High jewelry necklaces often can take as much as two years from concept to completion but to meet the needs of the ocean s 8 production cartier.
Cartier diamond necklace ocean s 8.
The jewel featured in ocean s 8 is named after cartier s legendary creative director jeanne toussaint a visionary and pioneering woman toussaint was decisive in establishing cartier s style beginning in the 1930s.
At the heart of the ocean s 8 met gala heist lies one magnificent piece of jewellery.
The jeanne toussaint necklace created by cartier and worn by anne hathaway.
According to harper s bazaar the ocean s 8 team hired cartier to create a replica necklace out of zirconium the cheap gemstone that looks like diamonds and white gold.
That gigantic diamond though.
Ocean s 8 is officially in theaters and our jewelry envy is real.
The plan is to steal the extremely valuable jeanne toussaint necklace right off the neck of actress daphne kluger anne hathaway who is coerced into wearing it to the met gala to retrieve it fashion designer rose helena bonham carter.
The time needed however was another matter.
Had actual stones been used the necklace seen in ocean s 8 would certainly be worth over 100 million far more than the movie s entire 70 million production budget.
The action of ocean s 8 starring sandra bullock cate blanchett anne hathaway mindy kaling sarah paulson awkwafina rihanna and helena bonham carter directed by gary ross is set around robbery of the famous toussaint diamond necklace by cartier kept in a vault for 50 years and to be worn by daphne kluger a hollywood actress.
When cartier was approached to become the exclusive jewelry partner of the ocean s 8 movie it took the role seriously re creating one of the most exceptional high jewelry historic pieces using.
Weeks in the brand s high jewelry shop in paris.
Jeanne toussaint necklace after cartier.
In addition to the eight female stars of ocean s 8 a particular cartier necklace plays a central role in debbie ocean s sandra bullock heist.