Zoë Kravitz is wearing a “Tempest” pendant with an 18.35-carat pear-cut Ceylon sapphire on an 18-karat blackened white and yellow gold “Tempest” necklace featuring 70 carats of round brilliant-cut diamonds in a claw setting. Both pieces are price upon request.
Forget polite diamonds. Jessica McCormack’s new high jewelry collection, Tempest, feels more like a spell than adornment — raw, seductive, and unapologetically alive.
Inspired by the sirens and sea spirits of Scottish folklore, each piece moves like something breathing — chains that ripple, scales that slither, and gemstones that flash like they’ve got secrets. It’s not the kind of jewelry that sits quietly in a vault. It demands attention.
But here’s the twist: McCormack has always preached “day diamonds” — jewelry meant to be lived in, not locked away. So when she takes that philosophy into high jewelry, the question becomes: can six-figure craftsmanship still be… casual?
Every necklace in Tempest is a marvel — up to 580 diamonds, sapphires, or rubies, built into rhodium-blackened gold that looks more rebel than royal. The pieces slither like sea creatures under moonlight, more sensual than traditional.
Some critics are already calling it “too wearable for high jewelry,” while others say it’s exactly what the industry needs — a reminder that luxury doesn’t have to be sterile. Maybe the danger isn’t in the diamonds, but in how confidently she lets them move.
If Tempest proves anything, it’s that power and femininity aren’t opposites anymore — they’re dancing in the same light.
Retail price: from $39,000, available in-store and online.
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