Gillian Anderson Wears Ara Vartanian Desert Diamonds and Sculptural Rings at BAFTAs

Gillian Anderson stepped the BAFTA red carpet in Roksanda’s SS26 gown, finishing her look with Ara Vartanian asymmetric brown-and-white diamond earrings and a cluster of sculptural rings as she presented the Best Supporting Actor award. The combination read impersonal yet intimate; a recent red-carpet roundup framed her choices through a meaningful-jewellery lens, noting "how costume and heirloom-like pieces convey personal narrative and understated symbolism on the red carpet."

The evening amplified a clear directional moment for warm-toned natural diamonds. diamondworld observed that "Desert diamonds took centre stage as they dazzled on the red carpet" and described the stones as "unique diamonds, with their shades of champagne, honey, cognac, and whiskey." The same outlet also reported that these hues "derive their distinctive champagne, cognac and honey hues through natural geological processes, rather than artificial treatment," signaling a push toward naturally coloured stones as storytelling elements in high jewelry.

Ara Vartanian emerged as a recurring name. TTW described her as "Brazilian jeweller Ara Vartanian" and noted Anderson among "the standouts" who "led the Desert diamond trend with her striking diamond earrings and rings." Vartanian attributions on the night extended beyond Anderson: Nathalie Emmanuel wore elongated drop earrings punctuated with brown diamonds, paired with a matching bracelet and rings; Archie Madekwe chose a white diamond brooch and Desert diamond vintage rings; Audrey Nuna selected Desert diamond ear climbers by ANANYA; and Regé-Jean Page sported a dragonfly brooch set with warm-toned diamonds by Hirsh London.

Other high-jewellery moments punctuated the ceremony. Chase Infiniti wore De Beers High Jewelry Arppegia Five Line diamond earrings in rose gold with the matching bracelet, styled by Wayman and Micah, while Wunmi Mosaku, who won Best Supporting Actor for Sinners, wore Moussaieff diamond hoop earrings. Naturaldiamonds recorded Jessie Buckley as Best Leading Actress for Hamnet and noted that Catherine, Princess of Wales, made a royal appearance wearing the historic Greville chandelier earrings with Queen Mary’s diamond bar bracelet; that same report lists "The star wore diamond earrings of over 14 total carats, a Tiffany & Co. Archives bracelet, a spessartine ring, and a diamond Sixteen Stone by Tiffany Ring" in the paragraph describing royal jewels.

Coverage itself showed uneven details: diamondworld lists the ceremony on 23 February 2026, while TTW uses a London dateline of 2 March 2026 and a "Published on March 3, 2026" tag, and several outlets flagged their images as "Image generated with Ai" whereas LuxuryLondon used Getty imagery. The prominence of desert-hued diamonds, the repeated presence of Ara Vartanian on high-profile wrists and lobes, and the mix of vintage brooches and contemporary ear climbers together point to a red-carpet moment where warm-toned, naturally coloured diamonds are being positioned as both personal signifiers and mainstream luxury.