Precious diamonds and gold are the ultimate recyclable materials, able to be re-set and repurposed multiple times throughout their wearer’s lifetime. It’s a fact that’s not lost on supermodel Emily Ratajkowski, who has just debuted a pair of sparkling new ‘divorce rings’ on social media.
Almost two years after the model and author’s separation from Sebastian Bear-McClard (a producer on the film ‘Uncut Gems’), Ratajkowski has had her engagement ring refashioned into two sizeable statement rings to celebrate her newfound singledom. Showcasing them on Instagram, she also tagged the New York-based fine jewellery company Alison Lou, who was responsible for their design.
“Divorce rings (c) Alison Lou,” Ratajkowski wrote in the caption which accompanied a gallery of shots, including close up of the new jewels. The jeweller also pinned the images to its social media grid. “We made the original two stone engagement ring that set the trend,” Alison Lou said on Instagram, of the toi-et-moi diamond ring crafted for Rajakowski’s engagement to Bear-McClard back in 2018. “Here we go again @emrata Divorce Rings (TM)”.
In the Instagram images, Ratajkowski can be seen wearing a 3-carat pear-shaped diamond set on a yellow gold band on her pinky finger. Next to it, on her ring finger, she wears a ring featuring the original 2-carat princess-cut stone from her engagement ring, now framed by two trapezoid-cut diamonds to create the impression of a larger, octagonal-shaped stone.
The trend for repurposing sentimental jewellery after a marriage ends certainly isn’t new but, much as her toi-et-moi engagement ring originally encouraged countless others to look again at the age-old jewellery design, Ratajkowski’s contemporary take on remaking your matrimonial bling is likely to inspire others to consider remodelling rather than selling, as a way to feel more empowered and to joyfully celebrate a new chapter in their lives. And that’s got to be a beautiful thing.
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