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South China Morning Post
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Taylor Swift is a fan of coin jewellery, an ancient style favoured by Bulgari and FoundRae – and worn by the likes of Michelle Obama, Gwyneth Paltrow and Naomi Watts
Taylor Swift is no stranger to meaningful jewellery – from the beaded friendship bracelets that become an ultimate symbol of girlhood and fandom at her concerts, to the famous Lorraine Schwartz watch choker, with the time set to midnight, that many fans interpreted as a nod to her Midnights album. Lately Swift has got into coin jewellery, having been seen wearing pieces from the likes of Steven Battelle, Ben-Amun and For Future Reference. That was particularly so ahead of February's Super Bowl, where there is a coin toss to decide which team starts with the ball. Alas, Swift's medallions didn't bring her boyfriend Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs enough luck – sure they won the toss but they ended up losing the game. Taylor Swift arrives at a Kansas City Chiefs American football game wearing a For Future Reference coin necklace. Photo: Handout Advertisement That someone who sings about folklore, and weaves meaning and superstition into her art and wardrobe choices, would be drawn to jewellery inspired by ancient coins and medallions makes sense. Coin jewellery has been worn by cultures around the world for thousands of years, and is believed to date to as early as the Hellenistic period of 323-30BC. At that time it was worn as pendants, bracelets and rings. But beyond being symbols of wealth and status, per New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art – which holds pieces such as coin pendants and coin girdles from the Early Byzantine period (c. AD330-843) – coins and medallion jewellery were also considered to be talismans, offering protection. Alighieri's Il Leone medallion necklace is inspired by the works of Italian poet Dante Alighieri. Photo: Handout This is something that Rosh Mahtani, founder and creative director of jewellery brand Alighieri, leans into. Her pieces, carved first in wax and then cast in recycled gold, silver and bronze, are inspired by Dante Alighieri's writings – specifically about moments when courage is required. 'I have always been drawn to antique medallions from Roman times, and this inspired the very first medallion I created – Il Leone – for strength and courage. I love them because they feel like they've been dug up from the ground, from times gone by,' she says. Il Leone medallion is still Alighieri's bestselling piece – one Mahtani has called the 'North Star' of her brand as the ultimate expression of this search for courage. Il Leone medallion by Alighieri remains the brand's bestseller. Photo: Handout 'I created the Leone medallion as a reminder to myself to be strong in moments of self-doubt. It was one of the first pieces I made, in 2014. The textured medallion is inspired by the moment when Dante Alighieri finds himself in the selva oscura (dark wood) of the Inferno, confronted by a terrifying lion. Dante crumbles and has an existential crisis when his mentor and friend, Virgil, suddenly appears to reassure him and give him confidence. It is a turning point, where fear turns to self-belief,' she explains.
News.com.au
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Kylie Jenner screams in pain as her feet get stuck in stilettos at Met Gala
Kylie Jenner will do whatever it takes to make it across the Met steps. On Monday, the reality star hit the Met Gala 2025 red carpet wearing a Ferragamo outfit that showed off her curves and midriff, it was her heels that were more than she bargained for. While walking in stilettos is never an easy feat, Jenner had an even harder time taking the shoes off. The Kylie Cosmetics founder, 27, shared a video to her Instagram Story late after the ball, sitting on the ground while a team of people tried to remove her black pointed-toe pumps. 'Max told me to tape my feet into the shoe,' Jenner said, referring to the creative director of Ferragamo, Maximilian Davis. 'And now my feet are stuck in the shoes!' Her glam squad used spray bottles filled with a clear liquid to try to loosen up the grip of the tape without hurting Jenner's feet, but it still seemed quite painful. 'Ow!' Jenner yelled from behind the camera. A few minutes later, she updated her fans with a celebratory photo of her bare feet. 'They're okay!!!!' Jenner wrote over the image. On the upper half of her body, Jenner strutted down the carpet in a Ferragamo dress featuring wool herringbone cups and a matching long skirt with a high slit, broken up by a sheer corset bodice. The Khy founder styled the piece with Lorraine Schwartz earrings and co-ordinating long see-through gloves, while rocking a bombshell makeup look and a slicked-back bun. She also added a shiny black sash with a diamond-adorned flower brooch, with the fabric stretching feet behind her. We're just wondering which brand of fashion tape Jenner used, so we can try some for ourselves.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Is Blake Lively Going to the Met Gala This Year?
Blake Lively is no stranger to the Met Gala red carpet, having co-chaired the event in 2022 with husband Ryan Reynolds, Regina King, and Lin-Manuel Miranda. But this year feels different with a pending legal case against her It Ends With Us co-star and director, Justin Baldoni. Every move she makes is scrutinized, but fashion could be a solid way for her to make a statement. More from SheKnows Is Meghan Markle Going to the Met Gala This Year? This year's theme is 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' and the official dress code is 'Tailored for You.' So, will Lively waltz down the red carpet at fashion's biggest night? Well, we have the answer about her attendance at the 2025 Met Gala event on May 5. Fans of the Another Simple Favor actress will have to wait at least another year before they see her at the Met Gala. TMZ confirmed on March 21 that Lively and Reynolds will not be in attendance this year. The media outlet was very clear in noting that their decision to skip the Costume Institute Benefit had nothing to do with Baldoni. A People source also pointed out that while the couple has frequented the red carpet at the gala multiple times, they haven't attended the event in three years. 'Blake and Ryan haven't gone since 2022 when they were co-chairs, and they will not be in attendance this year,' they explained. Lively's first appearance at the Met Gala was in 2008 during her Gossip Girl era. She donned a black Ralph Lauren strapless gown adorned with feathers on the train. It might not have fit the 'Superheroes' theme exactly, but the invite to the event signaled that Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour noticed a budding fashion superstar. After her debut, Lively made three consecutive appearances, firmly cementing herself in the A-list fashion crowd. In 2018, ahead of the Met Gala, Lively shared with WWD how she pulled together her look without using a stylist. 'I just sent Lorraine Schwartz and Christian Louboutin my dress, and said, 'Ok let's do something special,'' Lively said. 'They're making something custom for it. So, it's kind of nice because I have a bunch of artists around me who I have direct relationships with. It's sort of a group effort with that. I rely on people who do that for a living rather than outsourcing it to someone else.' The 37-year-old actress leaned all the way into the controversial theme that year, 'Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination' — but it worked. The elaborate red and gold Versace gown with a custom-made halo by Lorraine Schwartz evoked religious iconography from historic paintings. She described it to Vogue as her 'favorite dress ever' for the Met Gala. For now, fans will have to savor Lively's last Met Gala look in 2022, a transformational Versace gown that she switched up mid-carpet. It went from rose gold to icy blue all with the flip of the fabric. The colors were a nod to the theme, 'In America: An Anthology of Fashion,' and the Statue of Liberty. Still, Lively's attendance at the Met Gala is sticking to 10 appearances. She won't be adding to her veteran fashion status in 2025 because she's sitting this one of SheKnows The Very Best Looks at the Met Gala of All Time 13 Things to Know About Beyoncé & Jay-Z's Oldest Daughter Blue Ivy Carter Heidi Klum, Amanda Seyfried, & More Celebrities Who Gracefully Handled Wardrobe Malfunctions
Daily Mail
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Blake Lively takes the plunge in a VERY sexy white gown at Another Simple Favor premiere with Ryan Reynolds
All eyes were on Blake Lively as she arrived to a special screening of her upcoming movie, Another Simple Favor, with Ryan Reynolds in New York City on Sunday. The 37-year-old Gossip Girl star commanded attention in a plunging white gown, which hugged every inch her hourglass figure. She accessorized the floor-length dress, which featured a criss-cross design across the bodice that dipped down to her hips, with a pair of statement earrings and several sparkly pink bracelets from Lorraine Schwartz. For the occasion, the actress wore her long blonde hair in romantic waves, nude lip gloss and a glamorous makeup look. She was joined by her husband, 48, who appeared every inch the doting husband as he stood by her side on the red carpet in a grey suit and brown loafers. The couple appeared in high spirits following their soccer club Wrexham AFC's major victory on Saturday. Over the weekend, their football team Wrexham AFC won a historic third successive promotion to reach the Championship. Their latest loved-up outing together comes after Lively was hit by widespread backlash for her speech at the Time100 Gala on Thursday night. Ryan accompanied his wife to Thursday's event held at Jazz at the Lincoln Center in New York City, where she was honoured as one of the magazine's most influential people of the year. In her speech, Blake alluded to her legal war with former co-star while revealing her mother's past assault by a 'work acquaintance.' 'I have so much to say about the last two years of my life, but tonight is not the forum,' she said, hinting at her ongoing bitter court battle with Baldoni, whom she accused of sexual harassment, which he denied. Instead, she decided to speak about 'the feeling of being a woman who has a voice today.' She accessorized the floor-length dress, which featured a criss-cross design across the bodice that dipped down to her hips, with a pair of statement earrings and several sparkly pink bracelets from Lorraine Schwartz Blake shared that her life was 'influenced most' by her mother, Willie Elaine McAlpin, who was the 'survivor of the worst crime someone can commit against a woman.' She said: 'My mom never got justice from her work acquaintance who attempted to take her life when she was the mother of three young kids years before I was born', Blake stated that her mother credited a woman who shared a 'similar circumstance' on the radio with saving her life. 'The woman painfully and graphically shared how she escaped. And because of hearing that woman speak about her experience instead of shutting down in fear and unfair shame, my mom is alive today. She was saved by a woman whose name she'll never know.' She then called womanhood a 'pact that privately we must show others how to survive, literally or spiritually.' 'We don't let our daughters know, but one day we break their hearts by letting them in on the secret that we kept from them as they pranced around in princess dresses that they are not and will likely never be safe at work, at home, in a parking lot in a medical office, online — in any space they inhabit physically, emotionally, professionally.' Blake called the 'superpower of female triumph' a 'basic human right,' and added, 'Never underestimate a woman's ability to endure pain.' While she also paid tribute to Ryan, as she thanked 'every man, including my sweet husband, who are kind and good when no one is watching.' But viewers were left unimpressed by the speech, taking to social media to blast Blake for sharing her mother's trauma as an 'obvious PR move' amid her ongoing feud with Baldoni. Many fans criticized the star for using her mother's ordeal in the speech, after remaining silent on domestic violence while promoting It Ends With Us — directed by and co-starring Baldoni — which portrayed an abusive relationship. 'Oh so now she is using her Mother's SA to be likable??? But in August she didn't mention DV when promoting a movie about DV. Interesting…' one person wrote. 'Blake Lively used her Time100 speech to reveal her mother is a rape survivor—an obvious PR move to align with SA victims. Yet, with that personal connection to trauma, she still couldn't figure out how to market a movie about DV? What's next for her, a Peace Nobel Prize?' another added. 'Why wasn't she having these speeches when she was promoting the movie?? Instead she was promoting alcohol and naming drinks after the characters. don't understand why they keep giving her a platform.' 'My mom is a victim so I know suffering too? What is the point in telling mom's story?' another person questioned. Elsewhere in her speech, Blake discussed being an honouree 'in a time where the most valuable currency seems to be anger, it feels like an act of defiance to commune and celebrate all the good that is alive in the world.' As for being called influential, she said: 'How we use that matters. Who and what we stand up for, and what we stay silent about, what we monetize versus what we actually live, matters.'
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kim Kardashian's Diamond Goes Missing At $600M High-Profile Wedding
found herself in a real-life jewelry nightmare when a massive diamond fell out of her necklace at billionaire heir Anant Ambani's extravagant $600 million wedding in India. The lost gem was part of an elaborate statement necklace that Kim Kardashian borrowed from celebrity jeweler Lorraine Schwartz. The reality star detailed the high-stakes mishap during Thursday's episode of "The Kardashians," revealing that she and her sister scrambled to locate the missing gem. 'We're looking all over the floor, trying to see where it went, looking in my top, looking in my skirt, like, it's nowhere to be found,' Kim recounted in a confessional interview. Khloé theorized that Kim lost the stone while speaking to the bride's sister, a self-proclaimed "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" fan. Fortunately, with Hulu cameras rolling, the exact moment the diamond detached was caught on film, confirming Khloé's hunch. Page Six previously reported that the Kardashian sisters wore more than 1,000 carats of diamonds, emeralds, and pearls to the multi-day celebration. The piece that suffered the wardrobe malfunction featured 170 carats of diamonds, with several pear-shaped stones suspended throughout the design. Kim admitted that as soon as the diamond vanished, she panicked at the thought of having to pay for it. 'Oh my God, I'm going to have to pay for this,' she said in the confessional. Despite their best efforts, the diamond was never recovered, leaving Kim to accept the loss. 'I felt bad about it in the moment,' she admitted. This isn't the first time Kim has lost a pricey piece of jewelry. Longtime "KUWTK" fans will remember her infamous meltdown in Season 6, when her then-boyfriend Kris Humphries playfully tossed her into the ocean during a family trip to Bora Bora, only for her $75,000 diamond earring to disappear in the water. The moment became legendary, thanks to 's now-iconic response, 'Kim, there's people that are dying.' Also during Thursday's episode of "The Kardashians," the reality star reflected on her past engagement rings, including the one she received from Humphries. But as it turns out, the lavish 18-carat emerald-cut diamond from Lorraine Schwartz wasn't entirely a gift from the former NBA player. To make matters worse, Kim admitted that she was the one who largely paid for it. 'He contributed a fifth,' she clarified, leaving Appleton stunned. 'Jesus,' he responded, calling the situation 'savage.' While discussing her collection with sister Khloé Kardashian and friend Chris Appleton, Kim also revealed that she did not keep the ring. 'I was pregnant with [daughter] North [West], still married to him, and in order to divorce him, he said I had to give him the ring in my divorce.' Kim and Humphries' whirlwind romance and ultra-lavish wedding dominated headlines in 2011, only for their marriage to end in just 72 days. Their messy divorce was finalized in 2013, just weeks before Kim welcomed her first child with . Jewelry designer Lorraine Schwartz, who joined the Kardashian sisters on their trip to India for Anant Ambani's wedding, reassured Kim that it was ultimately for the best. 'But I would've loved a collection,' Kim joked, hinting that she wouldn't have minded keeping a few sentimental pieces from her past. In 2016, Kim was robbed at gunpoint in her Paris hotel room, an ordeal that prompted her to scale back on extravagant displays of wealth. Writing for Wealthsimple in 2018, she explained, 'I don't like presents anymore. I just don't want that stuff right now. I don't buy a lot.' While she has since found a balance between her love for luxury and personal security, Kim revealed during "The Kardashians" reunion in 2021 that she rarely keeps expensive items at home. 'No expensive items ever come to my home,' she said at the time. 'I have it all taken from security before I even enter my home. I can't sleep if I have, like, jewelry in my safe … I just don't live my life like that.' Even so, it seems Kim's jewelry mishaps are far from over, though losing a diamond in the middle of a $600M wedding is certainly one for the books.
