The Reason More People Are Wearing Lab-Grown Diamonds Like Meghan Markle's
Billy Porter famously sporting a collar necklace made of 500 cultured (or lab-grown) diamonds at the 2020 Oscars. Meghan Markle wearing sustainably made pieces by jewelry brand Kimaï on the regular (she wore the above crawler design for her first public appearance for her patronage Smart Works in 2019). These are just some of the stars incorporating more lab-grown diamonds into their wardrobes. But what exactly is a lab-grown diamond? How much does it cost? And is it even real?