It’s official: Taylor Swift is in her Love Story era and this time, the fairy tale comes with a serious diamond.
On August 26, the singer and her football star fiancé, Travis Kelce, announced their engagement, instantly sending Swifties and, let’s face it, the rest of the internet into a frenzy.
Beyond the romance and the viral proposal photos (a pink and white flower arch in a secluded garden was the location for the big question), it’s Swift’s old mine-cut engagement ring (pictured below) that’s making headlines. With a sparkle so bold, it could literally “make the whole place shimmer.”
What’s the design of Taylor Swift’s engagement ring?
Designed in collaboration with Kindred Lubeck of Artifex Fine Jewelry, the engagement ring is nothing short of show-stopping. At its center sits an elongated old mine-cut diamond, bezel-set in glowing yellow gold and finished with delicate filigree (lace-like metalwork) along the band.
Estimated at a whopping 8-10 carats, the old mine-cut diamond has a warmth to its sparkle thanks to its yellow gold bezel setting, which secures and frames its antique proportions in a way that feels effortlessly modern.
What’s an old mine-cut diamond?
First popularized in the 18th century, old mine-cut diamonds (pictured below) are recognizable for their squarish silhouette, rounded corners, small table, lofty crown and 58 facets.
Hand-cut long before modern precision tools existed, the old mine cut was designed to give diamonds a soft brilliance in candlelight; evenings were when such glittering jewels were most often worn by the rich and powerful in the Georgian and Victorian era1.
Often hailed as the original cushion cut, its name is said to be a reference to the original diamond mines of Brazil and India. When diamond mining began increasing in Africa in the 1800s, eventually superseding those in Brazil and India, diamonds with an older style cut were called ‘old mine cut’. Over time, the term came to mean most diamonds cut in a square-like shape2.
This vintage style still has undeniable charm and romance, even nowadays, when round brilliant cuts are broadly the go-to for engagement rings and solitaires.
Defining new diamond trends
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement will already go down as one of the biggest pop culture moments of 2025, not least because swirling “are they/aren’t they” engagement rumors can finally be put to bed.
One thing that will live on beyond this year’s news headlines, however, is the ring. Guaranteed to spark a new trend in engagement rings and bridal jewelry, old mine-cut diamonds will no doubt become the must-have gem on your finger soon enough.
