Cartier Signs off the Parures of Olivier Dahan’s Film

Everything started in 1955 when Prince Rainier met American actress Grace Kelly at the Cannes Film Festival. The two didn’t stay strangers for long; they fell in love just a few months later. Their love story was sealed with an emerald and 10.47-carat diamond Cartier engagement ring that the Prince offered the actress in 1956. Almost sixty years later, Cartier is now creating the jewelry for Olivier Dahan’s film that focuses on six months of the princess’ life. It’s a golden opportunity to celebrate the diamond nuptials of this long and rich relationship. Several jewels like a river necklace, a diadem-cum-necklace, and a plethora of brooches would set this relationship in stone, until it abruptly ended in 1982 with the death of she who had to give up on her acting career.

It’s no surprise then that Cartier was chosen to give new life to the Princess’ jewels, which will be worn by Nicole Kidman in the role. Other jewelers like Montblanc and Van Cleef & Arpels also put their hats in the ring, but while they sought to imagine what the Princess would wear rather than recreating her accessories, the artisans at Cartier set out to loyally create exact replicas of the original models. With the royal family’s blessing, the jeweler reproduced pieces like the Princess’ engagement ring, a diamond-encrusted poodle brooch, a triple-strand necklace, and a diamond and ruby diadem. The few images from the film that have already been unveiled show a royal Nicole Kidman, decked out in the loyal reproductions of the original models that were created by the Parisian jeweler.On the movie’s poster, the Australian actress seems to glow with the entire light spectrum, broken down through a diamond. This is perhaps what made up the aura of Princess Grace, who’s name alone reveals the actress’ nature: a mixture of chic, light, and of course, grace. Like a last homage to the unbreakable bond between the Monacan royal family and Cartier, the movie’s filming was wrapped up in front of the brand’s famed rue de la Paix boutique in Paris, where Nicole Kidman murmurs her last goodbyes to her life as an American film actress before she begins her life as a royal and enters into eternity. Because diamonds are forever.