Singer and actress Lady Gaga was definitely one of the standouts during the recently concluded Academy Awards held February 25 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California for wearing such an iconic jewelry piece at event.
Lady Gaga wore two black gowns during the event, one of which is an Alexander McQueen strapless serpentina gown which she paired with gloves. The other one was a black ballgown which she wore during her acceptance speech, performance, and after party.
She accessorized both outfits with a diamond-encrusted necklace from jewelry company Tiffany and Co.
Lady Gaga’s choice of accessory features alternating cushion cut and round diamonds around her neck with a 128-carat canary yellow diamond, known as the Tiffany Diamond, as the pendant.
“Appearing as if it is lit by an inner flame, the legendary cushion-cut yellow diamond has a unique 82 facets—24 more facets than the traditional 58-facet brilliant cut. The Tiffany Diamond is, quite literally, priceless,” Tiffany and Co. wrote on Instagram.
What made the necklace extra special is that fact that the Tiffany Diamond has only been worn twice. Before Lady Gaga wore it to the Academy Awards, it was last worn by Audrey Hepburn more than five decades ago for her film “Breakfast At Tiffany’s”.
And since this piece of jewelry is part of fashion history, it is expected that it comes with a hefty price, $30 million to be exact or a staggering P1.5 billion based on current exchange rates.
During the said event, Lady Gaga won the award Best Original Song for “Shallow” from her movie “A Star Is Born”. She was also nominated for the Best Actress category but the award was given to Olivia Colman for portraying Anne, Queen of Great Britain, in “The Favourite”.
