LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- An extraordinary rough and
 polished diamond sautoir necklace designed by L'Wren Scott debuted on the
 Red Carpet today at the 80th Academy Awards. The spectacular sautoir, worn
 by Oscar Presenter Nicole Kidman, contains a total of 7645 diamonds
 including rough, faceted, and polished diamonds, which total nearly 1400
 carats.
 
     The sautoir, which was designed by Scott, produced and manufactured by
 Uni-Design Ltd. in Paris and India uses a wide range of shapes and cuts of
 diamonds. Each diamond was individually selected by the designer to fit
 together into an overall design. The intricate design required in excess of
 6200 man hours to handcraft. Diamonds have never been used in such a truly
 unique way on the Red Carpet. It is a tribute to the visionary direction of
 the designer that such an astounding quantity of diamonds can be worn so
 effortlessly.
 
     L'Wren Scott is a talented designer of both a luxury clothing line and
 diamond jewelry. The diamond pieces she has designed have appeared on the
 Oscar red carpet in the past. During her career in fashion she has
 established many loyal fans. Her new forays into clothing and jewelry
 further cement her as the style arbiter to celebrities and the fashion
 world alike.
 
     Uni-Design is the jewelry manufacturing arm of the leading
 international diamond trading and polishing company, the Diarough Group,
 headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium. The world's most renowned jewelry houses
 in Paris, London, and New York look to the Diarough Group to source
 exquisite polished gemstones, and work with them to produce the most unique
 and desirable pieces of jewelry, such as the extraordinary sautoir
 showcased at today's Academy Awards.
 
 

     Contacts:
 
     B|W|R Public Relations
     Liz Jaeger / Stephanie Molina
     ljaeger@bwr-la.com;smolina@bwr-la.com
     (310) 550-7776
 
     Jamie Cadwell, Diamond Information Center (DIC)
     (917) 213-9513, Jamie.cadwell@jwt.com
 
 

SOURCE The Diamond Information Center

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