Top Ten Emmy Jewelry Moments of 2013

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10. Maria Menounos? Less Is More. Just sayin'. 

Don't let the jewelry wear YOU, sister. It's a stunning $2.5 million Colombian emerald and diamond piece (from Lorraine Schwartz no less), but the prom queen hair puts you in the Kathy Ireland 'Less Is More' Red Carpet Correspondent Hall of Fame.

Sorry, sister.

9. Mani-Cam Crack


The E! Red Carpet mani-cam not only shined a spotlight on nail polish, but supersized the A-lister's ring finger bling! And a new addiction was born.

Here's an even better look at Zooey Deschanel's gob-stopper-sized tourmaline ring by Chanel. Team Mani-Cam! Who's with me?



8. Padma Goes for the Gold


Padma Lakshmi gave the jewelry gawkers our first surprise (and notable trend) of the night: classic, sculptural, yellow gold jewelry. I loved her elegant swirl earrings and Wonder Woman-inspired cuff, both from Robert Lee Morris. Gorg!

7. Sarah Hyland Goes Green


I'm a sucker for an emerald statement. And while Christina Hendricks and Mayim Bialik scored some great green, Sarah Hyland really caught my attention with this head-to-toe look from Lorraine Schwartz, including  60-carat(!) Colombian emerald drop earrings.


Kermit, eat your heart out.

6. The Jewelry Credit Catastrophe


Live Tweeting the Emmy Red Carpet with the #emmyjewelry crowd is like joining a chorus of snarky sophisticates. We "jewelerati" love our bling. We love our champagne-infused red carpet drinking games. But we HATE HATE HATE it when jewelry credits get ignored.


While Ryan Snorecrest is our favorite target, this year, How I Met Your Mother star Cobie Smulders took first prize for (gasp!) not only forgetting whose jewelry she was wearing (Irene Neuwirth!)....but owning up to it on live television in front of millions. No words.

PS - For those at home keeping score, our hashtag made the top trend list during the E! red carpet telecast. Join us next time!

5. Carrie Underwood


Ms. Underwood's go-to jewelry guru Jonathan Arndt didn't disappoint this year, scoring carats a kimbo for Country Barbie. And major props from the statement-necklace-starved jewelerati. That's $18 million worth of ice and over 180 carats all told for those of you playing at home.

4. Oh No You Didn't, Lena


It's not a jewelry moment. It's well...just a moment of sorrow I have to share. I love GIRLS. I love Lena Dunham. I love that she unabashedly wears ghastly jumpsuits, grandma underwear and an extra 25 pounds with nary an ounce of self-consciousness - both in real-life and on her show.


But I just can't abide this, sister. You can do better.

3. The Salamander Reveal


Canary Island has nothing on this Tweety Bird-inspired ensemble from Ana Farris. But just when I was about to unleash a Joan Rivers-inspired fashion rant, this yellow-bellied damsel in distress did a little red-carpet spin to reveal....


...this completely surprising and awesome 19th-century emerald and diamond Fred Leighton salamander brooch. I haven't been this shocked since Mariah Carey covered her cleavage. Nicely played.

2. My Claire Danes 'Cry Face'


She's a class act, that Claire. And as the belle of this particular Awards Show ball, I looked to her to knock it out of the park. But like other A-listers before her (Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts and Angelina Jolie, I'm talking to you), she just doesn't get that we jewelry hounds don't want elegant understatements.



We don't want studs, or dainty drops or yet a another (yawn!) diamond bracelet - no matter how lovely.


We want a jewelry statement like Gwenyth Paltrow's Louis Vuitton bird earrings or Michelle William's deco Fred Leighton stunner.


Turning it up a notch doesn't mean you have to go gaudy (Maria Menounous, are you taking notes?). It just means you show up to occasion. This is the Emmys. Not a family wedding.

1. Sofia, Sofia, Sofia


Sofia Vergara's Vera Wang/Lorraine Schwartz combination does it again. This time, she brought $7 million of bling to the red carpet, including 100-carat unheated ruby, sapphire and emerald earrings, a 21-carat Asscher-cut diamond ring, and a 40-carat Colombian emerald and rose-cut diamond ring.


Big. Deep. Breath.

Liz Taylor is somewhere up there smiling over her martini shaker . If you're a man, you're almost crying with delight at the sight of this superstar. If you're a woman, you're...well...crying for other reasons.

Who made your 'to-die' and your 'do-over' Emmy fashion lists? Weigh in with your thoughts, jewelry hounds!