Margot Robbie actually invented method dressing and is currently perfecting it.
The actress got serious about dressing like a doll during the 2024 “Barbie” press tour, and now she and stylist Andrew Mukamal are teaming up again for another great effort to promote “Wuthering Heights.”
This time, it’s not just the fashion charm, not only the carat weight and volume, but also the jewelry that is truly dazzling. Inspired by Emily Brente’s 1847 novel, Mukamal and Roby dug deep into the archives to uncover some of the truths of history.
Below, we take a closer look at the amazing accessories she’s wearing (and talk to their creators).
key of love
For the London premiere, Robbie wanted the ultimate period drama. It was a replica of the bracelet Charlotte Bronte commissioned after her sisters’ deaths, featuring their hair.
Brontë Parsonage Museum worked with master British goldsmiths from McCarty London and a team from Wydeen Weaving (a company based in Howarth, where the Brontës lived and wrote their famous novels) to painstakingly craft the perfect replica.
“Rather than traditional braiding, the bracelet’s braiding employs an unusual diagonal braiding structure. Wydeen employed a mechanized process using a 100-year-old flat braiding machine, but the result is an exact replica of the hand-braiding technique used some 175 years ago,” Bronte Parsonage Museum curator Murray Tremelen told Page Six Style exclusively.
In Victorian England, mourning jewelry was often made using a loved one’s actual locks.
“Hair is one of the most durable parts of the human body. Because of its high keratin content, it can survive for thousands of years if kept dry,” says Tremellen. “As such, it has long had symbolic importance. For centuries before the Victorian era, hair fragments were exchanged between friends and lovers as a sign of affection.”
Robin Wright, managing director of Wydeen Weaving, said matching the color and texture of the original bracelet was “really difficult”.
“The use of human hair was ruled out, and time constraints precluded the development of bespoke dyes. Instead, we conducted extensive testing using off-the-shelf yarns, including silk, wool, cotton and synthetic fibers. A blend of polyester and cotton provided the closest texture to human hair,” says Wright.
Getting the color and texture of the braid just right took the most time, he adds.
“The original hair bracelet was particularly complex because it had metallic properties and the hues appeared different in changing light. We ran 12 color trials using five different thread shades and took each one back to the rectory to compare 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.
What is the meaning of the double garnet on the clasp?
“In the 19th century, there was a complex symbolic language around precious and semi-precious stones,” says Tremellen.
“Garnet is believed to be a symbol of devotion, which may be part of the reason why it was chosen for this bracelet. Garnet is also the birthstone for January, and Anne Bronte also had a January birthday.”
Robbie’s custom Dilara Findikoglu dress was also covered in dyed hair and was meant to mimic a bracelet. “Just as hair jewelry holds memory and eternity, the dress is a symbol of Emily Bronte’s immortal story,” the designer said in a press release.
champagne taste
The City of Lights needed some serious sparkle, and Robbie brought it with champagne diamonds (worth over 100 carats, to be exact).
Lorraine Schwartz, known for her “nude” diamond collection, created a red velvet choker to match Robbie’s Chanel ball gown. It is set with a huge old mine-cut stone surrounded by a ring of small diamonds, with a pear-shaped pendant hanging below.
Robbie’s matching ring alone totaled 15 carats.
“Schwartz designs for A-list celebrities such as Elizabeth Taylor, Beyoncé and Kim Kardashian. Champagne diamonds have become increasingly popular in recent years, prized for their individuality and warm, nuanced tones. No two stones are alike,” says Jonathan Pratt, managing director of Dawsons Auctioneers.
“A necklace of this caliber, combining an exceptionally colored diamond with the designer’s pedigree and global media exposure, could reasonably be worth between $2.7 million and $4.1 million,” the expert said.
Pratt added, “These pieces sit comfortably alongside museum-quality jewelry and private collections.”
wild hearts
At the Los Angeles premiere of Wuthering Heights, Robbie wore a striking Schiaparelli dress that paid homage to her past love story, complete with Taj Mahal diamonds.
The heart-shaped pendant, attached to a Cartier necklace, is engraved with the words “Love is Forever” in Parsi, as well as the name of Nur Jahan, the first woman to receive the jewel as a gift from her husband, the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahangir.
The diamond was then inherited by his son Shah Jahan, who gifted it to his wife Mumtaz Mahal. When she died, he commissioned the construction of the Taj Mahal, which gave the diamond its name.
Richard Burton acquired the piece and gave it to Elizabeth Taylor on her 40th birthday in 1972, adding to the legacy of the love story. (On the L.A. red carpet, Robbie also wore the cape played by Taylor in 1962’s The Taming of the Shrew, in which she co-starred with 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 story behind the item itself,” Taylor’s estate wrote.
“Both the necklace and the cloak are part of the story of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, whose relationship is defined by attachment, separation, reunion, and a refusal to conform. In that sense, it mirrors the almost clichéd relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine. They also serve as symbols of Elizabeth’s passionate, free spirit. For a look that celebrates a love story that spans more than a lifetime, the ornaments are simply perfect.”
To complete the look, Taylor’s friend Lorraine Schwartz created custom drop earrings featuring 38 carats of old-cut diamonds set in blackened bronze gold.
Margot completed her look with a 19th century ruby and diamond ring by Fred Leighton, and her manicure by Chanel nail artist Bettina Goldstein also incorporated real gemstones.
“The necklace is studded with marquise diamonds and round rubies, and this set was created so that it felt like those gemstones had fallen from the necklace and were delicately scattered on the nails,” Goldstein told Vogue.
matching ring
Even before the Wuthering Heights press tour began, Robbie and co-star Jacob Elordi communicated their bond through jewelry.
The pair debuted matching gold rings on Instagram, designed by CeCe Finehughes of CeCe Jewelry and given to her Australian co-star by Robbie. The sentimental baubles were custom-made, combining a skeletal couple surrounded by roses and thorns with a famous line from Brente’s novel.
“The ring symbolizes Heathcliff and Catherine and their timeless love. The skeleton is placed in the exact same position as it appears in the iconic movie poster, intertwined with roses and thorns, representing passion, beauty and heartbreak,” the jeweler exclusively told Page Six Style.
“Inscribed within it is Emily Bronte’s immortal quote, ‘No matter what our souls are made of, his and mine are the same,’ flanked by C&H, a quiet tribute to two characters and two souls bound together forever.”
