Gemstone Rings at the 2006 Oscars

It seems that Hollywood has been having quite a love affair gemstone rings. You needed to look no further than the 2006 Oscars to see how Hollywood's passion for rings with gemstones as well as other types of fine gem stone jewelry has escalated into a promotional industry worth millions of dollars.

Some of the more spectacular gemstones seen on the red carpet at the Oscars this year had a 1950s cocktail flair to their design. This means the bigger the gemstone rings the better. Some of the more spectacular examples included a huge pink topaz ring worn by Kate Bosworth, a giant yellow beryl designed to look like a flower vase worn by comedian Kathy Griffin and a giant Tahitian pearl worn by comedienne Debra Messing. Mary Hart, the host of Entertainment Tonight wore a gigantic 15-carat yellow canary diamond ring.

Besides gemstone rings, the other big trend in fine gem stone jewelery was detected in the penchant for insanely large brooches. Many of them were worn in the hair, or as belt clasps or as part of the strap of a dress. One of the most talked about dresses was Cate Blanchette's yellow silk number that was held up by a humongous flowery broach made of yellow sapphires.

Not to be outdone by the women, many male celebrities were spotted wearing fine gemstone rings and jewelery at the Oscars including Johnny Depp who wore onyx and diamond cufflinks by Neil Lane and singer Usher who wore diamond and sapphire cufflinks from the gem dealer Harry Winston.

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