The jeweler who turns celebrity (and Playmate) heads

June 29, 3:45 PMStyle ExaminerKaren Dawson

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When Kendra Wilkinson, the 23-year-old former Playboy Playmate married NFL player Hank Basket at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles on Saturday, she wore a long white gown, full veil and $100,000 worth of platinum jewelry including 4.25-carat platinum drop earrings worth an estimated $47,000, a platinum pendant worth $33,700 and 4.5-carat bracelet estimated at $21,000.

All of Wilkinson's wedding pieces were designed by California-based Michael Barin.

Unfamiliar with the name?

You won't be for long.

Michael Barin is rapidly emerging as the hot new jewelry designer of celebrities. Barin's jewelry is timeless in appeal, intricately mastered and, according to the designer's website, inspired by the pharoahs. Many of his pieces may even look familiar. His work has been featured in magazines Harper's Bazaar and Brides and on TV shows including Sex and the City and The Sopranos.

Feel like shopping? A selection of Michael Barin's jewelry, similar to the styles worn by Kendra Wilkinson on Saturday, are in the slideshow below. All are available at www.michaelbarin.com.

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