According to Patch, the other principal cast members weren’t exactly dressed like slouches either. "Bebe Neuwirth wears Chanel and a regal diamond tiara, and Matthew McConaughey’s tuxedo, made especially for him by Brioni, is valued at $6,000."
Production designer Therese DePrez, who also designed "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," found her greatest challenge in creating the set of Composure Magazine. Prior to becoming a production designer, DePrez worked in advertising as well as for a magazine, so she paid a visit to old friends at Elle and Interview to get ideas.
"The Composure set is the biggest one of the entire film, but luckily I know the magazine environment very well," says DePrez. "I chose neutral shades of white, beige and cream as background so the layering of ads and wardrobe could provide most of the color. This technique brings the scenes alive and suggests a busy, creative space, perfect for such a creative film."
Long before Marilyn Monroe whispered "talk to me Harry Winston, tell me all about it" in the classic number "Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend," the House of Harry Winston was bedecking diamonds and dazzling Hollywood. From the days when a young Katherine Hepburn wore the fabled 15th century Inquisition necklace to years of diamond-studded Academy Award, presenters, winners and nominees, Harry Winston has been bejeweling stars the likes of Nicole Kidman, Halle Berry, Gwyneth Patrow, Jodie Foster, Madonna, Sophia Loren, Elizabeth Taylor and many more.
Now, Kate Hudson follows in the tradition of Hollywood’s leading ladies (including her mother, Goldie Hawn) by donning three Harry Winston creations in "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days": a diamond wreath necklace, with an 80-carat yellow diamond pendant (called the "Isadora") attached, valued at approximately $5,280,000, and a pair of 5-carat radiant cut yellow diamond stud earrings, with an approximate value of$125,000. In fact, Hudson’s jewelry alone weighs in at a value of approximately $5.5 million, over a third of the estimated $14,200,000 worth of jewels lent to the film.
The House of Harry Winston, is the embodiment of three generations of Winston jewelers dating back to more than a century ago in 1932. Founded by the son of a jeweler, the late Harry Winston, known as the legendary "King of Diamonds," the company is now run by his son, Ronald Winston, President and CEO.
Beyond donning the stars at the Oscars, and Golden Globe Awards, Harry Winston has also re-created many unique pieces of moviedom nostalgia, including a $3,000,000 pair of genuine ruby slippers to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of "The Wizard of Oz" and a bejeweled Maltese Falcon.
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