Timeless Glamour: The Best Red Carpet Jewelry Moments of All Time

Today, high jewels are the centerpiece of red carpet style. Celebrities and royals alike — Audrey Hepburn famously wore her Tiffany & Co. tiara as a headband, and Elizabeth Taylor wore only custom diamonds — influenced classic jewelry aesthetics. That enduring influence remains to this day, as celebrities continue to admire iconic luxury jewels from renowned brands, including Cartier, Bulgari, Tiffany, Van Cleef & Arpels, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and distinguished jeweler Lorraine Schwartz, to name a few.

Here’s a look back at contemporary jewelry trends, from Gwyneth Paltrow’s debut appearance at the 1991 Oscars in a diamond necklace and earrings by storied American jeweler Harry Winston, to Zendaya’s stunning tribute to 1940s Hollywood glamour in high jewelry by Bulgari at the 2025 Golden Globes, before the 2026 awards season gets underway.

Princess Grace of Monaco

Princess Grace of Monaco and Marie-Hélène de Rothschild at the fashion show to benefit the Versailles Palace, 1973, in Versailles, France. Princess Grace wore jewels from Cartier. 

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow at the 71st Academy Awards, March 21, 1999, in Los Angeles. Paltrow wore jewelry by Harry Winston. 

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga at the 91st Annual Academy Awards in 2019. Gaga wore the legendary 128.54-carat yellow Tiffany diamond from Tiffany & Co.

Emma Stone

Emma Stone at the 97th Oscars in 2025. Stone wore Louis Vuitton High Jewelry.

Zendaya

Zendaya at the 82nd Annual Golden Globes in 2025. She wore jewelry by Bulgari.

See all the best red carpet jewelry moments over the years in the gallery below.