Mellerio, the Paris jewelry house that calls itself the world's oldest, unveiled 18-karat gold nail ornaments set with gemstones at Paris Couture Week, based on a design the brand patented in 1951 under the name "garniture décorative pour ongles," according to Dazed Beauty. The original used palladium; the revived version incorporates gold and stones including black diamonds.
The look has shown up elsewhere this year: Rosé wore real silver chains on her nails, Serena Williams had yellow diamond-shaped nails at Wimbledon 2026, and manicurist Betina Goldstein applied over a carat of genuine diamonds and rubies to Margot Robbie's nails before giving Olympic champion Alysa Liu diamond-studded nude nails at the 2026 Met Gala. Kate Hudson wore "diamond dust-infused" Essie polish to the Oscars.