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Margot Robbie practically invented method dressing, and now she’s perfecting it.
The actress truly committed to dressing like a doll during her 2024 “Barbie” press tour, and now she and stylist Andrew Mukamal have teamed up for another impressive run to promote “Wuthering Heights.”
This time, not only are the fashion pulls inspiring, but the jewelry is also downright dazzling — and not just in terms of carat count or sheer volume. Drawing inspiration from Emily Brönte’s 1847 novel, Mukamal and Robbie dipped deep into the archives, and came out with true pieces of history.
Below, we take a closer look at (and talk to the makers of) the incredible accessories she’s worn.
Locks of love
At the London premiere, Robbie went for the ultimate period piece: a replica of the bracelet Charlotte Brontë commissioned after the deaths of her sisters featuring their locks.
The Brontë Parsonage Museum worked with the British master goldsmiths at McCarty London and the team at Wyedean Weaving — a company based in Haworth, where the Brontës lived and wrote their famous novels — to painstakingly craft the perfect look-alike.
“The bracelet’s braid is not conventionally woven, but uses a rare diagonal plaiting construction. Although Wyedean adopted a mechanized process using its 100-year-old flat braiding machine, the result was an exact replica of the hand-plaited technique used approximately 175 years ago,” Brontë Parsonage Museum curator Murray Tremellen tells Page Six Style exclusively.
In Victorian England, mourning jewelry was often made using loved ones’ actual locks.
“Hair is one of the most durable parts of the human body; due to its high keratin content, it can survive for millennia if kept in dry conditions,” Tremellen says. “As such, it has long been invested with symbolic importance; snippets of hair had been exchanged as tokens of affection between friends or lovers for centuries before the Victorians.”
Matching the original bracelet’s color and texture was “a real challenge,” according to Wyedean Weaving Managing Director Robin Wright.
“Using human hair was ruled out and time constraints prevented bespoke dye development. Instead, we carried out extensive trials using off-the-shelf yarns including silk, wool, cotton and synthetic fibers. A polyester-cotton blend provided the closest texture to human hair,” Wright tells us.
Getting the braid color and texture just right took the most time, he adds.
“It was particularly complex because the original hair bracelet has metameric properties, meaning the shade appears different in changing light. We ran 12 color trials using five different yarn shades, with each one taken back to the Parsonage for comparison with the original.”
It took 40 hours of production, 12 trials, six visits, three different shades of synthetic hair and 250,000 meters of thread to complete the copy.
As for the meaning behind those double garnets on the clasp?
“There was a complex language of symbolism regarding precious and semi-precious stones in the 19th century,” Tremellen says.
“Garnets were believed to symbolize devotion, and this may be partly why they were chosen for this bracelet. Garnets are also the birthstone for the month of January; Anne Brontë had a January birthday.”
Robbie’s custom Dilara Findikoglu dress was covered in dyed hair as well, and meant to mimic the bracelet. “As the hair jewelry holds memory and eternity, the dress is a symbol of the immortal story of Emily Brontë,” the designer shared in a press release.
Champagne taste
The City of Light deserves serious bling, and Robbie brought it by way of champagne diamonds — more than 100 carats’ worth, to be precise.
Lorraine Schwartz, who is known for her collection of “nude” diamonds, created a red velvet choker to match Robbie’s Chanel ballgown. It’s set with a massive old mine cut stone surrounded by a halo of smaller diamonds, with a pear-shaped pendant suspended beneath.
Robbie’s matching ring alone totaled 15 carats.
“Schwartz designs for A-list celebrities such as Elizabeth Taylor, Beyonce and Kim Kardashian. In recent years, champagne diamonds have become increasingly more sought after, prized for their individuality and warm, nuanced tones — no two stones are ever the same,” Dawsons Auctioneers Managing Director Jonathan Pratt tells us.
The expert says a necklace “of this caliber, combining exceptional-colored diamonds with designer provenance and global media exposure, could reasonably be valued at $2.7 million to $4.1 million.”
Adds Pratt, “These are pieces that sit comfortably alongside museum-grade jewels and private collections.”
Wild hearts
At the Los Angeles premiere of “Wuthering Heights,” Robbie paired a striking Schiaparelli gown with a tribute to love stories of the past: the Taj Mahal Diamond.
Mounted on a Cartier necklace, the heart-shaped pendant in inscribed with “Love is Everlasting” in Parsee — as well as the name Nur Jahan, the first woman to receive the jewel as a gift from her husband, Mughal Emperor Shah Jahangir.
The diamond was then passed down to their son, Shah Jahan, who gifted it to his wife, Mumtaz Mahal; when she died, he commissioned the Taj Mahal mausoleum, and so the diamond got its name.
Richard Burton acquired the piece and gifted it to Elizabeth Taylor on her 40th birthday in 1972, adding to the legacy of love stories. (On the red carpet in LA, Robbie also wore Taylor’s cape from 1962’s “Taming of the Shrew,” which co-starred Burton.)
“What makes Margot Robbie wearing Elizabeth Taylor’s Taj Mahal necklace and red cape so special for this occasion is not just the aura of Old Hollywood romance, but the love stories embedded in the items themselves,” Taylor’s estate wrote.
“Both the necklace and the cape are part of the story of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, a relationship defined by obsession, rupture, reunion, and emotions that refused to conform. In that way, it echoes Heathcliff and Catherine almost beat for beat. They also serve as symbols of Elizabeth’s passionate, free spirit. For a look that celebrates a story of love that lasts beyond lifetimes, the adornments are pure perfection.”
To complete the look, Lorraine Schwartz — who was a good friend of Taylor’s — created custom drop earrings featuring 38 carats of old-cut diamonds set in blackened bronzed gold.
Margot rounded out the look with a 19th-century ruby-and-diamond ring from Fred Leighton, and even her manicure by Chanel nail artist Betina Goldstein incorporated real gems.
“The necklace has marquise diamonds and round rubies throughout, and this set was made to feel as if those jewels had fallen from the necklace and scattered delicately across her nails,” Goldstein told Vogue.
Matching rings
Even before the “Wuthering Heights” press tour kicked off, Robbie and co-star Jacob Elordi were communicating their connection via jewelry.
The pair debuted matching gold rings on Instagram, designed by Cece Fein-Hughes of Cece Jewellery and gifted from Robbie to her Australian co-star. The sentimental baubles were custom-made with a skeleton couple surrounded by roses and thorns, along with a famous line from Brönte’s novel.
“The rings symbolize Heathcliff and Catherine, and a love that transcends time. The skeletons are positioned exactly as they appear on the iconic film poster, entwined with roses and thorns, representing passion, beauty and heartbreak,” the jeweler told Page Six Style exclusively.
“Engraved within is Emily Brontë’s timeless quote, ‘Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same,’ alongside C&H on either side, a quiet tribute to two characters, and two souls, bound together forever.’”
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