Verdura, Cole Porter’s Personal Jeweler, Glitters at the 73rd Annual Tony Awards
Cole Porter’s initial backing of Duke Fulco di Verdura in 1939 forever linked the jeweler to the Broadway scene. The evening coincided with the late Broadway composer's birthday.
Broadway luminaries wearing Verdura included:
ALI STROKER, Tony Award winner for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical, for Oklahoma!, wore Verdura gold, peridot, tsavorite, garnet and yellow sapphire Cascade earclips.
SHIRLEY JONES, Broadway legend and a Tony Awards 2019 presenter, wore platinum and diamond Winged earclips and a South Sea pearl and diamond Wrapped ring.
MARY TESTA, nominated, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for Oklahoma! wore Verdura: a stack of Pebble Bracelets, Byzantine Theodora earclips, in citrine and South Sea pearl, a green tourmaline Candy ring, gold and the rubellite Medusa ring.
