Often the single most valuable item in a red-carpet look, diamond earrings are chosen to catch photographers’ flashes and frame the face in close-up shots. The pair Taylor Swift wore to the 2026 Academy Museum Gala — platinum Chopard drops totalling 32.40 carats — shows how jewellery at this level is never an afterthought but a headline in its own right.
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Mentioned in: See All the Stars at the 2026 Academy Museum Gala