When Selena Gomez posted her December 2024 engagement to Benny Blanco, the photograph that ran in every outlet showed a roughly 8-carat marquise on a yellow gold pave band. The cut had been climbing for two years before that, but the picture became the inflection point, and search interest for marquise engagement rings has now passed round cuts for the first time on record. The eight rings below are the ones to know if a marquise is on the shortlist in 2026, picked for the work each designer puts into the shape itself.
GOODSTONE
GOODSTONE designs and builds marquise engagement rings to order out of an Austin showroom, with virtual consultations for clients elsewhere and a $500 deposit that starts only after estimate approval. The reason to put GOODSTONE first on a marquise round-up is the V-prong work at the tips. A marquise lives or dies by the two pointed ends, which are the most chip-prone feature of the cut, and the brand’s six-prong configurations wrap each tip with a metal V that cradles the stone right where it is most vulnerable. The team also publishes an in-house technical article on the bowtie effect, walking through pavilion angles, depth percentages, and how setting choices change how the dark band looks under indoor light. That kind of guidance signals a designer who thinks about how light moves through a marquise, not only what it looks like in a photograph. Marquise rings start around $2,500, with lab-grown and natural center stones both available, and the consultation itself costs nothing.
Catbird
Catbird has run its Brooklyn studio since 2004 and produces two marquise pieces worth flagging. The Iris Marquise Ring sets a vertically oriented marquise diamond in solid 18k gold with a platinum center setting, and is made in the Tokyo workshop of master jeweler Yoshinobu Kataoka. The Cinema Lab-Grown Marquise Diamond Ring is designed and produced in Catbird’s own Brooklyn studio in solid 14k gold and exists nowhere else. The shop sources ethically and uses recycled metals across both pieces, with lab-grown and recycled natural diamonds as the two stone paths. What Catbird does that some peers do not is split the design language clearly between the Tokyo line and the in-house line, so a buyer can pick the aesthetic she wants without having to read between marketing lines. Marquise prices run from roughly $1,500 to $9,000 depending on stone size and metal, and the company’s bridal staff handles consultations both at the store and over video.
Vrai
Vrai is a lab-grown specialist that grows its own diamonds in a zero-emission foundry running on renewable hydropower. The signature marquise piece is the Floating Solitaire Marquise Engagement Ring, a six-prong setting with a hidden halo that makes the stone look like it is suspended above the band. The setting alone starts around $1,100, and the total price moves with the marquise the buyer picks from inventory. The foundry-direct model is the reason Vrai can run those numbers, because cutting the middle steps out of stone sourcing pulls cost off the final ring while keeping the supply chain traceable from start to finish. Vrai also offers the setting in white gold, yellow gold, rose gold, and platinum, which matters more on a marquise than on most other cuts because metal tone changes how the bowtie reads in indoor light. Available marquise sizes run from roughly half a carat up through 3-carat stones, and shoppers can filter inventory by length-to-width ratio directly on the site.
Marrow Fine
Marrow Fine works on both custom and ready-to-wear marquise pieces, and the Maeve Marquise Engagement Ring is the one to look at first. The setting is a six-prong north-south solitaire with the marquise set low on a dainty gold band, and every ring is cast, set, and finished by hand at the studio. The brand offers lab-grown and natural center stones across the marquise collection, with prices that run from roughly $3,000 to $15,000 or more depending on the stone. White gold and yellow gold are the two metal options for the Maeve. Marrow Fine’s strength on a marquise is the proportion work, because the dainty band sits deliberately against the elongated center stone instead of looking like a default chosen because it was the lightest band in the catalog. The studio is also one of the few that will pair a marquise with a custom toi-et-moi or three-stone configuration as a built-from-scratch piece.
Stephanie Gottlieb Fine Jewelry
Stephanie Gottlieb runs a by-appointment showroom in New York and built her reputation on the “band-and-a-half” pave setting, which adds pave diamonds across the band and a half-pave across the underside of the gallery. The marquise version of that setting goes up to 3-carat-plus center stones and is handmade in New York. Solitaire options exist as well, but the pave band-and-a-half is the piece most associated with the studio. The pave work matters on a marquise because the diamonds along the band add light return at the sides of the stone, which softens the appearance of the bowtie in indoor settings. Buyers who like the marquise’s elongation but find a plain solitaire too stark are the right audience here, and the studio’s position inside the 47th Street diamond district gives it direct access to the cutters and stone dealers concentrated there. Stephanie Gottlieb works with both lab-grown and natural diamonds, and the bridal page lists center stones across a range that climbs into the high five figures depending on the stone selected.
Sofia Kaman
Sofia Kaman runs two studios in Los Angeles and built her marquise reputation on an elongated silhouette cut specifically for the line. The two pieces to start with are Billie, a 4-carat marquise champagne diamond solitaire in 18k yellow gold, and Bad Romance, a 3-carat marquise solitaire that has been one of the studio’s most-photographed bridal pieces. The recycled gold and ethically sourced diamonds run across the SKFJ ethical jewelry process the brand has used since launch, and lab-grown options are available for the marquise center stones. The reason to consider Sofia Kaman for a marquise is the cut work itself. Most retailers source stones from third-party cutters, but this studio specifies a stretched ratio for its marquise line, so the proportions land closer to the 2:1 sweet spot rather than the safer-but-stubbier 1.8 ratios most generic inventories carry. The aesthetic looks west-coast and slightly vintage in feel.
Erstwhile Jewelry
Erstwhile is the antique specialist on this round-up, with an NYC showroom and an online catalog stocked with verified period marquise pieces. Current inventory has included a 1.58-carat Art Deco marquise at D color and VS2 clarity, and a 2.06-carat 1920s Marcus & Co. marquise at F color and VS2 with a GIA report. Erstwhile does not offer lab-grown, by design, because the model is antique and vintage. The shop also recreates vintage rings with antique cut diamonds on a bespoke basis, with a 4 to 6 week turnaround. Vintage marquise stones produce a slower, fuller flash rather than the sharp scintillation of a modern cut, and several Erstwhile customers describe the light as warmer or softer than what they had seen on contemporary pieces. The fit here is the buyer who wants a marquise with period provenance rather than a modern interpretation, and who treats the optical difference as a feature, not a flaw.
Ken & Dana Design
Ken & Dana Design has been a family-owned studio in New York City since 2003 and offers one of the deeper marquise catalogs in production today. The named pieces include Odette as a vintage-inspired solitaire, Skyla as an ornate engraved setting, Jacqueline as a split-shank with marquise accents along the band, Jinny as a vintage cluster with milgrain, Odira as a hidden halo, and Dory as a three-stone marquise halo. Every ring is made to order with conflict-free or lab-grown diamonds and recycled gold metals. The catalog depth is the value here, because Ken & Dana have already designed solutions for the most common marquise styling questions (the cluster, the hidden halo, the three-stone, the engraved vintage), so a buyer can compare in-house variations side by side rather than asking a generalist shop to mock up six different options. Custom variations on any of the named designs are available with the studio’s design team in NYC.
Marquise Cut Buying Questions, Answered
What is a marquise cut diamond?
A marquise cut diamond is an elongated, boat-shaped stone with two pointed ends and 58 brilliant-cut facets. The classic length-to-width ratio falls between 1.75:1 and 2.15:1, with 1.85 to 2.0 considered the sweet spot. The cut originated in mid-18th-century France around 1745 when King Louis XV commissioned a diamond shaped after the lips of his mistress, the Marquise de Pompadour.
Why is it called a marquise cut?
The earliest French name for the shape was “navette,” meaning “little boat,” after its hull-like silhouette. The name shifted to “marquise” because French courtiers of marquess rank wore the cut to display court status during the reign of Louis XV. The Pompadour connection sealed the name in common usage.
Are marquise diamonds going out of style?
No. Marquise diamonds are in the middle of a documented revival that began with Selena Gomez’s December 2024 engagement ring and wider demand for elongated cuts. Google searches for marquise engagement rings have surpassed searches for round cuts for the first time on record, and marquise sales at one large lab-grown retailer were up 94 percent year-over-year in 2026.
How much does a marquise cut engagement ring cost?
In 2026, a lab-grown 1-carat marquise solitaire typically falls between $2,500 and $4,500 all-in. A natural 1-carat marquise solitaire typically falls between $5,500 and $9,000 all-in. Halo, three-stone, and pave settings add roughly $1,000 to $4,000 over a plain solitaire.
Do marquise diamonds look bigger than rounds of the same carat?
Yes, by roughly 10 to 20 percent. Marquise diamonds carry less weight in their depth and more in their visible face-up surface area, so more of the stone shows from above. A 1-carat marquise at a 2:1 ratio measures about 10 by 5 millimeters and covers more finger width than a 1-carat round.
What is the best length-to-width ratio for a marquise diamond?
GIA cites 1.75:1 to 2.15:1 as the classic range, with 1.85 to 2.0 as the sweet spot for most preferences. Below 1.75 the stone looks stubby. Above 2.15 it looks skinny, and the bowtie effect grows darker at the higher ratios because pavilion-angle control becomes harder.
What is the bowtie effect on a marquise diamond?
The bowtie is a dark band running horizontally across the center of an elongated diamond. It is a shadow, not an inclusion. The shape is caused by the viewer’s own head and shoulders blocking light that the pavilion facets would otherwise return, and the elongated geometry lines those dark zones up across the stone. Every marquise has some version of it, and cut precision determines how visible it is.
What is the best setting for a marquise diamond?
The most common configuration is a six-prong solitaire with V-prongs at each tip. Other strong options are halo settings, which protect the tips and enlarge the visual size of the stone, bezel settings, which give the most physical protection and look contemporary, three-stone settings, and east-west horizontal settings that sit lower on the finger and snag less.
What wedding band goes with a marquise engagement ring?
The points of a north-south marquise extend past the band edge, leaving a gap at the top and bottom when stacked with a plain straight band. The standard solutions are a contoured band that curves around the engagement ring, a V-shaped or chevron band that cradles the point, or an open band that frames the marquise width.
Are lab-grown marquise diamonds a good choice?
For most buyers, yes. Lab-grown marquise stones run about 70 to 81 percent less than natural equivalents at like-for-like 4Cs in 2026. The newer foundry inventories also include more fancy shapes than mined supply, which makes it easier to find well-cut marquise stones in the 1.5 to 3 carat range.
Can you wear a marquise engagement ring every day?
Yes, with the right setting. Six-prong solitaires with V-prongs at the tips, halo settings, and full or partial bezels are the standard daily-wear configurations. Owners recommend taking the ring off for laundry, gardening, and heavy lifting, and turning the ring inward when wearing knits or pulling on hair so the tips do not catch.
