Jayne Mansfied, the Begum and the Cannes Festival organiser Robert Favre Le Bret. Cannes 1958. Composed of spectacular cushion, brilliant, and banquette shaped diamonds, this modern Diamond Fringe Necklace was likely created by Harry Winston and acquired by the Aga Khan at some point in the early 1950s.   . - Photo by Edward Quinn

Jayne Mansfied, the Begum and the Cannes Festival organiser Robert Favre Le Bret. Cannes 1958. Composed of spectacular cushion, brilliant, and banquette shaped diamonds, this modern Diamond Fringe Necklace was likely created by Harry Winston and acquired by the Aga Khan at some point in the early 1950s. .

At a formal evening event in Cannes, 1958, actress Jayne Mansfield, in a low-cut sequined gown and white fur stole, smiles at the Begum. The Begum wears an elegant dark gown and a spectacular Diamond Fringe Necklace, a likely Harry Winston creation from the early 1950s composed of cushion, brilliant, and baguette-shaped diamonds. Standing behind them, festival organiser Robert Favre Le Bret leans forward, holding a large, illuminated camera flash.


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