For many years, Rooney Mara and Charlie McDowell were a couple. They were pretty quiet, but I remember a time when they would get pap’d together every couple of months, usually walking around New York or whatever. They weren’t big on advertising their relationship, so it didn’t make waves (gossip-wise) when Rooney seemingly dumped Charlie out of nowhere and got with Joaquin Phoenix in late 2016/early 2017. I don’t think casual gossip-watchers even realized that there was probably several months of overlap between the start of Rooney’s thing with Joaquin and the end of her relationship with Charlie. I don’t know what Charlie did after their split, but a little more than a year ago, he began quietly dating Lily Collins. And now they’re engaged!
Charlie proposed during what looks like a hiking trip or some kind of romantic vacation in New Mexico. The reason I wanted to talk about the engagement was because Lily did us a solid and gave us some good photos of her ring. And now I think people are lying about it! Take a look at this:
My guess was that the center stone was NOT a diamond. But according to the jeweler, IT IS. WTF?
Lily Collins’ unique engagement ring is fit for an English rose. The “Emily in Paris” actress and daughter of Phil Collins accepted filmmaker Charlie McDowell’s proposal, sharing the happy news on Instagram Friday — and giving fans a close-up look at the special sparkler.
McDowell, the son of actress Mary Steenburgen and actor Malcolm McDowell, tapped celebrity-loved jeweler Irene Neuwirth to create 31-year-old Collins’ ring, which the brand told Page Six Style is a “custom, one-of-a-kind rose-cut diamond” design.
“Thank you for making the most beautiful ring I’ve ever seen,” McDowell, 37, wrote to Neuwirth on Instagram, while his bride-to-be added, “Thank you from the bottom of my heart SO much for the most stunning, perfect ring. It’s breathtaking.”
Neuwirth congratulated the couple, calling Collins “the perfect muse” and telling McDowell, “Thank you for trusting me.”
Shannon Delaney-Ron, director of communications for JamesAllen.com, estimates the ring’s center stone at between 2 and 3 carats set in a yellow gold textured bezel setting. For those in search of an Irene Neuwirth rock like Collins’, a similar pink tourmaline style will set you back $3,280, while an opal ring with a likeminded bezel setting retails for $9,230.
“In a time of uncertainty and darkness you have illuminated my life. I will forever cherish my adventure with you,” McDowell captioned his announcement photo, while Collins shared several more shots and wrote, “I’ve been waiting my lifetime for you and I can’t wait to spend our lifetime together…”
Well, if the jeweler says it’s a diamond, I guess it’s a diamond. Maybe it reads differently in photos than it does in person. I do appreciate that he didn’t get Lily a standard solitaire princess cut set in platinum though – as I get older, I do appreciate it when a guy tries to do something different. The setting seems a tad dated to me, but I’m sure she loves the vintage vibe. I also love that she doesn’t have some crazy manicure to “show off” the ring. Unpolished nails, we stan.
Photos courtesy of Instagram.
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