Lorraine Schwartz
{{short description|American bespoke high jewellery designer}}
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Lorraine Schwartz is an American bespoke high jewellery designer. She has designed jewelry for a host of famous female celebrities including Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez and Kim Kardashian. In 2009, Angelina Jolie wore to the Oscars a pair of emerald earrings designed by Schwartz, valued at $2.5 million.
Career
Schwartz states that in 2002 Halle Berry wore her jewellery on the red carpet.[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article416061.ece "Oscar hopefuls for hire in fashion house wars"]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. The Times[https://archive.today/20130131180640/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/796105011.html?dids=796105011:796105011&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+22,+2005&author=Booth+Moore&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Red+carpet+revenue;+Award+shows+give+a+look+at+celebrity+style,+but+in+a+new+era+of+deals+between+designers+and+actresses,+a+star's+stroll+can+mean+...&pqatl=google "Red carpet revenue"]. Los Angeles Times Since, she has designed for celebrities such as Kelly Rowland, Beyoncé Knowles,[https://books.google.com/books?id=0REEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Lorraine+Schwartz%22&pg=PA98 "Billboard Nov 1, 2003"] - Google Books Jennifer Lopez and Cate Blanchett.[http://www.instyle.com/instyle/package/general/photos/0,,20195201_20195204_20459918,00.html "Designer Spotlight"] - In Style[http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-6936119/Diamonds-Lit-Up-The-Strip.html "Diamonds Lit Up The Strip at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards" - PR Newswire] For ESPN The Magazine, she made a "30-carat, diamond-and-ruby logo" for their 10th anniversary baseball caps.[https://archive.today/20130131174857/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/1446216601.html?dids=1446216601:1446216601&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+14,+2008&author=Anonymous&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=C'mon+...+Vogue%3F&pqatl=google "C'mon ... Vogue?"] Chicago Tribune{{Cite web |title=Jewellery Magazine |url=https://thejewellerymag.com/ |access-date= |website=The Jewellery Mag |language=en-US}} She was also involved in the "Art for Life" gala in 2007, which was led by Russell Simmons and his ex-wife, Kimora Lee Simmons.[https://archive.today/20120904131825/http://www.nationaljewelernetwork.com/njn/content_display/fashion/article_detail?id=16864 "Schwartz to donate bracelet for Simmons' gala"] National Jeweler In the 2006 Beyoncé song, "Upgrade U", and the 2023 song, "My House",{{Citation |title=Beyoncé – MY HOUSE |url=https://genius.com/Beyonce-my-house-lyrics |access-date=2023-12-03}} Lorraine Schwartz is mentioned.[https://web.archive.org/web/20061221220424/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1548533/20061219/jay_z.jhtml "Luxury Ties, Fancy Suites: A Guide To Beyonce And Jay-Z's 'Upgrade U'"] MTV Kim Kardashian wears a 15-carat diamond engagement ring by Schwartz, given to her by her now ex-husband, Kanye West.{{cite web| url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2014/05/25/kanye-west-kim-kardashian-wedding-rings-pics-lorraine-schwartz/| title=Kanye West & Kim Kardashian's Blinged-Out Wedding Rings| last=Longeretta| first=Emily| date=May 25, 2014| publisher=Hollywood Life| access-date=August 17, 2015}}
Philanthropy
In 2009, she created the Shulamit Benjamini Sandberg Medical Research Grant, which supports a physician with $225,000 to last over three years for cancer research. It was created "in honor of her late mother".Styleinterviews.com, [http://styleinterviews.com/news/lorraine-schwartz-board-of-directors-for-gabrielles-angel-foundation/ Lorraine Schwartz Board of Directors for Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation] March 16, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2010.[http://www.stylelist.com/2009/10/20/lorraine-schwartz-jewelry-beyonce/ "Lorraine Schwartz, Jeweler to the Stars, Tells Us About Her New Charity, 'Muse' Beyoncé and Possible Diffusion Line"] - Style List
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Category:American jewelry designers
Category:20th-century American jewellers
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Category:American women jewellers
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