A few weeks ago, I started this Disney Princess engagement ring series with my picks for engagement rings worthy of fictional Disney Princesses Cinderella, Jasmine, Ariel, Mulan, and Aurora. It was too fun to stop with just five, so I kept right on going.
Here is Part II, with my picks for Belle, Snow White, Esmerelda, Tiana, and Rapunzel.
(Image via Belle’s Bookshelf.)
Belle is my favorite Disney Princess; no other lady holds a candle to her. Not only is she a sassy and fabulous representative of Team Brunette, she loves books! And she’s a documented re-reader, much like yours truly. (“I’ll borrow…that one!” “But you’ve read it twice!”) Belle doesn’t really need a ring, since her Prince already gave her the best gift that anyone could hope for, but I wanted to find her one anyway.(Image via Belle’s Bookshelf.)
My pick for Belle is this 4.33 carat yellow diamond ring by Cartier. Classic and elegant, just like Belle herself. The center stone is a rectangular brilliant cut natural fancy intense yellow diamond, flanked on either side by white diamonds. Yellow diamonds aren’t usually my first choice, but this one is glorious and no one can deny that yellow is Belle’s color.
Once she’s married, I imagine Belle will wear just her wedding band most of the time and save her engagement ring for special occasions. She strikes me as sort of a hands-on Princess, and who can re-organize her library with a huge rock on her finger?
The De Beers Adonis rose band in platinum gives me the rose tie-in I wanted for Belle without making library maintenance impossible. It’ll look wonderful with her engagement ring or on its own, and it’s a reference to the rose as an important symbol of her story without being overly on-the-nose. The plentiful tiny diamonds will give this band sparkle worthy of a Princess.
(Image via Fanpop.)Sure, Esmerelda’s not technically a Princess – but she’s a fabulous, feisty heroine and she deserves a ring too. I don’t actually remember her movie very well, but I know she dances like a diva and stands up for herself and her friends. She also definitely loves gold – even her goat has a gold earring.
My pick for Esemerelda is the Erica Courtney “Ellen” ring. It’s bold and feminine, just like Esmerelda. Bonus: the design on the side actually forms a cursive “E.” The one pictured here is in rose gold, but I think Esmerelda would probably prefer high-karat yellow gold to match the rest of her jewelry.
(Image via Kniggit.)Good old Snow White. I don’t have strong feelings about Snow White, although I do enjoy her affinity for woodland creatures and I think she played herself better than Kristen Stewart did.
My pick for Snow White is Art Deco Cartier, so it’s very Princess-worthy. Aren’t the colors amazing? It features a 5.50 carat a European-cut fancy intense yellow diamond flanked on either side by shield-cut sapphires weighing a total of 1.20 carats.
I think the connection here is pretty obvious: the yellow diamond with blue sapphires is a perfect match for Snow White’s favorite (or only) outfit. A Disney Princess engagement ring must be an appropriate color!
Tiana came too late for me to admire her in my personal golden age of Princesses (before age 20) but I’m still fond of her. Her movie has fabulous music and her domain includes beignets; what’s not to love?
I chose Van Cleef & Arpels’ Arbre aux Songes ring for Tiana. It features a glorious, majestically-hued tourmaline in a setting embellished diamond-studded leaves. I think the bayou-esque color scheme and foliate setting would be a lovely reference to how she and her prince met and fell in love.
(Image via Disney.)
If you missed Part I of my Disney Princess engagement ring series, you can click here to catch up. What do you think of this round of picks? Did I miss anyone you were hoping to see?
All images and info in this post are thanks to the original source for each item – please see individual Disney Princess engagement ring descriptions for source links.
Seriously bad-ass Art Deco diamond bracelet.
This bracelet is all like, “oh, you thought I was going to play nice? You’re wrong.”
I would not mess with a lady who had this on, would you? That said: I aspire to be that lady. It’s sort of like the C-3PO of glamorous 1930’s women who probably wear a lot of silk and feathers. I realize I may have departed the realm of logic, but just look how cool it is!
This spectacular piece is by Lacloche Frères, and probably dates to the 1930’s. The tapered platinum cuff is hinged, so that’s how you get it on and off. It’s composed of pierced bands highlighted at the front by brilliant-cut diamonds and applied with stepped epaulet-shaped motifs set with bullet-shaped and baguette stones. It is further enhanced by a pavé-set brilliant-cut diamond border. It is extraordinarily awesome.
This bracelet was listed in Sothebys’ November 2007 Magnificent Jewels sale. All images and info are thanks to Sotheby’s.
Art Deco sapphire and diamond sautoir, Lacloche Frères.
I promised you there would be more sautoirs and now more sautoirs there are.
This, clearly, is not one of those ones made of pearls. This Art Deco sapphire and diamond sautoir is one of those ones made entirely of jewels. Diamonds, in this case. And two sapphires. And perfection.
This spectacular Art Deco sapphire and diamond sautoir is the work of Lacloche Frères. It was made in France in 1925. Both chain and pendant are articulated, which means those diamonds all move as you move. I can only imagine how mesmerizing it is to watch someone walk around wearing this.
At the front of the chain hangs the pendant: an emerald-cut sapphire weighing 29.50 carats, framed by square-cut, bullet-shaped, hexagonal and triangular-shaped diamonds totaling approximately 2.75 carats. This leads to the diamond cascade of marquise-shaped diamonds, which adds an additional 5.15 carats.
Not too shabby.