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Kim Kardashian accessorized her revealing dress with Princess Diana’s amethyst cross at the LACMA Gala

Kim Kardashian accessorized her revealing dress with Princess Diana’s amethyst cross at the LACMA Gala

Kim Kardashian was one of the many stars to shine at the 2024 LACMA Art + Film Gala on Saturday in Los Angeles.

The always fashionable 44-year-old reality star showed up for the evening in a plunging white dress, which she paired with a vintage amethyst piece once worn by the late Princess Royal Diana to a 1987 charity event.

Her dramatic white dress showed off her ample cleavage, and the large jewelry provided some contrast.

According to the Keeping Up With The Kardashians alum, she also wore a pearl necklace that resembles another piece of Diana’s jewelry. WWD.

The multimedia superstar completed the ensemble with an ivory coat, which she wore off-shoulder.

Kim Kardashian accessorized her revealing dress with Princess Diana’s amethyst cross at the LACMA Gala

Princess Diana with an antique pendant, 1987.

Kim Kardashian, 44, had every reason to feel like a princess when she stepped out at the 2024 LACMA Art + Film Gala on Saturday wearing the Cross of Attallah pendant, an antique amethyst piece that the late Princess Diana was once known to wear at a charity event in 1987.

Completing her overall look for the event, Kardashian wore her brunette locks in a sleek bob parted to the left, and her makeup consisted of eyeliner, brown eyeshadow and a nude lip.

The mother of four bought the Attallah Cross at Sotheby’s just last year for $197,453, double the pre-auction estimate.

Named after its previous owner, Naim Attallah, the Palestinian-British businessman loaned Diana the amethyst and diamond piece throughout the 1980s.

Diana, Princess of Wales, is pictured wearing a string of pearl pendant as she attended the Birthright Charity Gala in 1987, where she wore a purple velvet Catherine Walker dress.

The Attallah Cross was originally made by Garrand in the 1920s and features square-cut amethysts surrounded by 5.25 carats of round-cut diamonds.

As for Kardashian’s massive pearl necklace, which was reminiscent of another of Diana’s pieces, the eleven-strand necklace also featured rubies and diamonds.

Decorated with 900 pearls, the late Princess of Wales wore it to several events over the years, including film and theater premieres.

Princess Diana (born Diana Frances Spencer), whose activism and glamor helped her become an international icon with seemingly enduring popularity, was just 36 years old when she died in a car accident in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris, France. while her driver was running away from the paparazzi on August 31, 1997.

Her dramatic white dress showed off her ample cleavage, and the large jewelry provided some contrast.

Her dramatic white dress showed off her ample cleavage, and the large jewelry provided some contrast.

The mother of four bought the Attallah cross at Sotheby's last year for $197,453, double the pre-auction estimate.

The multimedia superstar completed the ensemble with an ivory coat, which she wore off-shoulder.

The mother of four bought the Attallah cross at Sotheby’s last year for $197,453, double the pre-auction estimate.

Named after its previous owner, Naim Attallah, the Palestinian-British businessman loaned Diana the amethyst and diamond piece throughout the 1980s.

Named after its previous owner, Naim Attallah, the Palestinian-British businessman loaned Diana the amethyst and diamond piece throughout the 1980s.

Kim hissed at the frank look

Kim hissed at the frank look

Princess Diana (born Diana Frances Spencer), whose activism and glamor helped her become an international icon with seemingly enduring popularity, was just 36 years old when she died in a car accident in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris; she is in the photo from 1984

Princess Diana (born Diana Frances Spencer), whose activism and glamor helped her become an international icon with seemingly enduring popularity, was just 36 years old when she died in a car accident in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris; she is in the photo from 1984

Notables from the arts, film, fashion and entertainment industries gathered at LACMA for the 13th annual Art+Film Gala, sponsored by Gucci.

It supports the museum’s curatorial programs, exhibitions, acquisitions, and other programs exploring the intersection of art and film.

This year’s event honored writer and director Elvis Baz Luhrmann and sculptor Simone Lee, while LACMA trustee Eve Chow and actor Leonardo DiCaprio co-chaired the event for the 13th year in a row.

Proceeds from the annual Art+Film Gala support LACMA’s initiative to make film more central to the museum’s curatorial program, as well as fund LACMA’s broader mission. These include exhibitions, acquisitions and educational programs, as well as screenings exploring the intersection of art and film.