Oh, the Golden Age of Hollywood! Not just celebrated with gold of course, but with diamonds and platinum and precious stones! With Vogue World: Hollywood, the extravaganza in LA on October 26 fast approaching, what better time to take a look at legends of the silver screen and the jewels they have inspired?

In the very earliest days of the industry, actresses wore their own jewelry. When the hatcheck girl in Night After Night (a really fun forgotten movie, Google it!) says to Mae West, “Goodness, what beautiful diamonds!” and West replies, “Goodness had nothing to do with it,” she is flaunting her own dazzling bracelets .

Even when the jewelry was supplied by the studio, its gleam had to match the personality of the characters portrayed. Which leads us to our current flight of fancy

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