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The Earrings that Rocked the Emmys
A few independent jewelry designers were represented alongside the usual red carpet heavyweights at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards.
Fred (Leighton), Lorraine (Schwartz) and Harry (Winston)--all the stars were out for the 68th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, held Sunday night in Los Angeles.
It was a night of major earrings, bold rings and the occasional bracelet, with nary a necklace in sight.
Shiri Appleby of “Unreal” donned a breathtaking pair of Piaget ear baubles and Emmy Rossum from “Shameless” sported dangling pearls from Fred Leighton.
Sarah Paulson was the night’s big winner on all fronts--the actress won an Emmy for her portrayal of Marcia Clark in “The People v. O.J. Simpson” and blew away the red carpet in a fashion-forward Prada dress smartly complimented with an oversized pair of custom Wilfredo Rosado earrings.
It was refreshing to see independent designers like Rosado occasionally mixed in with the red carpet regulars.
Other indie jewels spotted include Colette on Jill Kargman from “Odd Mom Out,” Irene Neuwirth on Abigail Spencer from the upcoming show “Timeless” and Kathryn Hahn of “Transparent,” Dana Rebecca Designs on the delightfully outfitted Constance Zimmer from “Unreal,” and Ileana Makri on fresh-faced Emily Robinson, also a member of the “Transparent” cast.
Here are some of the jewelry looks that caught our attention.
Emmy Rossum in 1920s diamond and natural pearl platinum earrings from Fred Leighton
Constance Zimmer in Dana Rebecca Designs’ cocktail rings
Sarah Paulson in custom Wilfredo Rosado diamond-drop earrings set with yellow sapphires
Shiri Appleby in emerald and diamond drop earrings and a diamond ring by Piaget
Emily Robinson in Ileana Makri
Abigail Spencer in Irene Neuwirth
Allison Janney in ruby, black jade and diamond pendant earrings, a 19th century diamond star bracelet and a 1920s diamond and platinum ring, all by Fred Leighton
Viola Davis in Harry Winston diamond and platinum earrings, bracelet and ring
Sophie Turner in Forevermark by Pluczenik necklace and Forevermark earrings and rings
America Ferrera in Neil Lane
Sarah Hyland in Lorraine Schwartz
Kathryn Hahn in Irene Neuwirth
Kristen Bell in Harry Winston’s diamond and platinum earrings, bracelet and rings
Jill Kargman in Colette’s rhodium-plated 18-karat gold and diamond hand bracelet and rhodium-plated 18-karat gold and diamond stud earrings
Yara Shahidi in platinum, yellow sapphire and white diamond earrings by Shaftel Diamond Co. and a bracelet by EF Collection
Sofia Vergara in Lorraine Schwartz
Tatiana Maslany in Forevermark earrings
Trace Lysette in Bavna earrings, Hearts On Fire ring and Le Vian bracelets
Tracee Ellis Ross in De Grisogono
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