Rihanna owns several jewelled crosses, including a 1980s Christian Lacroix piece, worn for the viral photo reveal of her first pregnancy with rapper A$AP Rocky. A large pendant set with sapphires, tanzanites and aquamarines on a black velvet cord by New York jeweller Briony Raymond is another favourite of Ri’s, as is a bone cross from supermodel Erin Wasson’s Low Luv jewellery range and an oversized silver cross medallion by Gucci.

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Justin Bieber is another who owns several crosses including a dainty silver iteration by American jeweller Effy, along with eye-catching pieces from Los Angeles fine jeweller Established and celebrity jeweller Ben Baller.

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At David Yurman, a global jewellery powerhouse based in New York, jewelled and enamelled crosses are carved in gold and silver and suspended from cable chains, or intertwined with leather.

Meanwhile at Alighieri, a London-based jewellery brand founded by Rosh Mahtani in 2014, dainty crosses draw inspiration from Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy and come handcrafted from gold-plated bronze in the British capital’s Hatton Garden.

If you’re looking for all-out embellishment, Italian jeweller Emanuele Bicocchi offers a punkish leaning, with sterling silver cross charms strung from strings of freshwater pearls.

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Whatever your look – or spiritual inclination – a talking point cross necklace is clearly one jewellery staple to be armed with this year.