The only thing bright enough to rival the flashing paparazzi bulbs lining La Croisette? The sparkling high jewellery creations twinkling from the ears and fingers of the A-list on the Cannes red carpet.

This is a film festival known far more for its extravagance than it’s understatement, embodied this year by the breathtaking pear-shaped platinum Tiffany & Co. choker Anya Taylor-Joy wore to the premiere of her film, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, set with 68 carats of diamonds. Indeed, the choker has emerged as one of Cannes Film Festival’s biggest high jewellery trends this summer: note this year’s jury president Greta Gerwig oozing Old Hollywood glamour in Chopard, Léa Seydoux in sapphire-centered Louis Vuitton, and Helena Christensen debuting Pomellato’s signature gourmette chain dazzling with no fewer than 2,000 white diamonds.

Other high jewellery hits? The Chopard yellow diamonds that complemented the Midas touch of Eva Green’s Balmain gown, Vicky Krieps’s delicate De Beers headpiece, the striking drop earrings by Indian designer Hanut Singh that Meryl Streep wore with draped silk Dior Haute Couture and Aubrey Plaza’s delectable Piaget emeralds.

Keep reading to discover British Vogue’s pick of the most coveted jewels on the Côte d’Azur.