PINK DIAMONDS THAT MADE HISTORY

Pink diamonds, gold or platinum jewelry, noble and beautifully shiny jewelry has made history over time. The diamond is the most beautiful and shiny gemstone that mounted in white gold or yellow gold blends harmoniously and the result is a beautiful jewel of millions of euros. Over time, diamonds have made history. Cleopatra, Marilyn Monroe, Lady Di, Elizabeth Taylor are some of the famous names who wore diamonds or diamond jewelry that wrote history.

"Heart of the Ocean" is the most famous Pink diamonds in the world. Kate Winslet wore that beautiful jewel (the diamond pendant chain) in the lead role of the Titanic. The film reveals the history of that diamond that had belonged to King Louis XVI and was cut into a heart shape only after the French Revolution. The jewelry house Harry Winston created an exact replica of the necklace replacing the famous diamond with sapphire. Gloria Stuart, actress who played Rose in old age, wore the Harry Winston creation to the 1997 Academy Awards, attracting millions of eyes. The diamond that is called the "jewel" is the most expensive jewel worn at the Film Academy festivities.

Another diamond that has made history over time is Elizabeth Taylor's Bvlgari Emerald Necklace, a gorgeous necklace that Burton gave her. The gorgeous necklace is actually a necklace set with a diamond and emerald brooch that can be hung on the necklace. The jewel made history on the set of the famous movie "Cleopatra" when Burton gave her that necklace while playing the roles of Caesar and Cleopatra.

The KOH-I-NOOR Pink diamonds is a gemstone that was found in India and was the diamond of many Maharajah dynasties only until 1850 when this diamond was confiscated by the British East India Company. Koh-i-Noor diamond has long been a kind of spoil of war in India in internal conflicts based on the premise: who owned it conquered and had the power of the whole world. Nowadays, the diamond is placed on the crown of Queen Elizabeth.

In 1981, Lady Di was engaged to Prince Charles, who put on her finger a beautiful ring made of white gold and a 14-diamond ring encircling a splendid 12-carat blue oval sapphire. After the divorce between Lady Di and Prince Charles, the Pink diamonds ring remained with the princess and after his death, it reached Prince William who later gave it to his beloved: Kate Middleton. The beautiful ring with diamonds and blue sapphires is a real masterpiece that has

On the 60th anniversary of his career, Graff decided to celebrate in a unique way, recreating the image that made him famous in the '70s, both him and his famous company. The idea was immediately embraced, being a good promotion strategy, after the 1970 photo, depicting the female model wearing a diamond-encrusted hairstyle, became a landmark of The Graff Diamonds, founded only 10 years earlier. of this historic moment.

Laurence Graff said the original idea came to him while traveling around the world in search of diamonds. During that time, in India, he noticed communities where women wore precious headdresses on their heads, and this caught his attention. He later thought of composing such a remarkable hair ornament: "We recognized the importance of promoting the brand, and the creation of 'Hair & Jewel' was a perfect opportunity."

Graff needed half a million dollars, extremely rare stones and an extremely well-known model to represent the image of his new obsession, "Hair & Jewel". But, as such an anniversary had to be marked in a unique way, Laurence Graff announced that for this recreation he will invest the largest amount in the history of the industry: half a billion dollars. And that's just to recreate the famous image. Better promotion for the London company than it could be!

For this reconstruction, the image of the model Dalia Gunther was used, famous for the presentations on the catwalks in London, Paris, Milan, Compehaga or Toronto. To make her hairstyle, 22 unique stones were needed, belonging to the London jewelry house and created by hand for this event. The jewelry, with a total value estimated at 500 million euros, weighed about 550 carats, of the quarters meaning only hair ornaments. The hairstyle included a 52-carat yellow ring, a 51-carat heart-shaped earrings, an 11-carat Pink diamonds pendant and a series of floral ornaments. The decoration was also attended by the designer Eamon Hughes, together with one of the greatest photographers in the world, David Slijper, who photographed personalities such as,

then compared the two images. Until now, the images showed jewelry mounted typically in conservatory ways. This image has overcome barriers, somewhat defying the conventional and outlining the idea that Pink diamonds can now be the aspirations of young women.

The interest for the Hair & Jewel opera was thus reborn, bringing to light a less exploited aspect in the jewelry industry: hair ornaments. Certainly this already standard image of the industry will direct the attention of designers and jewelers to this type of art / fashion.