Do Taylor Swift's $36,000 Diamond Earrings Have A Deeper Meaning?

Sure enough, the singer leaned on her preferred loud luxury formula when she met up with Selena Gomez for a celebratory dinner on May 31. First, the pop star (and her stylist, Joseph Cassell Falconer) selected a black Gucci skirt set lined in silver crystals, paired to metallic platform sandal heels and a matte bamboo bag by the same designer. Then, she twisted her curls into a low bun—the better to show off a familiar, $36,000 pair of DeBeers diamond earrings .

This "Arpeggia" set—a riff on "arpeggio," the musical term for a chord's notes played in succession—features sixty diamonds stacked into a single line on an 18-carat white gold drop silhouette. Twelve larger, prong-set diamonds contrast the smaller stones, meant to resemble "musical notes on a score," per DeBeers.

The DeBeers diamonds first emerged at the 2024 Golden Globes , where Swift arrived in a floor-length Gucci gown. That night, she had been nominated for a newly-created award: "Cinematic Box Office Achievement," earned for her record-breaking Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour documentary concert film. She didn't take home the golden trophy that night, but that didn't dim her outfit's shine. Her earrings referencing the notes making up her catalog of hits, and a green dress bringing both her debut's color scheme and serpentine Reputation styling to mind, were enough to top the best-dressed list.

Several months went by until Swift decided to bring out her DeBeers diamonds once again. They rejoined her jewelry rotation in a celebratory mode: first, for back-to-back dinners at New York City's Chez Margaux. One outing came with boyfriend Travis Kelce, where she paired $70,875-worth of date night jewelry to a crystal-coated Simkhai coat and Fleur du Mal mini dress. Swift had been officially declared a billionaire by that point in 2024, earned entirely from her music and affiliated business pursuits. Her off-duty wardrobe read "pop royalty" with every diamond.

A few weeks later, Swift returned to the same NYC hotspot for a girls' night out with Gigi Hadid. She traded her shimmering outerwear for a long-sleeve bubble dress by Simkhai. Her earrings, however, were the exact same DeBeers diamonds—this time paired to a crystalline Dôen bag and Gucci pumps.

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