Hot Designer Jewelry on Display at Oscars and Emmy Awards

Many of the celebrities walking down the redevent, "Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria
carpet at this year's Oscar and Emmy Awardswore a lovely band of yellow gold bangle
can easily afford to buy their own sets ofbracelets, and Mariska Hargitay wore gold jewelry
designer jewelry. But they need not do that. Manyby Faraone Mennella.
of the industry's best jewelry designers, includingTyra Banks outdid them all at the 2006 Emmys,
Erica Courtney, Neil Lane and Harry Winstonwhere she wore $3.5 million in borrowed Chopard
frequently loan their jewels to garner publicity forjewelry. There are many other lesser-known lines
their firms. These top jewelry designers give theof designer jewelry that may be seen at award
celebrities their choice of what they would like toshows. For example, Danhov designer jewelry,
wear from their large inventory. It is especiallyfirst created by designer Jack Hovsepian since
important that two celebrities do not wear the1984, is an ideal melding of storied tradition and
same piece, so the designer must use caution.cutting-edge technology.
One famous jewelry designer who loans piecesAnother leading designer in the field of designer
for these shows is Michael Katz, who lives injewelry is the master Leon Popov. His justly
Beverly Hills. He is known for the ability tofamous Butterfly line features lovely butterfly
instinctively match people with the perfect jewels.designs appearing regularly as pins, pendants,
At the 2005 Emmy Awards, host Ellen Degeneresnecklaces and rings. So, each time you watch the
wore magnolia pins by designer Michelle Roy inOscars or Emmys, take a close look at the
remembrance of Hurricane Katrina victims andjewelry being shown off by the celebrities. There
survivors. The magnolia is the state flower ofis a good chance it is a piece on loan from a
both Mississippi in addition to Louisiana. Also at thatfamous jewelry designer.