One of the rites of awards season is celebrity stylist Michael O’Connor hitting town from New York, setting up shop at a swank Beverly Hills hotel, and recommending his precious picks to grace the ears, necks, arms, fingers and lapels of nominees and presenters.
With a security guard watching over the treasure trove of more than 150 pieces of fine jewelry in his suite, O’Connor, in partnership with StyleLab, helped guests including Mary Hart, Minnie Driver, Steve Carell, Gale Anne Hurd, Kate Flannery and Mayim Bialik choose the pieces to make them shine even brighter during Golden Globes weekend.
More than $14 million worth of diamonds, sapphires, rubies and other gems set in platinum were on display, from designers including Neil Lane, Erica Courtney, Dena Kemp, Chad Allison and Georland.
O’Connor told us the big trend this season is color, and that sapphires are particularly hot—especially since Prince William gave Diana’s famed engagement ring to Kate Middleton.
