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The Who What Wear Podcast: Jewelry Designer Jean Dousset on 2026 Engagement Ring Trends and the Case for Lab-Grown Diamonds

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Who What Wear

Careers, Arts, Fashion & Beauty, Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Business

4.73K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Who What Wear Shopping Director ⁠Bobby Schuessler⁠ is joined by fine-jewelry designer ⁠Jean Dousset⁠. Although he’s a direct descendent of Louis Cartier, Dousset has made his own way in the luxury-jewelry space with his namesake brand. Dousset joins us to talk about how he became the go-to engagement ring designer for celebrities like Eva Longoria and Paris Hilton and why celebrities don’t have as much impact on engagement trends as you’d think. He explains why he decided to switch to only using lab-grown diamonds in his work and how he incorporates them in stunning, one-of-one pieces for his customers. Plus, he shares his expert recommendations for the best starter pieces in any fine-jewelry collection.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Who It Wear podcast, your direct line to the designers, stylists, beauty experts, editors, and tastemakers who are shaping the ever-evolving world of fashion.

0:21.9

I'm Who-It-Ware shopping director, Bobby Shusler, and today I'm joined by fine jewelry designer Jean Doucet. Jean is the

0:28.3

great, great-grandson of the legendary Louis Cartier, but he's best known for his own

0:33.8

namesake brand and for crafting fabulous one-of-a-kind engagement rings for celebrities

0:39.1

like Eva Longoria, Amy Adams, and the Paris Hilton. Jean joins us to discuss starting his own

0:45.6

brand and why he prefers lab-grown diamonds over natural ones when creating custom pieces at an

0:51.3

accessible price point. Plus, he gives us his engagement ring trend predictions

0:56.2

for 2026, explains celebrity influence on jewelry trends, and shares his best tips for how to make

1:02.5

your engagement ring unique if you're shopping for your special someone. It's all coming up on

1:08.1

who it where. It's all coming up on Who What Where.

1:18.5

Jean, welcome to the podcast.

1:20.4

Well, thank you for having me.

1:21.1

Of course.

1:23.4

Just for the listeners, I met you a few weeks ago.

1:24.2

I was in L.A.

1:26.7

Had to come by the beautiful showroom, which we'll get to.

1:29.7

And so I'm so excited to chat with you on here.

1:32.2

Thank you. Thank you. Yeah. Nice to see you again.

1:36.1

So to kick off, you are a descendant of Louis Cartier.

1:39.3

So your history of high jewelry obviously precedes you. And I know you've never actually worked for Cartier.

1:42.3

But I want to give listeners just a quick overview of how you found

1:46.5

yourself still in the fine jewelry business, where you worked up until you launched your own label.

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