Celebrity Diamond Spotlight: Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga has a way with natural diamonds. Known for her knack for jaw-dropping fashion, the Grammy winner has equal ingenuity when it comes to her head-turning jewels. Often opting for diamond jewelry from Chopard, Neil Lane, Messika, and Lorraine Schwartz, Lady Gaga’s fruitful relationship with Tiffany & Co. has produced some of the most iconic jewelry moments of all time.
In 2019, Lady Gaga wore the historic 128.54-carat Tiffany Yellow Diamond to the Academy Awards. Since then, she’s worn a myriad of creations from Tiffany designer Jean Schlumberger, including the diamond Flowers and Leaves necklace, the Potager Leaves necklace, and more. Most recently, Mother Monster wore the House’s Bird on a Rock brooch to the UK premiere of Joker: Folie à Deux.
The highly anticipated sequel for Joker hits theaters on October 4 and sees Lady Gaga star alongside Joaquin Phoenix as the titular character’s love interest, Harley Quinn. On Friday, the star will even be releasing a new companion album with 13 tracks, dubbed Harlequin.
From award-worthy red carpet jewels to her new oval-shaped diamond engagement ring, see Lady Gaga’s most impactful diamond jewelry moments throughout the years.
2024: Lady Gaga at the Joker Folie à Deux Premiere
Lady Gaga adopted method-dressing for the UK premiere of Joker: Folie à Deux, embodying her character Harley Quinn. Her crimson custom Celine gown complimented her Jean Schlumberger by Tiffany Bird on a Rock brooch with a spessartine of over 20 carats. She added a Tiffany Vigne diamond ring, earrings from the 2024 Tiffany Blue Book Collection featuring Fancy Intense Yellow diamonds of over 2 total carats with white diamond accents, and a bracelet platinum with over 5 carats of Fancy Intense Yellow diamonds.
2024: Lady Gaga at the Venice Film Festival
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.
When she arrived in Venice, the pop star and her new fiancé 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.
2023: Lady Gaga
at the Oscars
Lady Gaga looked glamorous on the red carpet at the 2023 Oscars in Tiffany & Co. diamonds and a corseted black Versace gown. Her red carpet appearance came moments before she opted for bare skin, a t-shirt, ripped jeans and converse to perform her original song, “Hold My Hand,” from the Oscar-nominated film Top Gun: Maverick.
2022: Lady Gaga at
the Grammys
Leave it to Lady Gaga to one-up herself for every red carpet appearance. Before she performed with Tony Bennett at the 2022 Grammy Awards, she walked the red carpet in a Giorgio Armani gown and Tiffany & Co. Schlumberger® jewelry. Donning jewels from the BOTANICA Blue Book 2022 collection, she wore the Potager Leaves necklace with over 19 carats of diamonds, 123 carats of morganites, and Nest earrings to match .
2022: Lady Gaga at
the BAFTA Awards
The BAFTA Awards may have been in London but Lady Gaga gave everyone a lesson in American elegance wearing gown by Ralph Lauren and jewelry from the Tiffany & Co. Schlumberger Four Leaves collection.
2022: Lady Gaga at
the SAG Awards
Lady Gaga went into the Tiffany & Co. vault for a dramatic entrance at the 2022 SAG Awards, wearing the Flowers and Leaves necklace by Jean Schlumberger, dating back to 1958.
2021: Lady Gaga at the
House of Gucci Premiere
As diamond studded as her character in House of Gucci, Lady Gaga attended the LA premiere wearing a strapless gold sequined Valentino gown with Messika High Jewelry, including the natural diamond Spears necklace, and diamond Desert Bloom earrings.
2021: Lady Gaga at the House of Gucci UK Premiere
Lady Gaga attended the UK premiere of her film House of Gucci, wearing a royal purple Gucci gown (appropriate) and loads of Tiffany & Co. jewels. The songstress wore a gold, platinum, and natural diamond necklace by Jean Schlumberger, diamond shell earrings, along with rings and loads of bracelets.
2019: Lady Gaga at
the Met Gala
Exemplifying the 2019 theme of “Camp: Notes on Fashion,” Lady Gaga stripped down to her skivvies on the Met steps, revealing four different ensembles, designed by Brandon Maxwell. The musician teamed her looks with a Tiffany & Co. necklace from the 2019 Blue Book collection, set with over 28 carats of princess-cut natural diamonds and an 18-karat gilded yellow gold butterfly charm at its center.
2019: Lady Gaga
at the Oscars
A legendary Oscars jewelry moment, Lady Gaga walked the red carpet in 2019 in a dramatic black Alexander McQueen gown and later changing into a Brandon Maxwell creation, all the while sporting the 128.54-carat diamond Tiffany & Co. necklace. Last worn by Breakfast at Tiffany’s star Audrey Hepburn during the film’s press tour, the massive yellow diamond had only been publically worn three times (ever.) A socialite wore the historic jewel for a fundraiser during the 1950s, then Hepburn, then Gaga. Nominated for Best Actress for A Star Is Born, and Best Original Song for “Shallow,” Lady Gaga grabbed the gold for the latter and make an impact with her diamonds.
2019: Lady Gaga
at the Grammys
Lady Gaga is known for making the red carpet at the Grammys her personal runway. For the 2019 show, Gaga wore 10 carat, princess cut Tiffany diamond earrings and a 91-carat, mixed cut diamond necklace from the Tiffany Blue Book collection that took a year to make.
2019: Lady Gaga at
the Golden Globes
During her A Star is Born awards trail, Lady Gaga attended the 2019 Golden Globes wearing a periwinkle Valentino gown and dyed her hair to match. The multihyphenate star added Tiffany & Co. cluster earrings to her repertoire, along with the 100-carat Aurora Necklace, tailor-made especially for her by Tiffany’s, featuring a breathtaking pear-shaped 20-carat diamond at its center. The Born This Way artist wrote on Instagram, “I felt like a princess in custom Tiffany & Co. made just for me for the Golden Globes.” She explained, “The Aurora necklace was named after the Aurora Borealis as an homage to A Star Is Born.”
2019: Lady Gaga at
the SAG Awards
Thanks to her role in A Star Is Born, Lady Gaga was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role and Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 2019 SAG Awards. The actress used the opportunity to debut diamond and gold jewels from the 2019 Tiffany Blue Book Collection, teamed with her Dior Haute Couture gown. Tiffany’s then-chief artistic officer Reed Krakoff said, “Tiffany’s Blue Book Collection showcases our most exquisite high jewelry designs that are handcrafted by Tiffany artisans.” He continued, “Lady Gaga embodies the bold innovation that has always been at the heart of the collection, and we are thrilled to see her celebrated for her work in A Star Is Born.”
2018: Lady Gaga at the Venice Film Festival
No one does a dramatic entrance quite like Lady Gaga. Attending the premiere for A Star is Born at the 2018 Venice Film Festival, the star walked the red carpet looking like a fairytale princess in a custom Valentino gown and Chopard diamond pear-shaped drop earrings
2018: Lady Gaga at the Toronto Film Festival
Lady Gaga attended the Toronto International Film Festival in 2018, wearing a black velvet Armani Privé with a dramatic sequined veil and door-knocker diamond asymmetrical earrings by Chopard. Dubbed The Garden of Kalahari earrings, a 25-carat pear-shaped diamond hangs from one ear, while the other features a 26-carat heart-shaped diamond.
2018: Lady Gaga
at the Grammys
At the 2018 Grammy Awards, Lady Gaga wore a custom black long-sleeve lace Armani Privé gown with jaw-dropping black diamond and blackened gold shoulder-scaping chandelier earrings by Lorraine Schwartz.
2016: Lady Gaga at the Golden Globes
Lady Gaga took home the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a TV Series or Limited Movie for her role in American Horror Story: Hotel in 2016. The pop star-turned-actress wore Neil Lane diamonds with her custom black velvet Atelier Versace dress.
