Lorraine Schwartz is an American bespoke high

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designer. She has designed jewelleries for a host of famous female celebrities including Beyoncé,

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and

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. In 2009,

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showed up at the Oscars wearing a pair of emerald earrings designed by Lorraine Schwartz which cost $2.5 million.

Career

Schwartz states that in 2002 Halle Berry wore her jewellery on the red carpet. Since, she has designed for celebrities such as

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, Jennifer Lopez and Cate Blanchett. For

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, she made a "30-carat, diamond-and-ruby logo" for their 10th anniversary baseball caps. She was also involved in the "Art for Life" gala in 2007, which was led by Russell Simmons and his ex-wife,

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. In the 2006 Beyoncé song, "

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", Lorraine Schwartz is mentioned.

wears a 15-carat diamond engagement ring by Schwartz, given to her by her now ex-husband,

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Philanthropy

In 2009, she created the Shulamit Benjamini Sandberg Medical Research Grant, which supports a physician with $225,000 to last over three years for cancer research. It was created "in honor of her late mother".Styleinterviews.com
Lorraine Schwartz Board of Directors for Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation
March 16, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2010."Lorraine Schwartz, Jeweler to the Stars, Tells Us About Her New Charity, 'Muse' Beyoncé and Possible Diffusion Line"
- Style List

References

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