The Odyssey Premieres Propel 76-Carat Ancient-Themed Jewelry Trend Across Global Red Carpets
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Updated · WWD · Jul 16
The Odyssey Premieres Propel 76-Carat Ancient-Themed Jewelry Trend Across Global Red Carpets
3 articles · Updated · WWD · Jul 16
Summary
Hollywood stars turned “The Odyssey” press tour into a global showcase for ancient-themed jewelry, pushing a niche luxury trend from trade fairs and ateliers onto major red carpets.
Christopher Nolan’s epic amplified a movement already building around ancient coins, intaglios, archaeological objects and old-world materials used to give contemporary pieces historical texture and narrative.
Zendaya delivered the clearest example in London with Glenn Spiro earrings set with Ziwiye gold plaques from first-millennium B.C. Iran, then wore a Chopard bib necklace with more than 76 carats of diamonds at the premiere.
Paris appearances extended the theme: Anne Hathaway chose a Bulgari gold choker with a cabochon sapphire and pavé diamonds, while Lupita Nyong’o, Charlize Theron and others reinforced the focus on storied house codes and historical references.
The tour did not start the antiquity revival, but it gave the Greco-Roman strand its widest exposure yet, linking Hollywood method dressing with a broader luxury-market appetite for provenance and inherited craft.