The Most Spectacular Jewelry on the Red Carpet in Venice

Cannes Film Festival may take the crown when it comes to jaw-dropping jewelry sparkling like the Côte d’Azur sun on La Croisette, but when it comes to the world’s rarest gems, bigger isn’t necessarily better. While two-tone color pairings, tailoring, and rare vintage have dominated at the Venice Film Festival (hi, Taylor Russell in bubble-hem sheer-corseted spring 1993 haute couture Chanel), brooches, juicy precious stones, chains, and demure details have dominated in the jewelry stakes.

From Angelina Jolie’s archival Panthère brooch, worn originally by famed Greek opera singer Maria Callas, whom Jolie is playing in the upcoming biopic Maria, to the repurposed Louis Vuitton pearls strung over Cate Blanchett’s shoulders, keep reading to discover Vogue’s pick of the most coveted jewels in Italy’s chicest city.