icon Michelle Yeoh looked elegant in Tasaki jewels while YouTuber Emma Chamberlain, Cartier’s new ambassador, showed off a tiara from the brand