Kim Kardashian flaunts Elizabeth Taylor's $400K diamond earrings after losing Birkin auction

Daily Mail​

17 hours ago

Kim Kardashian shared some behind the scenes shots from her recent walk in the fall 2025 couture show in Paris on social media Saturday.
The reality star, 44, was dripping with diamonds, including a pair of huge chandelier earrings once owned by the late actress Elizabeth Taylor, which were on loan from jewelry designer Lorraine Schwartz.
'DEMNA,' she wrote next to the carousel of snaps, in honor of the designer Demna Gvasalia's final show from Balenciaga.
The earrings were given to the Oscar winner by her husband Mike Todd in 1957 shortly before his death in March 1958.
For the look, Kardashian was dressed in a cream satin slip dress, similar to the slip Taylor wore in the 1958 drama Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
Taylor earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Maggie 'The Cat' in the film co-starring Paul Newman and Burl Ives.
One of the photos included the concept sketch the designer had put together for Kardashian's approval.
Others included the rehearsal for the actual walk for the fashion show, where guests, including Lauren Sanchez, Lorde, Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts with daughter Kai were treated to the dazzling display.
Like Taylor, the American Horror Story actress wore matching satin pumps.
Denma added a white fur coat to the look, upsetting some of Kardashian's fans.
'Are you back to fur???' one asked.
'Somewhere in the arctic, a polar bear just filed a fashion lawsuit,' commented another.
The jewelry she wore also included a multi-carat diamond necklace Taylor had received from her then-husband, Richard Burton.
'I feel as though I'm only the custodian of my jewelry,' Taylor wrote in her 2003 book, Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair with Jewelry.
The jewelry she wore also included a multi-carat diamond necklace Taylor had received from her then-husband, Richard Burton
'When I die and they go off to auction I hope whoever buys them gives them a really good home.' The earrings are believed to be valued at $400,000.
'❤️It was as if Liz was walking into the room.. most gorgeous look,' wrote an adoring fan.
'Okkkkkkkkkkkkk razzle and dazzle me,' her sister Khloe wrote.
Earlier this week, Kardashian had hoped to purchase another piece of fashion history, Jane Birkin's original Hermès Bag, which was being auctioned off. She lost to a collector in Japan who bought it for $10.1 million.