Bonhams Auction
The 'New York Jewels' auction at Bonhams on May 24th will feature one tiara.
Pearl & Diamond Aigrette Tiara by Cartier, c. 1914 - estimate 250,000 - 450,000 USD
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FASHIONS FROM HISTORY’S TOP 10 MENSWEAR LOOKS
(or well at least it’s not another boring suit)
1) Evan Mock in Head of State, Cartier, & Christian Louboutin
2) Stormzy in Burberry
3) Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Thom Browne
4) Lenny Kravitz
5) Stromae
6) Kid Cudi in Kenzo
7) Alton Mason
8) Hamish Bowles
9) Oscar Isaac in Thom Browne & Cartier
10) David Harbour looking like an actual robber baron
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Gilded Glamour
The theme of this year's Met Gala and accompanying exhibition is 'In America: An Anthology of Fashion' which apparently means they are taking inspiration from the Gilded Age (∼1870-1900) in the United States. According to the invitations, the dress code is 'gilded glamour, white tie.' We usually see at least a couple of tiaras at the Met Gala but this year I'm hoping for a lot of them!
Tiaras were very popular for wealthy women in the Gilded Age which I love because most people think that tiaras are just for royalty and that is not true at all. The trouble is that non-royal tiaras are so much more difficult to find information about than their royal counterparts and I'm always on a mission for info about American tiaras. Here's a few Gilded Age tiaras to get us exited!
Mary-Louise Hungerford MacKay’s Trefoil Arabesque Tiara by Boucheron, 1889
Alva Smith Vanderbilt's Pearl Tiara by Boucheron, 1890
Julia Kemp's Diamond Tiara by Tiffany & Co., 1894
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney's Diamond Tiara by Boucheron, 1896
Cornelia Sherman Martin’s Diamond Flame Tiara, before 1897
JP Morgan's Diamond Winged Tiara by Cartier, 1901 (I'm assuming he bought this for someone else and wasn't just wearing it around the house but you never know)
Lila Vanderbilt Sloane Field's Diamond Tiara by Cartier, 1902
Mary Morgan Burn's Ruby Tiara by Boucheron, 1903
Harry Payne Whitney's Wreath Tiara by Cartier (I assume he bought this for his wife, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, but his sister-in-law, Gladys Vanderbilt Széchenyi, was photographed wearing a very similar tiara in all diamonds)
Mary Scott Townsend's Diamond Tiara by Cartier, 1905
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