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| Models wear new jewels by Bulgari during a gala event in Monaco (Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for BVLGARI) |
The stars weren’t the only things glittering on Thursday evening in Monaco. Bulgari held a special gala dinner that included the runway debut of some of their new high jewelry pieces. Here’s a look at some of the sparkle displayed by models, a former first lady, and even a German noblewoman.
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| Photo: Pierre Suu/Getty Images for BVLGARI |
A model wears diamond and sapphire jewels, including an elaborate floral necklace
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| Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for BVLGARI |
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, former First Lady of France and one of the brand’s ambassadors, wears a similar floral necklace in diamonds and emeralds
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| Photo: Pierre Suu/Getty Images for BVLGARI |
Geometric diamond and sapphire jewels on the runway
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| Photo: Pierre Suu/Getty Images for BVLGARI |
More runway jewels, including a necklace with a fan-shaped pendant and a coordinating bracelet
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| Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for BVLGARI |
A model poses in diamonds with sapphires and emeralds
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| Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for BVLGARI |
A serpent bracelet on the runway
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| Photo: Pierre Suu/Getty Images for BVLGARI |
One of my favorite sets on display — a gorgeous necklace and earrings that feature violet-hued gemstones carved to resemble leaves. Many of the pieces from the new collections are inspired by nature
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| Photo: Pierre Suu/Getty Images for BVLGARI |
German model Toni Garrn wears a necklace and earrings featuring a similar carved leaf technique; these pieces remind me of some from my own collection of American costume jewelry from the ’50s and ’60s
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| Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for BVLGARI |
A model wears a necklace with coordinating bracelets in geometric patterns
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| Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for BVLGARI |
Carina Lau, an actress from Hong Kong, wears a similar necklace with a coordinating ring
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| Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for BVLGARI |
There was also a member of a German princely family in attendance and wearing Bulgari jewels: Lilly of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. She’s the great-granddaughter of the 4th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, which makes her a cousin of the Danish branch of the S-W-B family (and a first cousin of Anna of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Bereleburg, who is married to Manuel of Bavaria).
Which of these new Bulgari jewels could you see on a current queen or princess?
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