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Van Cleef & Arpels Exhibit

By Cat Wright
  • This iconic piece helped put Eva Mendes on the 2009 Golden Globes Best Dressed List.
  • Camilla Belle wearing an Oscar de la Renta dress with Van Cleef & Arpels jewels.
  • Richard Burton gave this fancy necklace to Elizabeth Taylor when she became a grandmother.
  • Krysten Ritter, who arrived at the event wearing a Katie Ermilio ensemble, remembered having security guards around the first time she wore Van Cleef & Arpels on the red carpet.
  • Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco’s collection.
  • AnnaLynne McCord dripping in diamonds, “[They’re] very expensive! I’ve been scared all night,” she said of wearing them.
  • Just a little frosting.
  • “So much of our energy as a person goes into our jewelry and it’s so amazing to see all the pieces that have been connected to these incredible people,” Eva Amurri Martino said of the exhibit.
  • Did someone forget their crown at home?
  • Guests browsing Bowers Museum for the unveiling.
  • The night’s featured piece was this necklace that zips up to become a bracelet.
  • Most guests were adorned in Van Cleef jewels for the night.
  • Outside the museum.

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