Kim Kardashian was recently given the opportunity to try on the emerald-and-diamond necklace that Richard Burton gifted to Elizabeth Taylor. But did you know that before Kim, it was Bollywood star Sonam Kapoor who had the opportunity to wear the famed jewels for one of her photoshoots?
Before Kim Kardashian, it was Sonam Kapoor
My big fashion revelation at the time? Red and green look rather fabulous together. Groundbreaking, I know. Clearly, this necklace has a better social life than most of us. Elizabeth Taylor’s emerald and diamond necklace is part of her iconic Bvlgari emerald suite, a collection of bespoke 1960s jewels gifted to her by her husband Richard Burton. Richard Burton famously indulged her love for emeralds by buying her piece after piece from the Via Condotti boutique. During the trip, she visited a Bvlgari store in Rome, organised by her stylist, Law Roach.
On November 4, Sonam posted throwback pictures of her wearing the Elizabeth Taylor necklace for the shoot with the caption, “Since everyone’s talking about Elizabeth Taylor ’s iconic Bvlgari necklace, I thought I’d throw it back to when I had my little moment with her. The $12 million necklace was created in the 1960s by Bvlgari while Elizabeth Taylor was in Rome filming Cleopatra, according to Page Six . Kim Kardashian wore the necklace while she was in Rome for All’s Fair Season 2 press tour.
