Oscar Presenter Nicole Kidman Wears 1399 Carat Rough and Polished Diamond Sautoir...

Oscar Presenter Nicole Kidman Wears 1399 Carat Rough and Polished Diamond
Sautoir Designed by L'Wren Scott to 80th Annual Academy Awards

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- An extraordinary rough and polished
diamond sautoir necklace designed by L'Wren Scott debuted on the Red Carpet
today at the 80th Academy Awards. The spectacular sautoir, worn by Oscar
Presenter Nicole Kidman, contains a total of 7645 diamonds including rough,
faceted, and polished diamonds, which total nearly 1400 carats.
The sautoir, which was designed by Scott, produced and manufactured by
Uni-Design Ltd. in Paris and India uses a wide range of shapes and cuts of
diamonds. Each diamond was individually selected by the designer to fit
together into an overall design. The intricate design required in excess of
6200 man hours to handcraft. Diamonds have never been used in such a truly
unique way on the Red Carpet. It is a tribute to the visionary direction of
the designer that such an astounding quantity of diamonds can be worn so
effortlessly.
L'Wren Scott is a talented designer of both a luxury clothing line and
diamond jewelry. The diamond pieces she has designed have appeared on the
Oscar red carpet in the past. During her career in fashion she has
established many loyal fans. Her new forays into clothing and jewelry further
cement her as the style arbiter to celebrities and the fashion world alike.
Uni-Design is the jewelry manufacturing arm of the leading international
diamond trading and polishing company, the Diarough Group, headquartered in
Antwerp, Belgium. The world's most renowned jewelry houses in Paris, London,
and New York look to the Diarough Group to source exquisite polished
gemstones, and work with them to produce the most unique and desirable pieces
of jewelry, such as the extraordinary sautoir showcased at today's Academy
Awards.
Contacts:

B|W|R Public Relations
Liz Jaeger / Stephanie Molina
ljaeger@bwr-la.com;smolina@bwr-la.com
(310) 550-7776

Jamie Cadwell, Diamond Information Center (DIC)
(917) 213-9513, Jamie.cadwell@jwt.com

SOURCE The Diamond Information Center

Liz Jaeger, ljaeger@bwr-la.com, or Stephanie Molina, smolina@bwr-la.com, both
of B|W|R Public Relations, +1-310-550-7776, for The Diamond Information
Center; or Jamie Cadwell of Diamond Information Center (DIC), +1-917-213-9513,
Jamie.cadwell@jwt.com