Style Expert Michael O’Connor Curated a Collection of the Most Exclusive Baubles
CELEBRITIES VISITED STYLELAB’S SUITE DURING ACADEMY AWARDS WEEK TO BORROW MILLIONS IN JEWELRY FOR THE RED CARPET
Los
Angeles, CA (March 2, 2014) – This past week, celebrities including Ashley Fink
(“Glee”), Kate Flannery (“The Office”), Stefanie Scott (“A.N.T.”), Christine
Bently (“Ballers”), Dot Marie Jones (“Glee”), Melisa Wallack (Oscar nominee
Writing Original Screenplay “Dallas Buyer’s Club”), Kristine Belson (Oscar
nominee Animated Feature Film “The Croods”), Robin Mathews (Oscar nominee Best
Makeup “Dallas Buyer’s Club”), Adruitha Lee (Oscar nominee Best Hair Styling
“Dallas Buyer’s Club”), Alan Baumgarten (Oscar nominee Film Editing “American
Hustle”), Chris Munro (Double Oscar nominee Sound Mixing “Gravity” and “Captain
Phillips”), Peter del Vecho (Oscar nominee Producer Best Animated Feature Film
“Frozen”), Maitland Ward (“Girl Meets World”), Kate Linder (“The Young &
the Restless”), Nick Eversman (“Get on Up”), model Carissa Rosario, James
Anderson (Chicago Bears), and others as well as top wardrobe stylists/costume
designers, got a coveted appointment at StyleLab’s Jewelry Suite taking place
during Academy Awards Week. Guests had the opportunity to borrow from over $30
million worth of jewelry for the Academy Awards and related parties.
Michael
O’Connor, leading style expert and television personality,
curated a selection
of baubles from world-renowned brands such as Farah Khan, Kallati™, Mastoloni, Takat, The American Gem Trade
Association, the Diamonds with a StoryTM
collection, the Fashion of Diamonds collection, The Leo Diamond collection by
Leo Schachter, and Uneek, among others.
Here’s
the scoop on what celebrities and their stylists were eyeing for the Academy
Awards, and surrounding red carpet parties.
Joan
Rivers’ stylist Cary Fetman, gravitated towards a necklace from Farah Khan, priced at $63,977. It’s
comprised of golden beryl, emerald and diamonds, at a total carat weight of over 171-carats.
Amma
Asante couldn't wait to try on the “Drop Wave” earrings from Kallati, priced at $24,999. This
beautiful design contains 4.25-carats of pave set brilliant white diamonds.
Gayle
Ridley, wife of Oscar nominee John Ridley (Best Original Screenplay“12 Years a
Slave”) stacked the “Bamboo” and “Fluted” cuffs by Mastoloni, priced at $11,000 and $19,400 respectively. They
featured Tahitian pearls and brilliant cut white diamonds.
Christine
Bently favored the fancy color diamond earrings from Takat, priced at $17,708. These spectacular earrings include over
12-carats of diamonds.
Melisa
Wallack was a big fan of the earrings from Howard Donsky for the American Gem Trade Association. These
stunning earrings feature two pear-shaped tanzanite slabs, emerald slabs,
moonstones, and diamonds, at a total carat weight of over 64 carats.
Stefanie Scott was excited to wear a pair of
glamorous two-tone drop earrings from the Diamonds with a StoryTM collection
featuring champagne and white diamonds, priced at $4,999. The trend-setting
collection features diamonds ranging in shades from light champagne, to dark
cognac natural color diamonds. All pieces are ethically and sustainably mined.
Maitland Ward was excited to wear the draped
necklace by Fei Liu, crafted by Y&M Jewelry, for the Fashion of Diamonds collection, priced at $85,456. The collection
includes one-of-a-kind pieces created by China’s top jewelry designers and
manufacturers, using Argyle diamonds from Australia.
Robin Mathews was drawn to the diamond earrings
from The Leo Diamond collection by
Leo Schachter, priced at $350,000. These classic drop earrings contain a total
diamond weight of 12-carats. They were handcrafted to be visibly brighter and
make a dramatic statement.
Carissa Rosari admired the sparkling diamond
cuff from Uneek, priced at $88,200.
This gorgeous design contains 882 round diamonds, totaling 25-carats.
Hollywood’s
biggest stars selected many other designs featured in StyleLab’s Jewelry Suite
for the Academy Awards and parties. Final jewelry confirmations will be
disclosed following the red carpet on Sunday.