Tiara

Description and Models of Tiaras

Modern tiaras are (semi-)circles made of silver, gold, or platinum.
Tiaras can also be made from tortoiseshell, coral, quartz, horn, or aluminum.
They are richly decorated with precious stones, pearls, or cameos.
Common decorative elements include arcs, garlands, circles, stars, and stylized flowers or leaves.
Tiaras can contain hundreds to thousands of gemstones, with diamonds being the most common.
Bandeau: a tiara in the shape of a ribbon or hairband.
Kokoshnik: a tiara with a massive wall of gemstones, based on the Russian headdress.
Circlet: a tiara that extends around the circumference of the head.
Fringe: a tiara with a fringed trim of diamonds, also wearable as a necklace.

Tiaras are worn on the head or around the forehead, depending on the model and fashion.
Wearing a tiara can cause headaches, so they are often attached to a cushioned supporting frame.
Some tiaras can be disassembled and worn as individual elements like a necklace or brooch.
Tiaras may be part of a matching set called a parure, which includes other jewelry pieces.
Tiaras are worn at events with a white tie dress code, excluding events in hotels.
Any woman can wear a tiara to events with a white tie dress code, regardless of title.
Traditionally, young women only wore tiaras after marriage, usually owned by their birth family.
Married women should wear tiaras owned by their husband's family or their own personal property.
Unmarried princesses were allowed to wear tiaras from the age of eighteen.
Special black tiaras made of jet, onyx, glass, or steel are worn with mourning clothes.

The word 'tiara' originates from Persian head-dresses encircled by diadems.
Ancient Greeks and Romans used gold to make wreath-shaped head ornaments.
Tiaras and diadems declined with the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity.
European princesses and queens wore crowns, and brides wore bridal crowns in the Middle Ages.
Tiaras became popular in the late 18th century, inspired by Neoclassicism and the Empire style.

Jugendstil and Art Nouveau blurred the line between jewelry and art.
René Lalique and Henry Wilson created artistic tiaras.
Tiaras became less fashionable after World War I due to social and economic changes.
Tiaras were designed to be easy to wear with short hair during the Art Deco period.
Tiaras briefly reappeared in the 1960s with the high-cropped beehive hairstyle.
Tiaras are now worn almost exclusively at state banquets, royal weddings, and coronations.
Some auction houses and jewelers have seen increased interest in tiaras in the 21st century.
Versace made a tiara worn by Madonna.
The Danish royal family has a tiara designed in 2009 for an exhibition.
Tiaras are no longer required at white-tie occasions.

Queen Elizabeth II has the largest and most valuable collection of tiaras.
Many of her tiaras are heirlooms of the British royal family.
Queen Mary purchased the Grand Duchess Vladimir tiara and had a tiara made for the Delhi Durbar.
The Swedish, Danish, Dutch, and Spanish monarchies have tiara collections.
The Romanov dynasty had a collection until the revolution of 1917.
The Iranian royal family had a large collection of tiaras, now housed at the National Jewelry Museum in Tehran.
Realistic copies may be made and worn in place of exceptionally old and valuable tiaras.
Queen Mary of the United Kingdom wore the Grand Duchess Vladimir tiara.
Empress Farah Pahlavi of Iran had a tiara.
The midnight tiara was made in 2009 and worn by Crown Princess Mary of Denmark.
Tiaras made of non-precious materials are considered costume jewelry.
They are worn on special occasions such as homecoming, prom, quinceañera, and weddings.
Beauty pageant winners and children dressing up as Disney princesses also wear them.
Plastic, rhinestones, and Swarovski crystals are common materials for costume jewelry tiaras.

Reference	URL
Glossary	https://harryandcojewellery.com.au/blogs/glossary/tiara
Wikipedia	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiara
Wikidata	https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q749249
Knowledge Graph	https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/01krhy