Modern Jewelry Trends

The ratings for the 2007 Emmys may have been the lowest in history but the jewelry on the red carpet this year deserved high marks. Dresses were glamorous and colorful but simple, with more than a touch of old Hollywood retro drama, letting the jewelry take center stage. Surprisingly, the strongest jewelry trend at the Emmys this year was long shoulder-dusting earrings. Debra Messing, television style icon, wore Cartier Art-Deco inspired diamond and platinum earrings easily four inches long. And who remembers Marcia Cross‘ dress? All attention was on those amazing five inch drop turquoise earrings by Lorraine Schwartz and matching turquoise-and-ruby snake bracelet. (There were several jeweled snakes on display, including the rhinestone snake halter biting Portia de Rossi’s Azzaro dress.) Other stars sporting the long earring look: Michelle Pfeiffer in Harry Winston, Queen Latifah in Diamond in the Rough, Heidi Klum in her own chandeliers, Ali Larter in Neil Lane, Rebecca Romijn in Neil Lane, Kate Walsh in Neil Lane, and Jenna Fischer in H. Stern. Several stars appeared in the height of jewelry fashion, rare for a red carpet event. Ellen Pompeo’s Fred Leighton suite of yellow gold jewelry with tasseled necklace, bracelets and ring, had a retro forties glamor. She loved the jewelry so much, she removed her engagement ring for the night because it clashed with the chunky feeling of the yellow gold ensemble. Minnie Driver had a neon yellowish-green dress fresh from the Spring runways last week in New York, accessorized with a chic black bakelite cuff with diamonds and rubies in 22k gold and diamond, ruby and pearl earrings by Bochic. Katherine Heigl’s stack of black gold bracelets, ring, and hoop earrings with dangles by Ryan Ryan Jewelry were fashionably up-to-the minute. Overall the winners of the placement sweepstakes, Emmy edition, are Chopard, Lorraine Schwartz, Neil Lane, H. Stern, and Bochic.

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