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6 unusual facts about Harry Winston


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He schedules the meeting for late, wanting to spend most of the evening with his wife to make up for his lapse the night before; he had spent the day planning an in-house dinner for the two, at one point buying her a pearl choker by Harry Winston.

Harry Winston, Inc.

The song Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend, as sung in the 1953 motion picture Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Marilyn Monroe, includes the spoken line, "Talk to me Harry Winston, tell me all about it!"

Harry Winston was the first jeweler to loan diamonds to an actress for the Academy Awards, in 1943, influencing red carpet style.

Lyndon Lea

Lea has also served on the board of several public companies including Harry Winston, American Apparel, Yell Group and Premier Foods.

Peggy Hopkins Joyce

She owned the Portuguese Diamond, one of the most expensive in the world, that she sold to Harry Winston and which is now on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

Pink Ralph Lauren dress of Gwyneth Paltrow

With her dress, Paltrow wore Harry Winston jewelry (necklace, bracelet and earrings valued at around $160,000), which had been a gift from her parents.



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