BANGKOK’S A-listers enjoyed a truly sparkling evening at the Siam Kempinski Hotel recently as Siam Paragon joined up with 17 jewellery boutiques and Porsche Thailand for an exceptional showcase of diamonds and other gemstones valued at almost Bt1 billion.
Leading Thai actresses Anne Thongprasom and Kimberley Anne Tiamsiri joined a few select top models in dressing up in the glamorous fashion of yesteryear for this showcase of exquisite from Le Beau, Sirus Tanya, Gems Pavillion, Dermond, Bijioux de Louise, Karat, Sirinapa Diamond, Xavier, Blue River, Sette, Pannarai Jeweller’s, Trez Jewelry, Prima Gems, ST Diamond Design, P&P Jewelry, Scintilla, and Rajdamri Gems.
Emeralds played the leading role in the Blue River’s Fiori jewellery set with a total weight over 105 carats. Inspired by the greenery of Milan, it featured a necklace, earrings and ring worth more than Bt80 million.
Gems Pavillion created an exceptional diamond collection to celebrate the brand’s 20th anniversary consisting of a choker, a necklace, a pair of earrings and a ring priced at more than Bt180 million.
Rajdamri Gems showcased a three-layer necklace and two matching bracelets created from one-carat diamonds and inspired by Hollywood elegance. The collection, which also featured a flamboyant diamond ring and a pair of earrings, is valued at Bt60 million. Award-winning actress Penpak Sirikul modelled P&P Jewellery’s gorgeous floral styled necklace boasting a large round diamond surrounded by smaller diamonds in various shapes worth Bt60 million. Other items in the collection included earrings, a bracelet, and a ring.
Pannarai Jewellers’ masterpiece priced at Bt41.5 million featured a necklace made of diamonds cut in a pearl shape and placed from small to large to represent strings of raindrops. It came complete with matching earrings. Sirinapa Diamond, meanwhile, presented its butterfly signature in a hair brooch made with 139.92 grams of white gold and 26.67 carats of diamonds.
Prima Gems also chose to focus on emeralds with a collection that saw a 67.68- carats emerald as the centre |of an attractive piece surrounded by |diamonds. For its part ST Diamonds |used pearls from the South Sea in sizes |of between 12.55-18.88 mm and decorated the collection with 2,103 diamonds |of 0.48 carats. Colour was added with pink, blue, and yellow gems.
Xavier was inspired by nature for its magnificent collection featuring a huge opal and tiny diamonds woven together into lace form.
“This event underlines the strength of Thailand as a world-class producer of jewellery which is acclaimed for its quality, extraordinary craftsmanship, creativity and unique design,” commented Chadatip Chutrakul, chief executive of Siam Paragon.
This source first appeared on The Nation Life.