Let's face it: for most women, the only opportunity to wear a tiara is on our wedding day. Oh, sure, there's always Halloween and New Year's Eve, but we're not talking about those crappy cardboard tiaras from the supermarket -- we're talking REAL tiaras, with proper jewels.Like a princess would wear. (That's Princes Mary of Denmark, by the way, in her wedding tiara -- isn't she lovely?)
The tiara is staging a comeback, not just for brides, but as an accessory for ... well, we're not sure what you would need a tiara for (the grocery? date night? cleaning the bathroom?) but for something. Harry Winston jewelers has sold four in the last year, which may not seem like many, but when you consider the cost of a tiara, and the very small group of shoppers who can actually AFFORD one, well, that's plenty. "As part of Harry Winston's new snowflake-themed Diamond de Neige collection, there's a tiara with 34.42 carats of marquise, pear-shaped and brilliant-cut diamonds worth $215,000. Cartier has one valued at $455,000 with diamonds, rubies, pink sapphires, morganite, green beryls, peridots, garnets and amethyst."
Maybe you want to rethink wearing that to clean the bathroom.
If you like the look of the jeweled tiara but aren't ready to commit to owning one, consider borrowing or renting either the real thing or a good fake. Either way, you will feel even more like a princess on your special day.
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