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.
Marilyn Monroe dripping in diamonds in the 1953 film Gentleman Prefer Blondes.
Nicole Kidman’s opulent diamond necklace choker from Moulin Rouge.
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.
The Heart of the Ocean, worn by Kate Winslet in the blockbuster Titanic is probably the most iconic piece of jewellery in movie history.
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.
The headdress worn by Elizabeth Taylor in the 1963 film Cleopatra seemed appropriate for a woman infamous for her realife jewellery collection.
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.
Who can forget the playfully romantic moment when Richard Gere gifts Julia Roberts with a ruby and diamond necklace in Pretty Woman.
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.
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.
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