The Best Diamond Moments from the 2023 Met Gala
The First Monday in May, fashion’s biggest night, the Met Gala has finally arrived. This is a big night for fashion and natural diamonds, of course. With this year’s theme honoring the late Karl Lagerfeld and his iconic designs (and his love for diamonds), here are the best diamond looks from the carpet.
Dua Lipa
The singer turned heads and dropped jaws when she stepped on the red carpet wearing Tiffany & Co.’s Lucida Star necklace. She is the first star to ever wear this reset white Legendary diamond, which was previously set in Jean Schlumberger’s iconic and celebrity favorite, Bird on a Rock brooch. This D-colored natural diamond is over 100 carats and features 82 facets. Just when you thought the look couldn’t get better, Dua Lipa wore the iconic “Chanel Bride” that supermodel Claudia Shiffer wore while closing the 1992 Chanel Fall Couture show.
Emily Ratajkowski
The model looked radiant in natural diamond earrings from Ana Khouri and rings by Fred Leighton. She wore a chic tulle gown from Tory Burch for fashion’s biggest night.
Lily James
The actress and Global Ambassador for yours truly wore a stunning natural diamond necklace with a pear shape center from De Beers’ latest collection, The Alchemist of Light, layered with a classic diamond tennis necklace and diamond square studs also from De Beers.
Kate Moss
The supermodel walked the carpet in an archival platinum natural diamond necklace from Tiffany and Co., complete with Tiffany & Co. tennis bracelets and a Schlumberger diamond ring. She completed the look with a Fendi gown.
Rihanna and ASAP Rocky
Mom and Dad’s night out! The couple looked incredibly cool and certainly made an entrance. Rihanna wore custom Valentino with Belperron earrings, and a Belperron necklace layered with a Bulgari necklace. She also wore a Verdura cuff bracelet. ASAP took diamonds to a new level wearing a Ruban Diamants pave studded diamond belt. While the rapper was in head to toe Gucci, he was also decked out in cat shaped diamond studs complete with a pinky ring (an ode to Choupette) from Boucheron, and diamond lapel pin.
Doja Cat
Doja Cat wore one of the most interesting looks of the night, an ode to Karl Lagerfeld’s cat, Choupette. She turned herself into a cat and it couldn’t be more fitting. The singer was also dripping in diamonds from Messika and an Oscar De La Renta gown.
Nicola Peltz Beckham
Nicola Peltz Beckham wore a plethora of diamonds on the Met red carpet. Her center diamond necklace is a special diamond necklace that was worn by her mother, Claudia Heffner Peltz, on Nicola and Brooklyn Beckham’s wedding day. The necklace is a Harry Winston piece that was once owned by socialite, Evalyn Walsh McLean, who also owned the Hope Diamond before Harry Winston purchased her entire jewelry collection.
Olivia Wilde
The actress and director wore stunning earrings from Boucheron and a custom Chloé gown inspired by vintage couture.
Michelle Yeoh
The Oscar winner looked radiant in an epic diamond necklace from Cartier complete with matching earrings.
Emma Chamberlain
The social media mogul was decked out in natural diamonds from Cartier, and a delicate baby blue ensemble from Miu Miu.
Pete Davidson
The comedian walked the carpet this year in a Fendi ensemble as well as a diamond chain from De Beers latest collection “The Alchemist of Light,” set at nearly 18 carats.
Christina Ricci
The Yellowjackets star and ultimate ’90s queen looked incredibly chic in a one-of-a-kind natural diamond bracelet from Gismondi as well as matching diamond rings and sculptural diamond earrings. Ricci wore a Fendi gown.
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman looked whimsical in the same Chanel gown she wore in the 2004 Chanel No. 5 ad shot by Baz Luhrman. To complete the iconic look, the actress wore chandelier diamond earrings from Harry Winston.
Diddy
Sean “Diddy” Combs debuted Sean John couture, designed by himself, on the Met Gala red carpet and completed his elegant look with over 450 carats of black diamond necklaces from Lorraine Schwartz, along with a 32 carat, emerald cut, white diamond ring.
Kerry Washington and Yara Shahidi
This dynamic duo posed together on the red carpet shining in natural diamonds. Washington in jewels by Mikimoto and a black lace ensemble by Michael Kors, and Shahidi in diamonds from Cartier.
Manu Rios
The actor looked dashing in a Lagerfeld suit while adorned in natural diamonds from Cartier.
Kendall Jenner
The model wore a sequined ensemble from Marc Jacobs and completed her sparkly look with 30 carat rose cut diamond flower earrings from Lorraine Schwartz.
Rita Ora
Rita Ora took to the carpet decked out in diamond cuffs, rings, and chandelier earrings from Buccellati. The singer complimented her diamonds with a stunning black gown from Prabal Gurung.
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra wore Bulgari’s most special piece, the Laguna Blu, which is currently on auction at Sotheby’s. This Fancy Vivid Blue diamond is one of the rarest in the world, weighing in at 11.16 carats. This is the first time Bulgari’s Laguna Blu is being seen in a new setting, a diamond chain necklace, since 1970, where it was originally set in a ring.
Irina Shayk
The model was iced out in an epic diamond curb chain and pear droplet choker custom-made by Ana Khouri.
Jessica Chastain
The actress debuted epic blonde hair with epic natural diamonds from Gucci. She also wore a black tulle Gucci gown.
Simu Liu
The actor looked very handsome and paid homage to Karl Lagerfeld’s iconic brooches with a natural diamond brooch from Toni & Chloe Goutal accompanied by a diamond tennis chain, and a Acheron Constantin Timepiece.
Alia Bhatt
Bollywood star Alia Bhatt looked radiant in a pearl encrusted gown from Prabal Gurung. Bhatt wore epic natural diamond rings and pearl and natural diamond earrings from Malbar Gold and Diamonds.
Lily Collins
The actress looked incredibly chic wearing diamonds from Cartier.
Lea Michelle
Lea Michelle wore a glittering custom look from Michael Kors completed with a Jacob and Co. diamond collar and diamond rings from Fred Leighton and diamond studs from Kwiat.
Anne Hathaway
The actress gave us all the vintage feels by wearing Atelier Versace and Bulgari High Jewelry set with natural diamonds.
