Get The Look

The Oscars have been handed out, the Red Carpet rolled up, the celebrities are recovering from the after parties--the Academy Awards have come and gone.  I have a confession to make:  I was more interested in who everyone was wearing than who won which award.  To put an even finer point on it, I was mostly interested in the jewelry.  Surprise, surprise, right?

There were many gorgeous pieces from all of the grand jewelry houses, including Chopard, Harry Winston, Tiffany, Neil Lane, Fred Leighton, and Cartier.  It seemed as though this year many of the celebs were going for the vintage estate jewelry feel with lots of color and interesting shapes.  I adore that antique costume jewelry look, so as you can imagine, I was in seventh heaven!

I decided it might be fun to pick at least one of the many stunning pieces and try to create the "Beadaholique Look For Less" version.  After mulling over my choices (trust me, this was a tough decision) I finally picked one special item.  And the winner is...  Best Actress Natalie Portman's drool-worthy Rubellite tassel earrings designed by Paloma Picasso for Tiffany and Co.

Ms. Portman was simply glowing, with her baby bump concealed by a sumptuous eggplant colored empire-waisted gown.  The best part of her outfit, in my humble opinion, was that ravishing pair of earrings.  With a few minor adjustments, i.e. omitting the diamonds, using gold plated instead of solid gold, and substituting some deep red Toho seed beads for the pricey burgundy-colored Rubellite gemstones, I believe I came up with a rather fetching homage.

Watch our web site for the forthcoming instructions on how to make these red-carpet-ready earrings!