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Gigi Hadid wears lab grown diamonds at the Met Gala 2023

The supermodel paired her Givenchy gown with a suite of lab-grown diamonds by New York jeweller Smiling Rocks and a layered pearl necklace in a touching tribute to the late Karl Lagerfeld

By Joshua Hendren

Leave it to Gigi Hadid to set the bar for 2023 Met Gala jewellery excellence.

For this year’s event, the supermodel showed up wearing a custom Givenchy sheer black gown, elevated with a suite of lab-grown diamond bling by New York jeweller Smiling Rocks.

Gigi Hadid
Gigi Hadid wears Smiling Rocks and Lagos at the 2023 Costume Institute Benefit (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

Shimmering around her neckline is the one-of-a-kind Dream necklace, an haute joaillerie creation set with 54 lab-grown diamonds diamonds, totalling 74.65cts. At its centre: a 6ct centre stone with drop pear diamonds, set in white gold and surrounded by 1ct round and 1.5ct emerald lab grown diamonds.

Gigi Hadid
Gigi Hadid wears Smiling Rocks and Lagos at the 2023 Costume Institute Benefit (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

To complete the look, Hadid opted for matching diamond rings from the same collection and a pearl necklace by Lagos, a touching tribute to her late friend and prolific fashion mogul Karl Lagerfeld.

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