Conde Nast Portfolio, March 2008
The Crowning Touch
By Claire Adler, 27 March 2008
Tiaras were once the domain of royalty. Today, antique headpieces and their modern interpretations are being seen on everyone and anyone.
It may have begun, as many things have, with Madonna.
For her 2000 wedding to Guy Ritchie, the singer donned an antique diamond tiara, and later donated it to charity. But model Stella Tenant also deserves credit for turning the tiara on its head. In a 2003 advertising campaign for French jeweler Chaumet, she wore one pushed back like a hairband, exuding an air of casual, decadent luxury.
Tiaras used to be the accessory of choice only for royal weddings, beauty pageants, and playing dress-up. The pieces were so pass
|
|
 |
 |
)
)
)
)
