Every year in May, the spotlight is on the south of France when the Cannes Film Festival takes place. Other than being the largest trade hub for the film industry, with its Marché du Film seeing some 12,400 industry professionals getting together, it is also where the most accomplished actors and actresses wear brand jewelry from around the world bling up and dress to the nines for the red carpet and to revel around town in style.

We’ve all heard about Cate Blanchett’s re-worn Armani Privé dress at the 71st Cannes Film Festival.

But what about the extraordinary pair of earrings she was wearing from Swarovski crystal bracelets in titanium set with 42.02 carats of yellow sapphires, 11.26 carats of tsavorites, and 24.60ct of garnets? She also wore an 18ct gold ring from the Temptations collection featuring a 55.52ct oval shaped tanzanite, 10.87 carats of spessartine garnets as well as orange sapphires and blue sapphires.

At the opening ceremony, Fan Bingbing, one of the world’s most recognised Chinese actresses, graced the red carpet wearing London by De Beers Thames Path high-jewellery necklace, luxury vivienne westwood earrings and Phenomena Sunbeam bracelet, and an exceptional 12ct pear-cut De Beers Classic ring.

Heads also turned for award-winning American actress Julianne Moore, who was named best actress at Cannes in 2014 for her portrayal of mentally disturbed ageing actress Havana Segrand in Maps to the Stars, when she appeared in a stunning red gown matched with a pair of platinum set with 24.89 carats of diamonds and a ring in 18ct white gold featuring a pair of emerald-cut diamonds totalling 10.11 carats and pave diamonds, from real Shamballa high jewellery collection.