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
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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
Battle of the Royal Rooms – The Drawing Rooms at Windsor
I don't know where you're spending your early January, but where I'm holed up it's very grey outside and my beige interior - so neutral, so soothing in the summer - isn't really cheering me up. Let's take a tour of a royal residence that isn't devoid of color. Or of excess, for that matter.… Continue reading Battle of the Royal Rooms – The Drawing Rooms at Windsor
Battle of the Chokers – Queen Alexandra Division
Queen Alexandra was well-known for making the dog collar necklace a stylish accessory. It was said she adopted the style to hide a scar on her neck. Often she would just stack-em-up, and fashion a multi-layered choker out of several shortened necklaces. She was rarely photographed with her neck uncovered, and thus this style became… Continue reading Battle of the Chokers – Queen Alexandra Division
