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# Kris Jenner Wore Something That Once Belonged to Elizabeth Taylor This Weekend
- URL: https://www.gofugyourself.com/kris-jenner-wore-something-that-once-belonged-to-elizabeth-taylor-this-weekend/
- Published: 2026-10-26T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-26T15:00:00.000Z
- Description: It's the cloak, not the amazing diamond Taylor originally wore with it.
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: Rome Film Festival, vintage, #hasslideshow, Kris Jenner, Elizabeth Taylor

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Look, it *is* Scorpio season – what better time for Kris Jenner (a Scorpio) to wear this famed Scorpio-themed cloak, which Elizabeth Taylor (a Pisces!) wore to Grace Kelly's 40th birthday party, to which Grace (also a Scorpio) only invited fellow Scorpios – and their spouses, which is how Elizabeth snuck in; Richard Burton's birthday is November 10\. (Richard Burton being a Scorpio makes *so much sense*.) I'm sure Some People on the Internet are worked up about this, but (a) it's fun to see these things out and about again and if it's on Kris Jenner, so be it, and (b) I truly do not think Elizabeth Taylor herself would be fussed about the Kardashians in the slightest. It's a very glamorous look; I don't blame Kris for wanting to wear it somewhere other than the inside of her house!

More interestingly, as you'll see in the slideshow, is what Elizabeth Taylor wore *with* this cloak to Grace Kelly's party, which no one can top: The iconic Taylor-Burton diamond, a 69 carat number with a rich (no pun intended) history. [Let's turn to our friend, Dr. Wiki Pedia for more info](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor%E2%80%93Burton%5FDiamond?ref=gofugyourself.com#Later%5Fhistory%5Fand%5Fsale), although that entire entry is very interesting and well worth your Procrastination Time:

> After its public exhibitions, the diamond was taken to Taylor and Burton in Monaco in November 1969, who were staying on their yacht, the *Kalizma*, in Monaco's Port Hercules. The diamond's journey to Monaco took three weeks, with the use of three men with identical briefcases, of which only one held the actual diamond. The men flew from New York to Nice in France, and upon entering Monaco an armed guard with a machine gun gave further protection to the diamond. The couple were in Monaco to celebrate Princess Grace's fortieth birthday at the 'Scorpio Ball', a gala ball held at the Hôtel Hermitage in Monte Carlo. The briefcase that contained the diamond also held three 50¢ pairs of stockings that Taylor would buy in New York and were unavailable elsewhere, and Taylor was just as excited to receive the stockings as the diamond.

> At the Scorpio Ball Taylor wore the diamond with the Krupp Diamond, which Burton had bought for her in 1968, and the "Ping Pong" diamond, which was only 1⁄8 of a carat. The "Ping Pong" diamond had cost only $14 and had been bought for her by Burton after he promised her a diamond if she beat him by ten points at a game of ping pong. When people praised her diamonds at the ball, Taylor would make a show of pretending that they were praising the Ping Pong diamond and not its much larger counterparts. Burton wrote in his diary that "Elizabeth's delight in it is a joy to behold and a very quaint thing to witness is the obvious pleasure that other people take in her wearing it. Even Hjordis Niven and Princess Grace, who are coldish fish, seemed to enjoy her moment. And of course nobody can wear it better. The miraculous face and shoulders and breasts set it off to perfection."

Burton's diaries are a hoot. Anyway, Elizabeth eventually sold the Taylor-Burton diamond and used some of the proceeds to help build a hospital in Botswana; it's now privately held by Robert Mouawad, the billionaire head of the jewelry company Mouawad, [which owns a lot of famous gems.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouawad?ref=gofugyourself.com#Diamond%5Fcollection) (The Krupp Diamond is now owned by the E-Land Group, which said they were going to exhibit it at their theme park, but I can't see that this ever actually happened. Where *is* this ring? I suppose in a vault somewhere. [That would make Taylor sad; it was her favorite piece](https://www.thecourtjeweller.com/2024/02/dame-elizabeth-taylors-incredible-iconic-diamond-ring.html?ref=gofugyourself.com). It sort of bums me out that these amazing pieces are all locked up right now. If you're going to be a billionaire, at least wear your jewels to events so we can admire.)

This cloak, though, was part of Christie's auction of items belonging to Taylor in 2011\. [It was estimated to go for $2,000-$3,000 but ultimately sold for an eye-watering $60,000](https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5502673?ref=gofugyourself.com). All of Taylor's items sold for over estimate, I think, but this Tiziani cloak also dates from Karl Lagerfeld's stint at the label and I'm sure that helped goose the price. I'm not sure when Kris got her hands on it, but it does belong to her – [she loaned it to Kim to wear it in an episode of *All's Fair*,](https://www.vanityfair.com/story/elizabeth-taylor-scorpio-cape-kris-jenner-alls-fair-premiere?ref=gofugyourself.com) the season two premiere of which this event in Rome is celebrating.

Lots more to discuss in the slideshow – including photos of Kelly's party! – so let's discuss.

###### \[Photos: Marco Ravagli/Future Publishing via Getty Images, STAN HONDA/AFP via Getty Images, Getty Images\]