The 2024 Venice Film Festival Brings Natural Diamond Jewelry to the Next Level
Explore the diamond-studded glamour at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, from Jenna Ortega to Cate Blanchett.
The 2024 Venice Film Festival has kicked off, delivering all the diamond-studded glitz and glamour we’ve come to expect from the red carpet event. Conjuring the decadence of Old Hollywood, cinema’s most-wanted performers and directors have gathered in the Italian city to celebrate this year’s most exciting projects, decked out in diamonds.
The 81st annual Venice Film Festival will take place from August 28 to September 7, and will debut a robust roster of highly anticipated films. Day one of the festival hosted the premiere of Tim Burton’s spooky sequel to Beetlejuice, appropriately entitled Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, starring Jenna Ortega. The actress conquered the red carpet in thorn-like natural diamond jewels from Dior Joaillerie. In her new biopic Maria, Angelina Jolie portrays the opera singer, Maria Callas. Before receiving an eight-minute standing ovation for her performance, Jolie twinkled down the red carpet in Cartier jewels previously owned by her real-life character.
Nicole Kidman’s new movie Babygirl will premiere at the prestigious event, along with Lady Gaga’s Joker: Folie à Deux. Sienna Miller is also is set to arrive in support of her film Horizon Chapter 2.
Judging by this year’s robust roster of jewelry-loving A-listers set to attend, we’re sure to have no shortage of stellar diamond jewelry moments. Ahead, take a look at the most gorgeous natural diamonds to storm the red carpet at the 2024 Venice Film Festival.
Taylor Russell in Tiffany & Co.
For the Closing Ceremony, jury member Taylor Russell stunned once again on the Venice red carpet at Palazzo del Cinema. The Bones and All actress wore a black Schiaparelli gown, Jean Schlumberger by Tiffany Banana Dot ear clips, and the jeweler’s iconic Bird on a Rock brooch in platinum and 18-karat yellow gold with diamond of over 12 carats, creatively pinned to a black velvet choker.
Lady Gaga in Tiffany & Co.
Lady Gaga turned heads for the premiere of her new film, Joker: Folie à Deux, alongside her new fiancé Michael Polansky. In her signature shocking style, the pop star walked the red carpet in a black, plunging Christian Dior Haute Couture ball gown, with a dramatic black lace Philip Treacy headpiece and stunning Tiffany & Co. diamond jewels with her new whopper of an engagement ring. Lady Gaga wore a Tiffany High Jewelry necklace in platinum and 18 karat gold with a marquise diamond of over 8 carats, teamed with huge diamond earrings and a Tiffany Victoria® mixed cluster diamond bracelet.
Taylor Russell in Tiffany & Co.
Styled by Jahleel Weaver, Taylor Russell attended the premiere of The Room Next Door, wearing a white two-piece custom Alaïa ensemble, teamed with the Tiffany Victoria® mixed cluster choker necklace in platinum with over 38 carats of marquise and round brilliant diamonds and two pairs of earrings – the dainty Tiffany Victoria® earrings in platinum with cultured pearls and diamonds and long dangling earrings in platinum with four rows of diamonds.
The next day, the actress arrived on the red carpet for the Queer premiere, donning a black hooded custom Loewe gown with more Tiffany & Co. diamond baubles. Russell wore Tiffany platinum and natural diamond dangling earrings, Tiffany diamond stud earrings, the Tiffany Victoria® mixed cluster bracelet in platinum with diamonds, and a platinum cocktail ring, featuring a 2-carat diamond.
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu in Pomellato
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu walked the red carpet in a floral Erdem frock and diamond jewelry from the Pomellato High Jewelry collection. The Emily in Paris actress wore Pomellato’s High Jewelry earrings in rose gold and white diamonds, the Iconica bracelet in rose gold with white diamonds, and the Nudo diamond solitaire ring.
Rachel Weisz in Boucheron
Rachel Weisz attended the red carpet premiere of Queer alongside her husband, Daniel Craig. The actress fully embodied Old Hollywood with a navy blue Atelier Versace sequined strapless gown, voluminous waves in her hair, a powerful red lip, and the sparkling Boucheron Serpent Boheme Necklace, featuring 640 round diamonds, weighing a total of 11.7 carats.
Lady Gaga’s Diamond Engagement Ring
Lady Gaga arrived in Venice to promote her new film Joker: Folie à Deux. The pop star and her new fiancé Michael Polansky waved to onlookers and shared some kisses as their boat pulled up to Hotel Cipriani. Wearing a custom black-and-white polka dot dress from L.A. Roxx, Lady Gaga flashed her massive oval natural diamond engagement ring, looking to be close to 20 carats according to our experts.
She revealed her engagement at the Paris Olympics in July when she introduced Polansky to France’s Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, referring to him as her fiancé.
Kelly Rowland in Chopard
Destiny’s Child singer Kelly Rowland was a vision in white at the amfAR Gala during the 2024 Venice Film Festival wearing Cheney Chan Couture and jewelry from Chopard’s Haute Joaillerie collection, styled by Wilford Lenov. She sported a necklace including 19.53 carats of heart-shaped diamonds, 19.45 carats of pear-shaped diamonds, and 8.55 carats of diamonds. Rowland teamed her look with drop earrings featuring 4.95 carats of heart-shaped and pear-shaped diamonds, a bracelet with 2.92 carats worth of diamonds, and a cocktail ring featuring 2.07 carats of heart-shaped and pear-shaped diamonds.
Amal Clooney
Amal Clooney attended the 2024 Venice Film Festival in support of her husband George’s new film, Wolfs. The human rights barrister adorned a creamy yellow Atelier Versace gown with dangling spherical diamond-studded earrings.
Sydney Sweeney in De Beers
Sydney Sweeney touched down in Venice, wearing a blue and white Rodarte Floral Silk Twill Dress, Miu Miu sunglasses and some impressive diamonds from De Beers. Styled by Molly Dickson, the actress wore the 74.73-carat Alchemist of Light by De Beers ‘Midnight Aura’ Diamond necklace, and diamond stud earrings from the same collection, totaling 9.58 carats. She topped off her look with the 6.17-carat De Beers Classic emerald-cut diamond eternity band set in platinum.
She attended the Armani Beauty Passione Party at Arsenale during the festival, appropriately wearing Armani with dazzling De Beers diamonds. The actress wore 7.52-carat ‘Thames Path’ earrings, a 34.61-carat Aria diamond bracelet, and a sparkling assortment of rings.
Emily Ratajkowski in Pasquale Bruni
Pulling from the Gucci archives, Emily Ratajkowski wore an olive green gown from the Italian fashion house’s Fall/ Winter 2004 collection, designed by Tom Ford. Matching the impact of her vintage dress, Ratajkowski had to go for equally timeless diamond jewels. The model wore floral diamond drop Ghirlanda earrings the from Italian luxury jeweler Pasquale Bruni, featuring 4.56 carats worth of natural diamonds.
Adrien Brody in Elsa Jin
Adrien Brody attended the premiere of his new film The Brutalist, wearing a black Dior suit with a huge, winged garnet and natural diamond brooch from art jewelry designer Elsa Jin. The actor also wore one of Elsa Jin’s bird-like diamond brooches to the 2024 Met Gala.
Jurnee Smollett in Louis Vuitton
Former Only Natural Diamonds cover girl, Jurnee Smollett walked the red carpet in a midnight blue custom Louis Vuitton dress, paried with Louis Vuitton diamond jewels styled by Jamie Mizrahi.
Stella Maxwell in Pasquale Bruni
Model Stella Maxwell stunned at the 2024 Venice Film Festival wearing a sheer Iris van Herpen gown with Pasquale Bruni jewels, styled by Marc Eram.
Nicole Kidman in Roberto Coin
Nicole Kidman arrived in Venice for the premiere of her new film Babygirl, wearing a black Bottega Veneta dress with Roberto Coin’s Venetian Princess black jade and natural diamond drop earrings, styled by Jason Bolden. Later, she stepped out on the red carpet in a Schiaparelli gown and a dazzling display of diamond rings, also from Roberto Coin.
Camila Mendes in Bulgari
Camila Mendes took the classic route at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, wearing a one-shoulder Armani Privè gown and natural diamond Bulgari jewels, styled by Molly Dickson.
Ncuti Gatwa in Messika
Styled by Felicity Kay, Doctor Who actor Ncuti Gatwa arrived at the Venice premiere of Babygirl, wearing a slouchy black silk ensemble and one sculptural diamond earring from Messika, featuring two thin pavé overlapping bars with a pear-shape diamond dangling from its end.
Lili Reinhart in Chopard
Lili Reinhart attended the festival wearing a midnight blue velvet Armani Privé gown with classic Chopard white gold earrings featuring 14.74 carats worth of natural diamonds and a diamond ring, both from the jeweler’s Haute Joaillerie collection.
Angelina Jolie in Jessica McCormack & Cartier
Angelina Jolie touched down in Venice to celebrate the premiere of her Pablo Larraín-directed Maria. She arrived at Hotel Excelsior’s docks, waving to on-lookers and showing off a sparkling button-back Jessica McCormack diamond ring with a gold band.
Later, Jolie stepped out on the red carpet in a custom Tamara Ralph gown, Trinity de Cartier and C de Cartier diamond stud earrings, with a gold and diamond Cartier Collection Maillon Panthère twisted interwoven bracelet and matching ring. Pinned to her furry shawl, Jolie wore a 1972 gold Cartier Collection Open-and-shut Rose clip brooch with emeralds, sapphires, rubies, and natural diamonds inside the bloom. Historical jewelry from the Cartier collection will star alongside Jolie in the highly anticipated Maria Callas biopic.
“It was very moving to be wearing a piece of Cartier jewelry she wore and owned. I chose to wear it for a very important scene where she is with her sister and facing many hard truths,” Jolie said in a press release. “To have jewelry of such a high quality on camera felt special and right for Maria. She was such an elegant lady” In the new motion picture, Jolie even wears the same Rose Clip brooch she wore to the premiere.
Taylor Russell in Tiffany & Co.
Taylor Russel glistened at the red carpet premiere of Maria, wearing a strapless cream-colored Loewe gown with a shawl draped around her neck and resplendent Tiffany & Co. jewelry. The actress wore a natural diamond pendant necklace worn backward, featuring an 11-carat pear-shape diamond sitting between her shoulders. She teamed her look with hefty diamond Jean Schlumberger by Tiffany star flower ear clips in platinum and 18k yellow gold, a dazzling diamond, sapphire, and rubellite bracelet featuring two koi fish joined together, with a Jean Schlumberger by Tiffany Two Bees engagement ring in platinum and 18k gold.
Cate Blanchett in Louis Vuitton
The star of Alfonso Cuarón’s Disclaimer, Cate Blanchett attended the Venice Film Festival in a black velvet Armani Privé suit, draped with pearls in the back, styled by Elizabeth Stewart. She paired her ensemble with a Louis Vuitton diamond ear cuff by Francesca Amfitheatrof. The piece wrapped all the way around her ear, with two large champagne-colored pearls dangling from the bottom.
Jenna Ortega in Dior Joaillerie
Jenna Ortega channeled Winona Ryder’s original Beetlejuice character, Lydia Deetz with a red tulle Dior Haute Couture gown and diamonds from Dior Joaillerie, styled by Enrique Melendez. Her thorn-like diamond Bois de Rose necklace glistened on the red carpet, along with her matching diamond bracelet and rings.
Justin Theroux in Tiffany & Co.
Styled by Chloe Hartstein, Justin Theroux arrived in a custom Zegna suit by Alessandro Sartori with the iconic Tiffany & Co. Bird on a Rock natural diamond brooch for the premiere of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
Taylor Russell in Tiffany & Co.
Taylor Russell walked the red carpet in a vintage Chanel Haute Couture Spring/Summer 1993 gown, perfectly paired with large Tiffany & Co. diamond cluster earrings. In her second ear piercing, the actress wore diamond and pearl drop earrings with an Elsa Peretti white enamel bone cuff on her wrist, and a sparkling diamond cocktail ring, styled by Jahleel Weaver.
Isabelle Huppert in Cartier
This year’s Jury President, Isabelle Huppert turned up the heat in Venice. Her fire engine red Balenciaga opera coat dress, white opera gloves, and sleek black sunglasses only acted as the canvas for her dazzling Cartier diamond jewelry. Styled by Jonathan Huguet, the French actress shined bright in long diamond three-row dangling Cartier Essential Lines earrings, a large swirling diamond Cartier Collection Panthère cocktail ring, and two huge matching diamond Tuttitutti cuff bracelets from the Cartier Libre assortment .
Poppy Delevingne in Boucheron
Model Poppy Delevingne stepped out in a chic black Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini suit for the 2024 Venice Film Festival, teamed with natural diamond Boucheron feather drop earrings that stole the show.
