Van Cleef & Arpels look classy on the red carpet

Van Cleef & Arpels helped the stars wear jewels in style. Most of the Van Cleef fans, that include Cate Blanchett and Marisa Tomei, opted for vintage. Have a look at the range of styles Van Cleef & Arpels pulled out for the big day.

28 February 2011
Cate-Blanchett wears vintage Van Cleef & Arpels to the Academy Awards. The bracelet is a 1946 Tassel Diamond bracelet and the earrings are from 1981 and set with white and yellow diamonds. Photo by Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images

Van Cleef & Arpels helped the stars wear jewels in style. Most of the Van Cleef fans, that include Cate Blanchett and Marisa Tomei, opted for vintage. Have a look at the range of styles Van Cleef & Arpels pulled out for the big day. Wearing vintage jewellery is a style statement as well as little comment about your attitude to jewels. Unlike  fresh out of the atelier gems, vintage has a serene patina and gravitas about it. And it also is a safe 'eco' choice, an up-market kind of recycling, if you like. And wearing something old that could have belonged to your grandmother suggests, 'I belong', not 'I have arrived.' Win, win all round. And no wonder it is the choice of wise women who have a strong sense of style.

  • Liv Tyler mixes sexy Givenchy with Van Cleef & Arpels jewels: both old and new. Photo by Craig Barritt Getty Images
    Liv Tyler mixes sexy Givenchy with Van Cleef & Arpels jewels: both old and new. Photo by Craig Barritt Getty Images
  • Marisa Tomei in her spectacular Charles James gown set off by 1960 yellow and blue sapphire, emerald and diamond earrings and bracelet made for a private client by Van Cleef & Arpels, New York.
    Marisa Tomei in her spectacular Charles James gown set off by 1960 yellow and blue sapphire, emerald and diamond earrings and bracelet made for a private client by Van Cleef & Arpels, New York.
  • Liv Tyler wears Givenchy with Van Cleef & Arpels. The earrings 'fringe style' from 1969 with citrines and diamonds along with a yellow gold 1944 Ludo Hexagone diamond ring and contemporary Perlée rose gold cuffs. Photo by Craig Barritt Getty Images
    Liv Tyler wears Givenchy with Van Cleef & Arpels. The earrings 'fringe style' from 1969 with citrines and diamonds along with a yellow gold 1944 Ludo Hexagone diamond ring and contemporary Perlée rose gold cuffs. Photo by Craig Barritt Getty Images
  • Marisa Tomei chose vintage Van Cleef & Arpels jewels. She wore 1960 yellow and blue sapphire, emerald and diamond earrings and bracelet made for a private client by Van Cleef & Arpels, New York
    Marisa Tomei chose vintage Van Cleef & Arpels jewels. She wore 1960 yellow and blue sapphire, emerald and diamond earrings and bracelet made for a private client by Van Cleef & Arpels, New York
  • Susanne Bier, Academy Award winner for best foreign language film "In a Better World" wears Van Cleef & Arpels "Snowflake" diamond necklace and earrings and Organdi diamond bracelet. Photo by Jason-Merritt Getty Images
    Susanne Bier, Academy Award winner for best foreign language film "In a Better World" wears Van Cleef & Arpels "Snowflake" diamond necklace and earrings and Organdi diamond bracelet. Photo by Jason-Merritt Getty Images
  • Robert Downey Jr wears a white gold Van Cleef & Arpels "Midnight in Paris' watch set with 96 baguette diamonds. Photo by Steve Granitz Getty Images
    Robert Downey Jr wears a white gold Van Cleef & Arpels "Midnight in Paris' watch set with 96 baguette diamonds. Photo by Steve Granitz Getty Images
  • With her Givenchy Couture dress, Cate Blanchett chose to wear vintage gold Van Cleef & Arpels jewels. Photo by Jason Merritt
    With her Givenchy Couture dress, Cate Blanchett chose to wear vintage gold Van Cleef & Arpels jewels. Photo by Jason Merritt
  • At the Academy Awards, Cate Blanchett wears vintage Van Cleef & Arpels yellow gold jewellery. Photo by Kevin Winter Getty Images
    At the Academy Awards, Cate Blanchett wears vintage Van Cleef & Arpels yellow gold jewellery. Photo by Kevin Winter Getty Images
  • Cate-Blanchett wears vintage Van Cleef & Arpels to the Academy Awards. The bracelet is a 1946 Tassel Diamond bracelet and the earrings are from 1981 and set with white and yellow diamonds. Photo by Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images
    Cate-Blanchett wears vintage Van Cleef & Arpels to the Academy Awards. The bracelet is a 1946 Tassel Diamond bracelet and the earrings are from 1981 and set with white and yellow diamonds. Photo by Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images

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