In 1953 Marilyn Monroe was on the silver screen dripping in jewels and crooning about diamonds being a girl’s best friend – a message as true today as it was then.
Iconic movie jewellery can take on a lavish life of its own and become a symbol of a film’s plot, think Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Titanic, and Pretty Woman who all have a dazzling prop with a story to tell.
Here are some of the most memorable pieces of jewellery that have graced the silver screen.
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Marilyn Monroe dripping in diamonds in the 1953 film Gentleman Prefer Blondes.
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Nicole Kidman’s opulent diamond necklace choker from Moulin Rouge.
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Tiffany & Co created the jewels for Baz Luhrmann’s production of F. Scott-Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, which was set among the roaring 1920s Jazz Age in New York.
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The Heart of the Ocean, worn by Kate Winslet in the blockbuster Titanic is probably the most iconic piece of jewellery in movie history.
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Almost as famous as the little black Givenchy dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s is the pearl-and-diamond necklace she donned in the film.
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The headdress worn by Elizabeth Taylor in the 1963 film Cleopatra seemed appropriate for a woman infamous for her realife jewellery collection.
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While the film was somewhat of a flop the jewels worn by Naomi Watts in the biopic, Diana were remarkably similar to those worn by the late Princess of Wales.
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Who can forget the playfully romantic moment when Richard Gere gifts Julia Roberts with a ruby and diamond necklace in Pretty Woman.
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Kate Hudson wore an 84-karat yellow diamond necklace in the film, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. The sparkling Isadora pendant – valued at over $5 million – was specially created by famed jeweler Harry Winston for the romantic comedy.
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Vivian Leigh’s character, Scarlett O’Hara accessorized her velvet mourning dress with a cameo brooch in the motion picture classic Gone with the Wind.