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Kiki McDonough Lauren Leaf Earrings

Kiki McDonough Lauren Leaf Earrings
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Kate’s worn her gold Lauren leaf earrings by Kiki McDonough for around 6-7 years now.

A closer look at Kate wearing the earrings:

Proving the earrings are super versatile, Kate’s worn them to 30+ public engagements since their first debut in 2015. They’re one of her most-worn jewellery items.

Kate Middleton wore gold heart/leaf shaped earrings for the school visit

About the earrings:

The pretty drop earrings are crafted from 18ct yellow gold and decorated with pavé diamonds. Kiki describes them as “beautiful and elegantly small” on her website.

Note: A lot of people mistake the earrings as being heart-shaped, but they’re actually leaf-shaped. It’s an easy mistake to make! I know that lots of Kate fans think the gold earrings are heart-shaped at first glance—they certainly look heart-shaped from a distance. However, they’re actually diamond-encrusted leaves! If you zoom in closely, you can see the jagged edge of the leaf design:

The earrings are from Kiki’s Lauren collection, inspired by ballerina Lauren Cuthbertson, All of the items in this collection are leaf-shaped (see the second pair of earrings from the collection on the right, above. These show more intricate leaf detailing. )

The designer explains falling leaves in a ballet performance inspired the collection:

Since the launch of the collection in 2015, [Lauren] has become one of Kiki’s most loved collections. The beautiful pendants and earrings were inspired by Lauren’s wonderful performance as Alice in Alice in Wonderland. Each piece features a pretty leaf motif which were inspired by the falling leaves in the opening scene of the show.

Kiki.co.uk

The Lauren collection:

As we touched on above, the Lauren Leaf earrings are part of a special collection by Kiki McDonough inspired by Lauren Cuthbertson, a Principal ballerina at the Royal Ballet. Lauren has also modelled jewellery for Kiki’s campaigns.

Kiki is well-known for her love of ballet and regularly attributes her creative inspiration to the performances she attends.

Kiki designed pieces with the delicate diamond detailing to capture the elegant simplicity of Lauren’s movements on stage. “I have always been a huge admirer of Lauren’s dancing, so it was an absolute delight to design jewellery inspired by her,” remarks Kiki.

Kiki.co.uk

Where can I buy the Lauren earrings?

The gold Lauren leaf earrings can be purchased from Kiki’s website for £2,300 (around $3,080 USD).

More from the Lauren collection:

Kiki’s Lauren collection is filled with leaf-shaped jewellery in yellow gold and white gold. She sells pendant necklaces, a bracelet and other leaf-shaped earrings, both with and without pavé diamonds. Shop the Lauren collection here.

Does Kate Middleton wear any other Kiki McDonough jewellery?

Yes! Kate is very loyal to Kiki McDonough, I’d confidently say it’s her favourite jewellery label. The Duchess owns over 15 pieces by the London-based designer—both earrings and necklaces—and has worn them during many different public appearances. Her Kiki collection is worth over £40,000.

Kate Middleton wearing the Kiki McDonough Grace earrings in 2011

Above: Kate in four different pairs of Kiki McDonough earrings: a pair of green tourmaline and green amethyst drops, a pair of pink morganite double drops, a pair of blue topaz double drops and a pair of white topaz and diamond studs from the ‘Grace’ collection.

More about Kiki McDonough:

Kiki is known for using vivid coloured gemstones and creating elegant, timeless and easy-to-wear designs. She’s based in Chelsea, London.

You can browse more of Kate’s earrings on this page.

Where Kate wore her Kiki McDonough Lauren Leaf Earrings

Kate’s fabulously festive red cardigan for Christmas carol service

Casual Kate in tweed for community garden visit

Kate Middleton wearing a Barbour Coat and Penelope Chilvers boots at Robin Hood School in London

Kate keeps it casual for school visit

William and Kate spend the day in Birmingham

Kate Middleton visits London Stadium

Kate’s second surprise appearance of the week! Duchess stops by Coach Core event.

Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge visits Farms for City Children in Arlingham, Gloucestershire

Kate visits the Farms for City Children project at Wick Court in Gloucestershire

Kate Middleton attends the London Marathon in support of Heads Together

William, Kate and Harry attend the London Marathon

Kate Middleton visits the RAF Whittering in Cambridgeshire

Kate takes part in an air cadets skills development camp at RAF Wittering

Kate Middleton wearing the L.K. Bennett Cersei dress

Kate attends a dinosaur’s farewell party at the Natural History Museum

Will, Kate, George & Charlotte attend a Children’s Party at Government House in Victoria, Canada

F-35 arrives in the UK for the first time and displays at RIAT 2016. Prince william & Kate middleton arrive on a surprise visit to RIAT with Prince George who sits on board one of the red arrows and rides in the cockpit of a helicopter.

William & Kate take Prince George to the world’s biggest air show

William and Kate at the 2016 Chelsea Flower Show

William and Kate explore the gardens at the 2016 Chelsea Flower Show

Kate Middleton at a tennis workshop

Kate spends the day in Edinburgh, visiting charities & playing tennis!

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