It was next to impossible to outshine Carrie Underwood when she walked the red carpet last night in Hollywood.Underwood was draped in more than 152 carats of Johnathan Arndt diamonds at the red carpet event of the year. According to reps from Johnathan Arndt, Underwood wore an $18 million diamond necklace, as well as a matching pair of $3.2 million diamond studs. The high-end jeweler also designed a $4 million pear-shaped diamond solitaire ring for Underwood’s right hand. Dressed in a gorgeous purple Romona Keveza gown, the ‘Good Girl’ hitmaker was on hand at the 2013 Emmys to perform the Beatles’ hit ‘yesterday’.
The theme for the evening was the clean simplicity of diamonds, and colored gems in platinum. Sofia Vergara wore a 21 carat Ascher cur diamond ring as well as ruby, sapphire and Columbian emerald earrings of over 100 carats. As well as a 40 carat Columbian emerald platinum ring with rose cut diamonds.
Claire Danes wore a 40 carat diamond and emerald bracelet set in platinum priced at $1 million. Diamond stud earrings (5 carats), priced at $150,000 -Platinum ring with an elongated emerald-cut flawless diamond (5 carats), priced at $350,000
Ellen Burstyn picked up her Emmy wearing diamond chandelier earrings, a diamond fringe necklace, diamond bracelet and a pearl bracelet, all set in platinum
Malin Akerman wore two platinum bracelets with diamonds and pearls, a platinum and diamond bracelet, a diamond and pearl ring, a platinum and diamond ring, and diamond chandelier earrings
Michelle Dockery wore platinum and diamond ear clips from the 1950’s, a platinum ring with ruby and diamonds from the 1950’s and a diamond pinkie ring from the 1920’s set in what else..platinum
A magnificent and brilliant evening it was