It takes a brave—and almost always blond—actress to rock a yellow dress on the red carpet. But funny girl Leslie Mann has just the kind of playful personality to pull it off. And how perfectly did the emerald Kimberly McDonald earrings accent her hazel eyes?… At the NAACP Image Awards, Taraji P. Henson, the star of Fox’s super-addictive nighttime soap Empire, was red-hot in Edition by Georges Chakra and a massive Tacori ring when she was named Entertainer of the Year. To quote her on-screen alter ego, Cookie Lyon: Oh, you fancy, huh?… Rose Byrne wore blue velvet—perhaps an oddball choice for an April movie premiere in California. But the daisy appliqués on Christopher Kane’s organza-accented design keep the style seasonally appropriate. Byrne took the blue theme beyond the dress, selecting matching Brian Atwood Besame pumps and a David Webb enamel ring.
One-of-a-kind 61.75 cts. t.w. emerald slice, boulder opals, and marquise diamond earrings in 18k white gold with black rhodium; $78,500; Kimberly McDonald, NYC; 646-205-9994; kimberlymcdonald.com
UNDER $10,000
Earrings with 94.8 cts. t.w. emerald slices and 4.67 cts. t.w. diamonds in 18k yellow gold and silver; $7,854; United Gemco, NYC; 212-840-9380; unitedgemco.com
UNDER $1,500
Verdi earrings with Burmese jade, coral, and tsavorite; $1,050; Angélique de Paris, Allentown, Pa.; 610-782-7227; angeliquedeparis.com
ON HENSON
Royal T collection ring in platinum; $13,490 (not including center stone); Tacori, Glendale, Calif.; 800-421-9844; tacori.com
UNDER $5,000
14k white gold halo ring with 0.37 ct. t.w. diamonds; $1,850 (excluding center stone); Sylvie Collection, Plano, Texas; 214-472-9992; sylviecollection.com
UNDER $1,000
Marquis ring with 0.9 ct. moonstone accented with 0.1 ct. t.w. white diamonds in blackened silver; $565; Mayson, San Francisco; 415-863-1475; maysonjewelry.com
ON BYRNE
Ring in blue enamel and gold (also available in black, red, green, and white enamel); $9,600; David Webb, NYC; 212-421-3030; davidwebb.com
UNDER $5,000
Baroque collection Starry Night ring with lapis lazuli center and diamond stars in 18k yellow gold; £1500 ($2,300); Alexandra Alberta, London; alexandraalbertafinejewels@gmail.com; alexandraalberta.com
UNDER $500
Glitter Iris Blue ring in sterling silver with enamel and CZ; $185; Belle Étoile, San Francisco; 415-626-9223; belleetoilejewelry.com