We've come to the last of the choker series, and it's dedicated to our Nordic Queen. Queen Sonja is choker maniac and she has spoiled us for choice in that regard. Let's leap into this, shall we? Queen Alexandra's Pearl Necklace A multi-strand pearl choker said to be originally owned by by Queen Alexandra. Embed… Continue reading Battle of the Chokers – Queen Sonja
Tag: Battles
Battle of the Tiara Cousins- Wellington versus von Preussen
The peerage of the Duke of Wellington is justifiably famous. It was the first Duke who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo, after all. It's not their famous history, but the tiaras the current family has at their disposal that bring them to the Bag spotlight. The grandest tiara the family has is often called the Wellington… Continue reading Battle of the Tiara Cousins- Wellington versus von Preussen
Battle of the Tutti Frutti
In the early 20th century, Cartier was a hive of creative activity. Remember all those blackened steel and crystal tiaras? Jacques Cartier also began experimenting with combining faceted and cabochon colored stones - with some diamond accents - into dense, closely set pieces. The end results were often natural elements, such as stylized flower baskets… Continue reading Battle of the Tutti Frutti
Battle of the Chokers – Duchess of Cornwall
This is just a sample of the necklaces of the Duchess of Cornwall that could be described as chokers. I grabbed the ones I thought might make for an interesting discussion, but feel free to spam the comments with more of her collection. After all, this royal could be described as the current "Queen of… Continue reading Battle of the Chokers – Duchess of Cornwall
Battle of the (Sort of) Chokers – Queen Maxima
Because we must include the jewel-whisperer Queen Maxima in our "Battle of the Choker" series, we expanded the definition to include short necklaces. We had to. Max is just that good with the jewels. The Peacock Necklace Wilhelmina commissioned the necklace as part of the Peacock Parure, Juliana wore it for her coronation, Princess Irene… Continue reading Battle of the (Sort of) Chokers – Queen Maxima
