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Tiara Thursday: The Roxburghe Tiaras

A while ago I mentioned a Sotheby's sale including pieces from the estate of Mary, Duchess of Roxburghe, which included three tiaras. Th...

Tiara Thursday: The Rosebery Pearl and Diamond Tiara

The Rosebery Pearl and Diamond Tiara This striking tiara was once the property of a woman said to have been the wealthiest woman in England,...

Tiara Thursday: The Barberini Sapphire Tiara

The Barberini Sapphire Tiara So many of the sapphire tiaras we know today are fairly symmetrical, even architectural, in their design, so a...

Sunday Tidbits for November 23: A Spanish Farewell, a Tiara Watch, and More

Just a few tidbits to get things rolling for the week - tiaras included: --As you probably know by now, the Duchess of Alba died this week ...

Tiara Thursday: The Cartier Essex Tiara

The Cartier Essex Tiara Another tiara famous more for its maker than for its wearers is the Cartier Essex Tiara. The design of scrolling fol...

Tiara Thursday: The Devonshire Diamond Tiara

Sad news yesterday: Deborah “Debo” Mitford, the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, passed away at the age of 94 . She was the last of the famed ...

Tiara Thursday: The Mike Todd Diamond Tiara

The Mike Todd Tiara Most of the tiaras we cover here are known for their association with royalty or nobility, but this one's a little d...

Royal Outfit of the Day: February 28

Grand Duchess Maria Teresa wore an Elie Saab couture gown to the pre-wedding dinner for the Prince of Asturias and Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano ...

Tiara Thursday: The Mountbatten Tutti Frutti Bandeau

Starting around the 1920s, Jacques Cartier took inspiration from Indian design and popularized a style of jewelry design using an interestin...

Tiara Thursday: The Cartier Onyx Tree Kokoshnik

The Cartier Onyx Tree Kokoshnik We don't see onyx that often in today's royal jewels, though it was long a staple of mourning jewelr...

Royal Fashion Awards: New Year, New Sparkle

And so it is time, once again, to ring in a new year of royal splendor in the way we always do: with tiaras! The Danish royal family wastes ...

Tiara Thursday (on a Friday): The Londonderry Tiara

A day late, because BABIES, but here nevertheless is your weekly dose of sparkle: The Londonderry Tiara The Londonderry Tiara, you'll no...

Tiara Thursday: Archduchess Isabella's Peridot and Diamond Tiara

Archduchess Isabella's Peridot and Diamond Tiara Today's tiara received a fair bit of attention during our round up last week of ti...

Tiara Thursday: The Bagration Parure

The Bagration Parure Tiara Today's tiara holds a stone we don't see often in diadems: the pink spinel. Spinels are interesting stone...

Tiara Thursday: The Chaumet Bourbon-Parma Tiara

The Chaumet Bourbon-Parma Tiara This is one of those rare tiaras that has managed to become fairly well known despite the fact that it isn...

Readers' Ultimate Tiaras: Pick Your Pearls!

Pearls are a staple in a royal jewel vault, don't you agree? Most of the major royal collections have at least one pearl tiara at their ...

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