It’s a look of individuality and artistic self-expression.” She seeks out spectacular diamonds in shades of intense brown (as worn by Rihanna at the 2023 Oscars), orangey-brown, or purplish-pink.Ĭhaumet platinum and white- and yellow-diamond Joséphine Éclat ring, POA De Beers platinum and white- and greenish-yellow diamond Aura ring, POA Bucherer Fine Jewellery white-gold and white- and brown-diamond Classics ring, £8,100 Graff rose-gold, white- and pink-diamond Legacy ring, POA Boodles platinum, rose-gold and white- and pink-diamond Big Sur ring, POA Tiffany & Co gold and yellow- and white-diamond ring, POA © Maxime PoiblancĪlisa Moussaieff, one of the world’s leading experts in coloured diamonds, says they are “a contemporary, sophisticated choice, possibly for the more extroverted bride. Though a fraction of the price of a premium or “straight” coloured diamond (a vivid pink can run to more than $4mn a carat), they still possess the emotion-stirring blend of hue and light that makes them a tempting alternative for bridal jewellery. But diamonds come in all colours, shades and nuances – fascinating, enigmatic blends of mingled tones that the industry labels “secondary” and I call “in-between colours”: pinkish-brown, greenish-grey, orangey-yellow, cognac, champagne and peach are among the countless permutations. The coloured diamond is the phenomenon of today’s jewellery world, with the rarest colours – pink, blue, red and green – fetching stratospheric prices at auction. Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
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