Attended by Cartier jewellers Liz Taylor tries on a beautiful diamond necklace with matching earrings she spotted while window-shopping in Monte Carlo with her third husband Mike Todd. At $500,000, the necklace was beyond Todd’s budget, but the earrings were her consolation prize. Monte Carlo 1958.

Liz Taylor and her third husband, Mike Todd, ascend the steps to the Cartier boutique in Monte Carlo, 1958. The visit was prompted by a beautiful diamond necklace Taylor had spotted while window-shopping. Attended by jewellers, she tried on the piece, but its $500,000 price was beyond Todd’s budget; the matching earrings became her consolation prize. In the foreground, a classic 1950s car with tail fins is parked at the curb.

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