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  • A necklace as a prop in the 1938 film "Marie Antoinette."
    • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

    Marie Antoinette

    1938

  • Virginia Weidler as Dinah Lord wearing a necklace in the 1940 film "The Philadelphia Story."
    • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

    The Philadelphia Story

    1940

    Costume seen on Virginia Weidler as Dinah Lord

  • Hilary Swank as Jeanne St. Remy de Valois wearing a necklace in the 2001 film "The Affair of the Necklace."
    • Warner Bros.

    The Affair of the Necklace

    2001

    Costume seen on Hilary Swank as Jeanne St. Rémy de Valois

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About the Costume

This monster of a necklace was, reproduced from sketches of the original diamond necklace produced around 1784 by the Parisian jewelers Boehmer and Bassenge. The prop appears in the Norma Shearer version of Marie Antoinette from 1938 and then makes another appearance in A Philadelphia Story from 1940, where it is worn by Virginia Weidler as Dinah Lord. Though certainly not the same necklace, the design was reproduced for 2001’s The Affair of the Necklace starring Hilary Swank as Jeanne St. Rémy de Valois.

If you have not read about the true story of the diamond necklace affair, I would highly recommend Antonia Fraser’s magnificent biography on Marie Antoinette, entitled The Journey. The book gives great insight into the event and is well worth the read.

A reproduction of the “Collier de la Reine” (at left) can be seen at the Château de Breteuil, France.

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About the Costume

This monster of a necklace was, reproduced from sketches of the original diamond necklace produced around 1784 by the Parisian jewelers Boehmer and Bassenge. The prop appears in the Norma Shearer version of Marie Antoinette from 1938 and then makes another appearance in A Philadelphia Story from 1940, where it is worn by Virginia Weidler as Dinah Lord. Though certainly not the same necklace, the design was reproduced for 2001’s The Affair of the Necklace starring Hilary Swank as Jeanne St. Rémy de Valois.

If you have not read about the true story of the diamond necklace affair, I would highly recommend Antonia Fraser’s magnificent biography on Marie Antoinette, entitled The Journey. The book gives great insight into the event and is well worth the read.

A reproduction of the “Collier de la Reine” (at left) can be seen at the Château de Breteuil, France.

This monster of a necklace was, reproduced from sketches of the original diamond necklace produced around 1784 by the Parisian jewelers Boehmer and Bassenge. The prop appears in the Norma Shearer version of Marie Antoinette from 1938 and then makes another appearance in A Philadelphia Story from 1940, where it is worn by Virginia Weidler as Dinah Lord. Though certainly not the same necklace, the design was reproduced for 2001’s The Affair of the Necklace starring Hilary Swank as Jeanne St. Rémy de Valois.

If you have not read about the true story of the diamond necklace affair, I would highly recommend Antonia Fraser’s magnificent biography on Marie Antoinette, entitled The Journey. The book gives great insight into the event and is well worth the read.

A reproduction of the “Collier de la Reine” (at left) can be seen at the Château de Breteuil, France.

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  • Adrian (Adrian Adolph Greenburg)

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