Emma Chamberlain thought that her Met Gala 2022 ‘Gilded Glamour’ style would garner attention, and it did-but for the wrong reasons.
In keeping with this year’s ‘In America: An Anthology of Fashion’ theme, the online star chose to wear an iconic ensemble to the gala event.
The 20-year-old (emma chamberlain)went platinum blonde and wore a beige corset and white skirt from Louis Vuitton. She matched it with a spectacular diamond tiara and choker by Cartier Jewel, the brand’s newest ambassador. However, she received heavy criticism for purportedly wearing the Maharaja of Patiala’s diamond choker to the banquet.
In 1928, the Maharaja of Patiala decided to transform the De Beers diamond, the seventh-largest diamond in the world, into a necklace. He commissioned Cartier to manufacture a necklace. After his son Maharaja Yadavindra Singh last wore the necklace in 1948, it inexplicably vanished. The Instagram account @the indian crusader gave some information on the Patiala necklace. It was reported that the necklace had 2,930 diamonds, including the seventh largest diamond in the world, weighing 234.69 carats, together with seven other diamonds ranging from 18 to 73 carats and a few Burmese rubies. This remarkable object appears to have vanished twenty years after its completion. The most plausible explanation is that the more valuable stones were removed and sold over time. Eventually, the “De Beers returned in 1982 and were sold for more than three million dollars, according to the description.
Reported to be the renowned Patiala necklace, it reappeared in London and disappeared for long time until being acquired by Cartier again. Although it has not yet been proven that the necklace was “stolen,” social media users have deemed the incident “disrespectful.” Some even defended Cartier, stating that the necklace was rebuilt with cubic zirconia because it lacked the original stones.
Many people stated that Chamberlain wearing the stolen jewel was worse than Kim Kardashian wearing Marilyn Monroe’s clothing. It has a long and sad history. Expropriation screams gilded splendour like nothing else.”
Published By: Ifa Zamzami
