Women wear tiaras for many special occasions. Tiaras are appropriate and fashionable for balls, proms, weddings, beauty pageants, and coming out parties. Today's tiaras are easier to wear than the tiaras of days gone by because they are now constructed of the newer, lighter materials, and they are available in a wide range of prices.

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Many tiara bases are fashioned of wire made from metals ranging from the most common such as pot metal to fine metals such as platinum and gold. The wire is artistically arranged to show off both the design of the tiara and the stones to their best advantage. Many tiaras are raised at the center and taper off at the sides. In less expensive tiaras the stones are glued into place, but costly tiaras  set gems in prongs so there is less likelihood of losing a stone.

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Tiara - Russian Imperial Wedding

Hmmm....! Maybe I'll get one for my birthday :-)

Tiara - Rubies and Diamonds

I've decided to research the history of Tiara's. I will post a couple more pics and then my findings. Pretty fantastic hair accessories...!

Tiara's - This one's pretty BIG

Christie's, the famous auctioneer disclosed information about the jewels of Maharaja of Kapurthala. The jewellery pieces belonged to Anita Delgado. She was a Spanish flamenco dancer and singer from Andalusia. During the festival for the marriage of King Alfonso XIII in 1906, Maharaja Sir watched her performance in a cafe concert. Maharaja sir attempted to court 

her and later persuaded her to marry him.

Tiara's - Beautiful