With September issue cover in the hands of the Oscar-winning auteur , it’s no surprise the resulting spread story unfolds with a lush tale of star-crossed lovers. Presented like a type-written screenplay, the photos tell the story of a glamorous Monte Carlo cat burglar (Blake Lively) slipping through the fingers—like a diamond riviera necklace—of an undercover Interpol officer (Hugh Jackman), who is out to catch the thief. Or rather, , as the photos are largely inspired by Hitchcock’s 1955 ultra-classic flick starring Grace Kelly and Cary Grant.
“It turns out that our thief is, in fact, to use an old term, a ‘femme fatale,’” says Luhrmann of his inspiration.“It was all about finding an imagined role for Blake, that perhaps we’d all like to see her play.” Starring alongside Lively and Jackman was a couple of necklaces with so many carats they’re on par with these Hollywood heavyweights.
One necklace, named Tanabata, shines with a hulking 37.27-carat oval-shaped diamond inspired by the path of a comet. The other? A resplendent necklace with eight cushion and oval-shaped faceted Burmese rubies possesses quite the provenance—it belonged to .
“And I had Elizabeth Taylor’s necklace!” says in September issue cover story. “Elizabeth Taylor’s necklace in my I have to show you. So there were these people there that had these rubber covers on their fingers, and I had a foam mat below me in case the necklace fell.
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