Celebrity Jewelry

Ashley Graham and Kate Beckinsale Dripped in Diamonds at King’s Trust Gala

Suzanne Kalan provided much of the jewelry.

Published

4 months ago

May 29, 2024

Beth Bernstein

DIAMONDS WERE OUT in full force at the King’s Trust Gala in New York. Both Ashley Graham and Kate Beckinsale wore multiple diamond pieces, and many were the designs of Suzanne Kalan. However, they brought on the bling in different styles.

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Let’s start with Graham. She was on trend with cascading diamond earrings (Kalan’s classic angel drop earrings) that dipped down between her neck and shoulders. While this might have been enough to wear close to her face, with her collared shirt and jacket, she also layered two of Kalan’s tennis necklaces, hitting another trend for diamond statement necklaces and chokers. On someone else it might have been over the top, but Graham pulled it off.

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Beckinsale, who always looks chic and elegant, wore her multiple diamond pieces a little more subtly. She stacked her earrings and wore a few rings, mixing Kalan with W. Solomon & Sons. She showed off a pair of linear drop earrings from W. Solomon & Sons with pear-shaped diamonds, combined with Kalan studs — one cluster-style with round cuts and the other with baguette cuts. She wore diamond rings from both companies.

Both celebrities lit up the night.

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