The style became popular in the 18th century.
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Ariana Grande fans are convinced the pearl on her engagement ring was taken from her grandfather’s tie pin.Jackie Kennedy famously redesigned her toi et moi-style Van Cleef & Arpels engagement ring. The emerald and diamond jewel was originally surrounded by linear baguette diamonds, which she ultimately had replaced with grander, marquise cut diamonds.
The style has plenty of history attached, but modern A-listers are proving its appeal is timeless. Sebastian Bear-McClard proposed to Emily Ratajkowski with a jaw-dropping toi et moi ring: an 18-carat gold band decorated with a 2-carat princess cut diamond next to a tilted 3-carat pear-shaped diamond.Ariana Grande wears a toi et moi on her left hand, too. Adorned with an oval cut diamond, set on an east-west axis on a platinum band, the singer’s ring also features a delicate pearl .