This year’s Met Gala theme, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, delivered exactly what the name promised: tailoring so clean that it made wearing gowns look overthought (sorry to some ladies below). With all that structure, jewellery worn at the Met Gala had one job: to disrupt or seal the deal. And the best pieces? They did both.

We’re not talking about chandelier earrings dragging across clavicles or diamonds that scream legacy wealth. We’re talking about intent. A brooch pinned like a signature. Earrings that looked like punctuation. Jewellery that refused to sit politely in the background and instead insisted on redirecting the conversation. So here, the best jewellery pieces from the 2025 Met Gala.

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RIHANNA

Only Rihanna could make a secret timepiece feel like a mic drop. Her Cartier sautoir tucked a diamond-studded pendant-watch beneath a crimson necktie, crowned with a 10.36-carat pear-shaped stone and a dial that stayed deliberately hidden. Add Fenty Beauty makeup and a third pregnancy reveal at the Met Gala, and the look with its jewellery became less red carpet moment, more cultural reset.

HALLE BERRY

Halle Berry debuted Cartier’s En Équilibre collection, a geometric homage to the Mongolian snow leopard that took over 1,400 hours to craft. The necklace and earrings, studded with nearly 36 carats of diamonds and over four carats of onyx, didn’t purr. They prowled.

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LUPITA NYONG'O

Lupita Nyong'o stepped straight out of the fantastical Chanel archive in an aquamarine look from Couture fall/winter 2015/16, topped with camellia brooches, a hat, and a suite of white gold high jewellery pieces: the Premiers Brins earrings in 18K white gold with diamonds, Comète Aubazine brooch, and the Étoile Filante 1932 diamond ring. A trio that balanced cool restraint with her quiet force.

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SABRINA CARPENTER

Dressed in Louis Vuitton’s richest shades of espresso, Sabrina Carpenter stunned in a corseted bodysuit with a cropped blazer trimmed in crystal buttons and a dramatic tailcoat-turned-train. Her Chopard jewellery? Nearly 90 carats of white gold and diamonds from the Haute Joaillerie and Imperiale collections—a shimmer that didn't just catch the light, it kept it.

MIRANDA KERR

In a look that channelled moody mid-century glamour, Miranda Kerr wore a black velvet and silk Dior couture gown with a satin stole, gloves, veil, and sandals. Her Tiffany & Co. diamonds, over 52 carats in total, added just enough modern clarity to cut through the old-world styling.

MAYA HAWKE

In Prada pink satin and a billowing cape, Maya Hawke kept things soft, tonal, and quietly surreal. Her Prada Eternal Gold fine jewellery was a quiet glint against all that fabric.

KERRY WASHINGTON

Kerry Washington brought the drama with over 140 carats of Chopard diamonds layered across her neck, ears, and hands. Her mix of Haute Joaillerie and L’Heure du Diamant pieces made the case for maximalism but edited, always.

KIM KARDASHIAN

Kim Kardashian showed up all black, all crocodile-embossed, and all corseted in Chrome Hearts whilst punctuating the look with a Boucheron Vendôme Liseré ring: 4.18 carats of pear-cut diamond framed in white gold and lacquer. Subtle? No. Strategic? Always.

PALOMA ELSSER

Paloma Elesser let the stones do the talking with Chopard: a 5.86-carat round brilliant, a 5.02-carat emerald-cut, and diamond earrings to match. It was white gold, high jewellery, and a quiet reminder that when the cut is right, you don’t need much else.

LIU WEN

Liu Wen’s diamond and ruby Chopard mix came courtesy of three high jewellery collections, layered like she’d just wandered into the most opulent of vaults and walked out with whatever caught her eye. Which, judging by the 43.32-carat necklace, was clearly the good stuff.