IDENTIFYING THE UPCOMING TREND-SETTING JEWEL

I always wonder what the upcoming "sleeper" diamond will be whenever I hear about a new movie release or a new series on Netflix or cable. there is a lot of research on jewelry's appearance on television and other media.   today let’s talk about the famous or undiscovered designers who provided or made items for the movies, as well as the items that started significant trends in the business.

As lovers of jewellery, we all have one or more movies that we love to watch repeatedly because they have beautiful jewels in them. And there are those pictures that stick in our memory forever, like Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief, or Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Oddly, none of the jewellery worn in these legendary parts was real; still, the actresses' choices in how to wear it have had, and will continue to have, a lasting impact on our culture.

Let's go on to more recent times, though. My thoughts go to the last time we had a piece or time of jewellery seen on the small or big screen that took over an industry and became popular at all different price levels and demographics. Compared to the elements that move the plot, set the scene, or reveal a character's personality, these are less common.

Here are some examples from the past that had an impact on the jewellery industry, some of which you may remember and even have purchased for yourself.

THE 'TIN CUP' NECKLACE

There are those sleeper pieces in movies that are never anticipated to be the next big thing or to completely dominate the jewellery market; they are translated by multiple companies at every price point and in every conceivable iteration. This was the case with the necklace that bore the name of the 1996 romantic comedy Tin Cup, which starred Rene Russo as golfer "Dr. Molly Griswold" and Kevin Costner as "Roy "Tin Cup" McAvoy," a former golf prodigy who drinks, hangs out, and lacks ambition until he falls in love with Molly after teaching her the game. The "Tin Cup" necklace is a cultured pearl station-style that Wendy Brigode created just for the movie. It is made of 7-8mm baroque Japanese pearls that are knotted on silk string at irregular intervals, giving the pearls the appearance of floating. Pearls were revived in this outfit by Russo in a way not seen since Grace Kelly's era. The jewellery business is flooded with imitation freshwater and glass pearls on chains and thread. Versions of it appeared in Seinfield, Beverly Hills 90210, and Melrose Place, among other television programmes. A variation of the necklace could be worn by women of all ages and socioeconomic levels.

THE LUCK OF THE SEX AND THE CITY JEWELS

Can anyone here recall the first horseshoe pendant Sarah Jessica Parker wore in her role as Carrie Bradshaw? In the weeks that followed, she added one, then two more horseshoes, layering the look? At the time, a tiny independent design team known as Mia & Lizzie was in charge of working with Patricia Field, the costume designer for the HBO series and the subsequent two films. The tiny, medium, and large variants of the horseshoe pendant were worn separately. It was one of the most sought-after pieces of jewellery that Carrie Bradshaw pushed into the spotlight after the nameplate necklace. In a conversation I had with Lizzie Scheck of Mia & Lizzie for Lustre Magazine, she recalled Patricia Field being quite honest with her and telling them, "Just be ready, you are going to be knocked off. You'll soon even see it being sold for $5 on the street. However, the horseshoe has been there since the Victorian era, so it's not as though we invented it. The horseshoe continues to be a significant trend today with vintage brooches and stick pins being transformed into charms and pendants and modern designers continuing to throw up variations on them. We were making something that Carrie would wear and that her admirers would get straight away. The horseshoe is a lucky charm that, when worn, bestows good fortune on both the wearer and anybody else they meet. It is one of the trends that never goes out of style.

A DIAMOND OF ANOTHER COLOR

In the movie How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Kate Hudson's character, "Andie Anderson," wears a necklace by Harry Winston that is made up of several cuts of white diamonds jwellery (2003). The necklace, known as the "Isadora Duncan," is stunning when worn by Hudson's character with a lovely yellow bias-cut satin gown. A 51.94-carat yellow sapphire copy made after the movie's release was put on display next to the dress in the 2013 "Hollywood Costume" exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Additionally, it raised interest in and sales of the already popular colour of diamond as well as the variety of yellow diamonds used in engagement rings.

THE HEART THAT WON OUR LOVE

The elaborate necklace worn by Kate Winslet in the 1997 remake of Titanic as "Rose" quickly transitioned from the screen to the street. Steel magnate "Caledon Hockley" presents his fiancée "Rose" with the "Heart of the Ocean," a blue diamond necklace, as an engagement gift in the movie. The cubic zirconia and white gold-set necklace was made for the movie by Asprey & Garrard. A real jewel was then inspired by the fake one, in an ironic twist on jewellery history. One made by Asprey & Garrard contained a single sapphire weighing 170 carats and 65 diamonds totalling 30 carats. Celine Dion was given a loan of this item for her appearance in

At the 1998 Academy Awards ceremony, the movie's theme song, My Heart Will Go On, was nominated for an Oscar.

The blue diamond necklace has been famously remade thanks to the movie's popularity. A 15-carat, genuine blue diamond was used to create Harry Winston's version of the "Heart of the Ocean," known as Le Coeur de la Mer. Harry Winston was the company that owned the Hope Diamond and many other notable gems. Gloria Stuart, the actress nominated for playing the older version of "Rose," wore this as well at the 1998 Academy Awards. Then there were the smaller, more wearable replicas produced by manufacturers of fine jewellery and the cheap costume "fashion" knockoffs that arrived from China, Thailand, and other countries.

While there have been several movies where jewellery played a prominent role (Ocean's 8), others have helped us understand the world the characters live in and where they fit into it (Crazy Rich Asians), and few movies have done a good job of capturing the fashion sense, motivations, and personalities of each character.