THE 98TH ACADEMY AWARDS delivered one of the more jewelry-forward red carpets in recent memory, with colored diamonds, vintage archive pieces, and a brooch renaissance on the men’s side. Jewelry industry readers were in good hands with INSTORE’s expert coverage — style writer Beth Bernstein filed a red carpet report the night of the event, while Bernstein and our “Judge the Jewels” columnist, Becky Stone, also published individual coverage of Zendaya, Rose Byrne, Elle Fanning, and Zoe Saldana.
But here’s how the wider media world covered Hollywood’s biggest night of the year for fashion and jewelry.
$35 Million in Green Diamonds Made Kate Hudson the Most-Talked-About Look of the Night
Hudson walked the red carpet in 41 carats of rare green diamonds from Milan-based atelier Garatti, valued at $35 million — a custom necklace, ring, and earrings centered on fancy green stones. E! ONLINE | ONLY NATURAL DIAMONDS
Damson Idris Designed His Own Brooch — and He Wasn’t Alone: Men’s Brooches Were Everywhere
Idris wore a bespoke brooch from his own label DIDRIS, featuring a 7.41-carat blue diamond — all sourced exclusively from Botswana, South Africa, and Namibia. Michael B. Jordan wore David Yurman brooches, including one hidden on the back of his jacket collar, and Channing Tatum and Robert Downey Jr. both wore the Tiffany & Co. Bird on a Rock. HOLLYWOOD REPORTER | SOMETHING ABOUT ROCKS
WWD: “2026 Oscars Jewelry and Watches Favored Restraint”
Rather than piling it all on, adornment came with focus. The choker emerged as the show’s defining style, gracing the necks of Ginnifer Goodwin in Sabyasachi, Gwyneth Paltrow in Tiffany & Co., and Chase Infiniti in De Beers London. WWD
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Bulgari Secretly Launched a New High Jewelry Collection at the Oscars
Bulgari used the occasion to quietly debut its latest high jewelry collection. Anne Hathaway and Priyanka Chopra Jonas wore pieces from the new Eclettica line — Hathaway in chandelier earrings and a 35-carat yellow diamond necklace; Chopra Jonas in a diamond, sapphire, and emerald bib necklace. YAHOO
Galerie: Leonardo DiCaprio’s Boucheron Bee Pin Was the Night’s Quiet Showstopper
DiCaprio wore a Boucheron Bee Pin from the house’s private collection dating to 1964 — a yellow gold brooch with yellow enamel, garnets, and diamonds. Galerie also highlighted Teyana Taylor’s Tiffany & Co. Shooting Star necklace, a Jean Schlumberger design of roughly 1,000 diamonds totaling almost 60 carats, with an 18-carat center stone that converts to a ring. GALERIE
Odessa A’zion Wore Pandora Lab-Grown Diamonds — the Same Ones Pamela Anderson Wore to the Met Gala
A’zion wore a repurposed arrangement of lab-grown Pandora diamonds previously worn by Pamela Anderson at the 2024 Met Gala — a layered necklace totaling 148 stones and nearly 55 carats. AOL
Misty Copeland Wore $2 Million in Jared Diamonds to Perform at the Oscars
Copeland appeared on the red carpet wearing $2 million worth of diamond jewelry by Jared Atelier, including the 27-carat Jared Mpho diamond ring, before performing in the ceremony’s “Sinners” musical number. ELLE
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