Proving they don’t believe that Friday the 13th brings bad luck, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt chose today to announce that they are engaged to be married. The pair was reportedly prompted when the couple’s children told Pitt to “get mommy a ring.” And that he did-but not just any ring; a ring that demanded a year’s worth of design, and a ring that appears to already have its own Los Angeles-based representation. Shortly after Pitt’s manager, Cynthia Pett-Dante, confirmed the engagement news, Beverly Hills jeweler Robert Procop confirmed that he collaborated with the Oscar–nominated actor on the aforementioned article of jewelry in pro-level press-release terms: “Brad had a specific vision for this ring, which he realised over a yearlong collaboration with Robert. He wanted every aspect of it to be perfect, so Robert was able to locate a diamond of the finest quality and cut it to an exact custom size and shape to suit Angelina’s hand. Brad was always heavily involved, overseeing every aspect of the creative design evolution. The side diamonds are specially cut to encircle her finger. Each diamond is of the highest gem quality.” It bears noting that the ring-related press release is longer than the actual engagement press
statement.
