{"id":158599,"date":"2025-03-28T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/28\/jessica-mccormack-knows-diamonds-are-a-girls-best-friend\/"},"modified":"2025-03-28T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T12:00:00","slug":"jessica-mccormack-knows-diamonds-are-a-girls-best-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/28\/jessica-mccormack-knows-diamonds-are-a-girls-best-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessica McCormack Knows Diamonds Are a Girl\u2019s Best Friend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\">\u201cDiamonds are too beautiful to be stored away and reserved for special occasions,\u201d says jewelry designer <strong>Jessica McCormack.<\/strong> That outlook is behind many of McCormack\u2019s exceptional creations. \u201cI design pieces that are casual but elevated, so that my client doesn\u2019t feel overdressed wearing them in the context of everyday life or underdressed if she were to wear them in black tie,\u201d she tells <em>Vanity Fair<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In January, after <strong>Zendaya<\/strong> debuted her engagement ring on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/story\/why-zendaya-and-tom-holland-didnt-walk-the-red-carpet-together-at-golden-globes-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Golden Globes red carpet<\/a> to much fanfare, admirers were desperate to know more about the designer behind the unique piece of jewelry. McCormack, the daughter of an auctioneer, credits her artful eye to the exposure her father\u2019s work gave her to art and antique objects; it \u201cinstilled [in] me the idea of taking something out of its original context to give it a new perspective,\u201d she says. After a childhood immersed in antiquity, McCormack began her career in the jewelry department at Sotheby\u2019s, where she \u201chad access to some of the most famous pieces of jewelry in the world, including 1920s Cartier and Lalique, and various crown jewels\u2014and this was very inspiring from a creative point of view\u2014but also made me aware of the level of craftsmanship that is possible,\u201d she says. In 2008, compelled by her upbringing and experience thereafter, she launched her namesake brand with aspirations to meld the technical approach of historic pieces with functionality fit for the modern woman. The allure of such subdued elegance drew in famous fans like <strong>Dakota Johnson, Jennifer Aniston<\/strong>, and <strong>Victoria Beckham<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cI have developed a design approach that allows pieces to be both glamorous and easy to wear; so the idea of versatility is very important,\u201d McCormack explains. \u201cI will start by sketching the ideas I have for a piece, and I will discuss it with the workshop to determine the most suitable materials and techniques for the design. From there, we refine and refine designs until they are perfect\u2014the devil is in the detail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Contemporary nods like the diamond placement on the Jessica McCormack 5.02-carat East-West Cushion Diamond Button Back ring, described as \u201ca literal twist on a classic solitaire\u201d on the brand\u2019s website, distinguish McCormack\u2019s designs. Likewise, it was important to her that the first face of Jessica McCormack reflect the same sense of distinctiveness. <strong>Zo\u00eb Kravitz<\/strong> was named brand ambassador, collaborator, and muse in May 2024, a partnership McCormack finds \u201ceasy and authentic.\u201d \u201cZo\u00eb is a true creative\u2014I have such admiration for her, her perspective, and her creative vision. Her sense of style is incredibly unique and individual,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">In May of 2025, McCormack will open her first New York store on Madison Avenue, and as her eponymous company expands, witnessing her work out in the world remains something of a marvel. \u201cI\u2019ve had the pleasure of seeing a wonderful range of women wearing my designs, and seeing how they style their pieces their way is one of the most rewarding aspects of my job,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">From silk pajamas to diamond gypsets\u2014below, what McCormack can\u2019t live without.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/story\/jessica-mccormack-knows-diamonds-are-a-girls-best-friend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cDiamonds are too beautiful to be stored away and reserved for special occasions,\u201d says jewelry designer Jessica McCormack. That outlook is behind many of McCormack\u2019s exceptional creations. \u201cI design pieces that are casual but elevated, so that my client doesn\u2019t feel overdressed wearing them in the context of everyday life or underdressed if she were [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":158600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[94,691,43,1792,10715,42],"class_list":{"0":"post-158599","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity","8":"tag-beauty","9":"tag-ecommerce","10":"tag-fashion","11":"tag-from-the-magazine","12":"tag-my-stuff","13":"tag-style"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}