Exotic and gorgeous, Vintage actress Debra Paget (born Debralee Griffin; August 19, 1933)

Vintage actress Debra Paget made her first steps on the professional stage at the age of eight, and to thirteen years old has constantly played in the theater in “Merry Wives of Windsor.” One of the screen’s truly beautiful young actresses, she started playing in films at the age of 15. Debra starred in many westerns, playing Indian women, islanders, residents of the East, for that very reason and probably for her talents in oriental dancing, she was characterized as an “exotic girl”. And as an exotic girl, and belly-dancer, she used to decorate herself with lots of gorgeous costume jewellery – long and massive earrings, gold chains, large necklaces or parures, and lots of bracelets. As a Hollywood diva and a true jewellery lover, she wore tasteful high jewellery pieces, demonstrating good taste of a delicate glamorous lady. After the success of beautiful actress, by the mid-1950s Debra is becoming less popular, and in 1957, the contract with the film studio 20th Century Fox was terminated.
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Hollywood diva Susan Hayward jewellery

Hollywood diva Susan Hayward jewellery

First of all, Susan Hayward jewellery collection reflects her personal taste, style and spirit of one of Hollywood’s leading ladies of the 1940s and 50s. Her film career spanned 35 years and 58 films. Among her memorable roles and performances – I Want to Live!, With a Song in My Heart, I’ll Cry Tomorrow, Back Street, Garden of Evil, David and Bathsheba and Valley of the Dolls, and many more. Susan Hayward (June 30, 1917 – March 14, 1975) was a stunning beauty, elegant and glamorous lady, and a real jewellery lover, the same as most of the Hollywood divas of the time. Her collection of high jewellery sold at Sotheby’s auction included classic designs from the 1950s and 60s. She favored pieces that were easy to wear and very much in tune with the style and fashion of the times. Her collection included a diamond ring, circa 1950 (est. $3/4,000) designed as a multi-tiered dome; a pair of diamond ear clips, Oscar Heyman & Bros. (est. $4/6,000), a diamond necklace (est. $15/20,000), a fancy yellow diamond ring (est. $18/22,000) of pear shape, framed by baguette diamonds; a diamond brooch, circa 1960 (est. $8/10,000) in a stylized foliage motif; a diamond straight-line bracelet (est. $4/6,000) set with 6 carats of round and baguette diamonds.
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Jewellery lover Ginger Rogers

Jewellery lover Ginger Rogers
American actress Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was Oscar winner (1941), famous for her duo with Fred Astaire (1899-1987). In 1999 Ginger Rogers won the 14th place in the list of the 100 greatest movie stars. And at the time, she was an icon of style. Gorgeous Hollywood actress was an expert in jewellery decorations, and had a lot of them. Part of her jewellery collection appeared at 2000 December Sotheby’s auction in New York. Offered in this sale was an Art Deco charm bracelet, circa 1933 made of platinum, diamond, seed pearl and enamel (est. $5/7,000). This bracelet was an engagement present from her second husband, comic Lew Ayres. The delicate platinum chain supported five charms that related to events in her career, including a telephone decorated with opaque white enamel with a moving dial and round diamonds revealing the letters “I Love U”, an engagement ring set with diamonds, a bouquet of seed pearls and diamonds with green enamel leaves and a wedding band and a musical staff, both set with diamonds.
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Jewellery lover Sophia Loren, photo by Jack Garofalo, Paris, 1956

Jewellery lover Sophia Loren
In the above photo of 1956, Italian film actress Sophia Loren is in awe of a Cartier 200 grain pearl ring in a Parisian boutique. She did not buy anything there, the jewellery boutique managers gave her a bronze Eiffel tower. When we hear the phrase “icon of style” in front of our eyes are images of Audrey Hepburn, Sophia Loren, Marilyn Monroe, Catherine Deneuve … These names have conquered the hearts of millions of men. The beauty and talent of the great actresses of the 20th century have earned the status of style icons. Each of these film stars in herself is already trendsetter. Film stars inspired the designers to develop exclusive collections of clothes and accessories. Famous jewellery houses created decorations especially for the roles of legendary actresses.
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One of the most beautiful and glamorous women of the time, film actress and Jewellery lover Anna Sten (December 3, 1908 – November 12, 1993)

Jewellery lover Anna Sten
When in 1935, French actor, cabaret singer and entertainer Maurice Chevalier (1888 – 1972) was asked to list the 10 most beautiful women in the world, he named Anna Sten, Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, French actress Annabella, Loretta Young, Merle Oberon, Clara Bow, Kay Francis and others. In Hollywood, the mid-1930s Anna became famous for her ability to pick up jewellery and clothes. American film producer and studio executive Darryl Francis Zanuck (1902 – 1979) said that she dresses better than anyone he had ever seen. A female director Dorothy Arzner (1897 – 1979) filmed Anna Stan in drama “Nana”, put her on a par with Garbo, Miriam Hopkins, Katharine Hepburn and Ruth Chatterton in his list of the most glamorous actresses.
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Loretta Young jewellery – Ear-clips – large pear-shaped cabochon emeralds capped by round diamonds, surmounted by a diamond-set curling ribbon

Loretta Young jewellery

An actress known within the film industry as ‘Hollywood’s Beautiful Hack’ because she starred in so many mediocre movies. In a career that began in earnest in 1927, Young appeared in more than 90 films, yet she was personally memorable due to her big doe eyes and high cheekbones; she was truly one of Hollywood’s most striking beauties. She was one of the first actresses to win an Oscar and an Emmy award and to command a six-figure salary. A true jewellery lover, Loretta Young could afford a large collection of expensive high, as well as costume jewellery. Looking through her photographs, one can hardly find Loretta not wearing clips, a necklace, a brooch or a bracelet. Loretta Young was synonymous with the glamour, that was Hollywood in the 1930s and 40s. In the above photo Loretta Young wears a cabochon emerald and diamond brooch/ear-clip combination, the brooch by Ruser, circa 1960 (est. $10/15,000) which is designed as a floral spray set with two large pear-shaped cabochon emeralds capped by round diamonds, surmounted by a diamond-set curling ribbon.
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Actress Elizabeth Debicki presenting Jan Logan jewellery

Talented and accomplished Australian actress Elizabeth Debicki – the face of the Australian jewellery house Jan Logan. Her predecessors in this role were Rose Byrne and Rachel Taylor. Few actresses can boast of having played their debut role in a large-scale film with a mass of stars and the famous director. A graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts in Australia, 25-year-old Elizabeth Debicki – can. It was her whom Baz Luhrmann chose for the role of Jordan Baker in his adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”. Before The Great Gatsby her movie list consisted of two films – Rake (series, 2010 – 2014) and A Few Best Men (2011). After The Great Gatsby she played and is going to play in several films – Gödel Incomplete (2013), Macbeth (2015), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015), Everest (2015), The Kettering Incident (2015), The Night Manager (2016), Guardians of the Galaxy (2017), The Tale (2017).
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