You Won’t Believe the Cost of 1 Accessory Kim Kardashian Wore as a Surprise Model in the Balenciaga Show
Kim Kardashian surprised attendees when she walked the runway for Balenciaga’s Fall 2025 couture collection in honor of Demna’s final show as a designer for the brand on July 9.
Kardashian and her momager, Kris Jenner, gushed about the moment on social media and shared that the SKIMS co-founder was paying tribute to Elizabeth Taylor wearing earrings that once belonged to the Hollywood legend. They were on loan to the reality TV star by Lorraine Schwartz.
The diamond experts at the jewelry retailer Steven Stone took a closer look at those stunning earrings to determine how much they would cost today.
Maxwell Stone told Showbiz Cheat Sheet: “This pair of earrings come with a touch of Hollywood legend. While in Paris with her husband, film producer Mike Todd, Elizabeth Taylor spotted the original pair — though made of paste — and fell in love with them instantly. A few months later, Mike surprised her with a custom-made version, recreated entirely in diamonds. Now, decades later, the same dazzling earrings made a return to Paris, worn by Kim Kardashian for her unforgettable runway moment.”
Stone continued: “The elegant earrings feature a classic girandole design, with three dazzling circular-cut diamond drop-shaped pendants gracefully suspended from an intricate openwork plaque of diamond-set flowers and bows. Topped with a sparkling circular-cut diamond flower surmount and mounted in platinum, they embody timeless sophistication and exquisite craftsmanship.
“I’d estimate their current value at approximately $650,000, representing a significant appreciation since Lorraine Schwartz acquired the earrings at auction in 2011 for $374,500.”
