{"id":3074,"date":"2025-10-08T14:49:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/08\/tiffany-co-lends-priceless-diamonds-for-netflixs-frankenstein\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T14:49:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:49:13","slug":"tiffany-co-lends-priceless-diamonds-for-netflixs-frankenstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/08\/tiffany-co-lends-priceless-diamonds-for-netflixs-frankenstein\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiffany & Co. Lends Priceless Diamonds for Netflix’s “Frankenstein”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tAsked to describe the moment that delighted him the most on the set of Frankenstein<\/a><\/em>, the Guillermo del Toro<\/a> film opening in theaters on October 17 before streaming on Netflix<\/a> beginning November 7, Christopher Young immediately recalls the day he arrived on set with the Wade Necklace, a historic diamond and platinum design created by Tiffany & Co. in 1900 for Cleveland society matron Ellen Garretson Wade. Commissioned by her husband, financier and philanthropist Jeptha Homer Wade II, the necklace showcases more than 40 carats of old mine-cut diamonds in an intricate garland and floral design \u2014 and until that day on the Frankenstein<\/em> set, it had never been seen on any woman\u2019s neck other than Mrs. Wade. <\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tMia Goth<\/a> as Elizabeth in Frankenstein, wearing the Wade Necklace by Tiffany & Co.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\tWhen Young proceeded to place the necklace on Mia Goth, who plays Elizabeth in del Toro\u2019s reimagining of the legendary Mary Shelley tale, he says he expected that some temporary adjustments to its size might be needed. \u201cBut it fit her perfectly; we didn\u2019t have to do a thing to it,\u201d explains Young, Tiffany & Co.\u2019s vice president and creative director of Tiffany patrimony and global creative visual merchandising. \u201cIt was also obvious that wearing the necklace affected Mia, because she sat up differently. The diamonds, meanwhile, sparkled in a different way because Guillermo had chosen to light the scene using candlelight. That\u2019s an effect you can\u2019t create using imitation materials, and he saw it also, because he ended up reframing the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tTiffany & Co.\u2019s inclusion in Frankenstein<\/em> began as a conversation with costume designer Kate Hawley, who also collaborated with del Toro on 2015\u2019s Crimson Peak<\/em> and 2013\u2019s Pacific Rim<\/em>. When Hawley first contacted Young, he says he didn\u2019t immediately embrace the idea. \u201cIt\u2019s normal when someone says Frankenstein<\/em>, the first image that comes to mind is Boris Karloff and a dark castle and an insane scientist in the background,\u201d Young tells The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>. \u201cBut it was nothing like that when I started seeing the designs Kate produced. It was immediately apparent that this lavish production would be very suitable as a storyline to include Tiffany archival objects and jewelry.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tThe 1914 scarab necklace by Meta Overbeck and Julia Munson for Louis Comfort Tiffany, also worn by Mia Goth in Frankenstein.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\tMore than many other jewelry houses, Tiffany & Co. can boast a close connection to Hollywood \u2014 perhaps most famously when Audrey Hepburn strolled in front of its famed Manhattan windows in 1961\u2019s Breakfast at Tiffany\u2019s<\/em>, and more recently with 2013\u2019s The Great Gatsby<\/em>, which produced a collaboration similar to Frankenstein<\/em>. For 2002\u2019s Sweet Home Alabama<\/em>, a key scene starring Reese Witherspoon and Patrick Dempsey was filmed on the main floor of Tiffany & Co.\u2019s flagship on New York\u2019s Fifth Avenue. But there was a next-level element to the archive jewels used for Frankenstein<\/em>, Young says. \u201cIt\u2019s incredibly rare for these pieces [in the film] to see the light of day,\u201d he notes.<\/p>\n

\n\tThat\u2019s especially true of a double-row scarab necklace Goth also wears in the film, a 1914 design crafted of art glass and gold in the workshop of Louis Comfort Tiffany by two of his most celebrated artisans and designers, Meta Overbeck and Julia Munson. \u201cThere\u2019s a wonderful symmetry about a necklace being realized by two talented women in the early 20th century, to be worn today by another talented woman, who is starring in a film based on a novel by yet another talented woman, Mary Shelley,\u201d Young points out. Like the Wade Necklace, this is the first time the scarab design has been used in a film. <\/p>\n

\n\tAmong other Tiffany & Co. designs seen in the production, the house also crafted a pocket watch worn by Charles Dance, who plays Leopold, the father of Oscar Isaac\u2019s Victor Frankenstein. \u201cIt\u2019s not an archive piece; instead it\u2019s a recreation of a 19th-century design, executed faithfully in gold,\u201d Young says. \u201cBut there was an existing Frankenstein crest, and we had that engraved onto the watch to add to its authenticity.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tBoth del Toro and Young seem equal parts amused and understanding of the additional measures required by Tiffany & Co.\u2019s participation in Frankenstein<\/em>. \u201cWe had more security for the Tiffany pieces than for many of the stars of the film,\u201d the director jokes in a just-released featurette<\/a> about the collaboration.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe jewelry had its own trailer,\u201d Young adds to THR<\/em>. <\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tThe Wade Necklace seen in the Tiffany & Co. window display for Frankenstein, now on view through November 3.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\tNow those jewels grace the flagship\u2019s Fifth Avenue windows in yet another collaboration. Del Toro lent some of the miniatures he oversaw for Frankenstein<\/em>\u2018s production design to be used as window-display backdrops for both the jewels seen in the film and related modern designs. The jewelry house describes the window designs as an immersive experience featuring digital and lighting elements interspersed with animation and the film score by Alexandre Desplat, who won an Oscar for his work with del Toro on 2017\u2019s The Shape of Water<\/em>. The best time to view the windows? After 7 p.m., Young recommends, when the various elements combine to create an experience that celebrates the film and is shown at 10-minute intervals.<\/p>\n

\n\tYoung says the director expressed an interest in creating something for the windows early in the filming. \u201cGuillermo is a very tactile artist, and we always think of our windows as a sort of street theater,\u201d he explains. \u201cIt was his idea to create these scenes and this experience in the windows, using some of the miniatures created for the film\u2019s special effects, because he\u2019s an artist and a true storyteller.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tThe Tiffany & Co. windows highlighting Frankenstein<\/em> are open for viewing through November 3 at 727 Fifth Avenue in New York, while a second window exhibition will be on display at Selfridges London from October 17 through November 9.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tThe exterior of the Tiffany & Co. Fifth Avenue Landmark flagship with the current Frankenstein windows.<\/span><\/p>\n

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