Kim Kardashian tries on Elizabeth Taylor’s emerald necklace in Rome
SKIMS founder Kim Kardashian tried on late actress Elizabeth Taylor’s Bulgari emerald necklace at the jeweller’s Rome store on Wednesday, a private viewing stylist Law Roach arranged as a birthday gift, she said.
TL;DR
- Kardashian wore Taylor’s Bulgari emerald necklace in Rome on Oct. 28, during the All’s Fair season two press tour.
- Roach arranged the private archive viewing as her birthday present.
- The necklace has 16 emeralds and was a wedding gift from Richard Burton.
- All’s Fair season two premieres Nov. 4 and reportedly streams on Disney+ outside the US.
The viewing came a week before the premiere and extends a run of Taylor references across the press tour.
What happened in Rome
Kardashian, 46, posted the visit to Instagram on Oct. 28, according to People. The video opens with her arriving at Bulgari’s Rome store to see Taylor’s jewellery.
Staff pulled the necklace from the archive, which a Bulgari employee said is not routine, E! News reported. Kardashian said Roach had “really pulled some strings” to make it happen.
Her mother, Kris Jenner, 70, joined the viewing and teased her by calling her Liz. Kardashian then FaceTimed Roach and said she could now start her year with “this Elizabeth energy,” People reported.
She also said she spoke to Taylor by phone about the piece before Taylor died in March 2011.
The necklace and its history
According to Christie’s, the necklace holds 16 emeralds, each set in platinum and surrounded by circular-cut diamonds, E! News reported. Richard Burton gave it to Taylor on their wedding day in 1964, JCK reported.
16
Emeralds in the necklace
Source: Christie’s, via E! News
$6,578,500
Sale price of Taylor’s matching emerald brooch, 2011
Source: Forward
The brooch, a gift at the couple’s engagement, set a record price for an emerald jewel at Christie’s in 2011, according to Forward. Some outlets have attached a $6.5 million figure to the necklace. That number matches the brooch sale, so Screen & Story has not repeated it as the necklace’s value.
Why Taylor keeps appearing in Kardashian’s looks
Taylor’s wardrobe has threaded through the season two press run. Jenner wore Taylor’s scorpion cape to the Oct. 24 premiere at the Rome Film Festival, according to WWD.
Some social media users criticised the appearance, and AOL reported that critics called it “very weird.” Kardashian also wore a 1951 Balenciaga gown to the Academy Museum Gala on Oct. 17, People reported.
What UK readers need to know
All’s Fair season one streams on Disney+ in the UK, according to Disney UK’s press site. Season two opens Nov. 4 with three episodes, then weekly on Wednesdays, according to Disney+ as cited by HollywoodLife.
The eight-episode run ends Dec. 2, per the same report. BetaSeries reports that Disney+ carries it internationally, so a UK date of Nov. 4 is likely but not confirmed by Disney UK.
London has seen Taylor’s Bulgari pieces before. The house displayed them for two weeks in 2016 in the apartment above its Bond Street boutique, according to The Jewellery Editor.
Reported from publicly available interviews and verified press sources. Last reviewed Oct. 29, 2026.
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