Title:

Jewelry in the Movies

Description:

When cinema was still new it was often the case that actors would wear their own jewelry and clothing onto the set to perform and although costume designers became popular in the decades of Hollywood's infancy, several major movie stars of early cinema continued to wear their own 14K gold jewelry and precious gem necklaces on the set. Movie stars who enjoyed wearing their own jewelry included Marlene Dietrich, Merle Oberon and Gloria Swanson. Today's film stars often have jewelry made for them especially for the films in which they act and the most expensive piece ever made was worn by actress Nicole Kidman.