{"id":349533,"date":"2020-12-31T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=349533"},"modified":"2021-12-15T05:40:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T10:40:36","slug":"tiaras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/tiaras\/","title":{"rendered":"You Don\u2019t Have to Be a Princess or a Bride to Look Ravishing in a Tiara"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/photography\/portrait-photography\/georges-de-keerle-duke-duchess-sussex-limited-edition-silver-gelatin-print\/id-a_3009751\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/resized_bw_georges_de_kerle_harry_megan_wedding_1024x812_master-950x753.jpg\" alt=\"The Duke &amp; Duchess Of Sussex, 2018, by Georges De Keerle, offered by Galerie Prints\" class=\"wp-image-349894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/resized_bw_georges_de_kerle_harry_megan_wedding_1024x812_master-950x753.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/resized_bw_georges_de_kerle_harry_megan_wedding_1024x812_master-442x350.jpg 442w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/resized_bw_georges_de_kerle_harry_megan_wedding_1024x812_master-120x95.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/resized_bw_georges_de_kerle_harry_megan_wedding_1024x812_master-768x609.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/resized_bw_georges_de_kerle_harry_megan_wedding_1024x812_master.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/photography\/portrait-photography\/georges-de-keerle-duke-duchess-sussex-limited-edition-silver-gelatin-print\/id-a_3009751\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Duke &amp; Duchess of Sussex<\/em>, 2018, by Georges De Keerle, offered by Galerie Prints<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>My childhood longings were simple: pink ballet shoes, a nutcracker prince and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/?q=tiara\">sparkling tiara<\/a>. A tiara evoked magic, fairy tales and dreams \u2014 it could transform me into a princess. But it wasn\u2019t the title that I wanted. It was the jewel. And one day, I promised myself, I would wear one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tiara\u2019s spell enchants not only imaginative children but also connoisseurs of fine jewelry. While ornate antique examples are widely coveted, more-modern pieces attract many with their chic, minimalist appeal. Then there are the jewelry devotees who love both types, for different occasions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/more-jewelry-watches\/more-jewelry\/victorian-era-antique-diamond-rose-gold-tiara\/id-j_10602632\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gold-Adore-tiara-950x713.jpg\" alt=\"Diamond and rose gold tiara, ca. 1880, offered by Gold Adore\" class=\"wp-image-349923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gold-Adore-tiara-950x713.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gold-Adore-tiara-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gold-Adore-tiara-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gold-Adore-tiara-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gold-Adore-tiara.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/more-jewelry-watches\/more-jewelry\/victorian-era-antique-diamond-rose-gold-tiara\/id-j_10602632\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Diamond and rose gold tiara, ca. 1880, offered by Gold Adore<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTiaras are exceptionally romantic jewels,\u201d says Sara Prentice, creative director of the British jewelry house <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/house-of-garrard\/\">Garrard<\/a>. \u201cTheir regal connotations imbue them with a highly sought-after, prestigious beauty. A woman certainly holds herself differently when wearing one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Garrard has famously crafted many pieces for the British royal family, including Queen Mary\u2019s fringe tiara, made in 1919, which was later worn by Queen Elizabeth on her wedding day and, last July, by Princess Beatrice on hers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"950\" data-id=\"349913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Girls-of-GB-and-Ireland-tiara-697x950.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-349913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Girls-of-GB-and-Ireland-tiara-697x950.jpg 697w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Girls-of-GB-and-Ireland-tiara-257x350.jpg 257w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Girls-of-GB-and-Ireland-tiara-88x120.jpg 88w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Girls-of-GB-and-Ireland-tiara-768x1046.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Girls-of-GB-and-Ireland-tiara-685x933.jpg 685w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Girls-of-GB-and-Ireland-tiara.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"948\" data-id=\"349929\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vladimir-tiara.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-349929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vladimir-tiara.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vladimir-tiara-295x350.jpg 295w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vladimir-tiara-101x120.jpg 101w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vladimir-tiara-768x910.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vladimir-tiara-787x933.jpg 787w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Left: In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/photography\/black-white-photography\/samir-hussein-tiara-queen-original-black-white-photograph-diamond-tiara-necklace\/id-a_2844603\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">portrait by Samir Hussein<\/a>, Queen Elizabeth II wears the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, made by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/house-of-garrard\/\">House of Garrard<\/a> in 1893. Right: For her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/photography\/portrait-photography\/cecil-beaton-queen-elizabeth-ii-victoria-albert-museum-london-limited-edition\/id-a_7083472\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1968 sitting with Cecil Beaton<\/a>, the Queen donned the Vladimir tiara, made by Russian court jeweler Bolin around 1874.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Because tiaras were mainly commissioned for aristocracy, observes Willa Harris, of London jeweler <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/berganza\/\">Berganza<\/a>, \u201cthey are the finest examples of antique jewelry,\u201d resplendent with the highest-quality gemstones and rare lustrous pearls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast to their regal history, most tiaras now \u201care bought by families for the wedding of a daughter and often kept as heirlooms, to be passed down to future brides,\u201d says Claire Frost, of London\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/moira-fine-jewellery\/\">Moira Fine Jewellery<\/a>. Moreover, while traditionally, only married women were allowed to wear them \u2014 which partly explains their popularity among brides \u2014 these days anyone can. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/necklaces\/more-necklaces\/david-webb-diamond-pearl-gold-platinum-necklace-tiara\/id-j_9225562\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yafa-David-Webb-tiara-950x950.jpg\" alt=\"David Webb diamond and pearl necklace\/tiara, 1960s, offered by Yafa Signed Jewels\/Maurice Moradof \" class=\"wp-image-349904\" width=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yafa-David-Webb-tiara-950x950.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yafa-David-Webb-tiara-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yafa-David-Webb-tiara-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yafa-David-Webb-tiara-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yafa-David-Webb-tiara-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yafa-David-Webb-tiara-933x933.jpg 933w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yafa-David-Webb-tiara-216x216.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yafa-David-Webb-tiara.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/necklaces\/more-necklaces\/david-webb-diamond-pearl-gold-platinum-necklace-tiara\/id-j_9225562\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David Webb diamond and pearl necklace\/tiara, 1960s, offered by Yafa Signed Jewels\/Maurice Moradof<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And, it seems, everyone does. More and more jewelry lovers are donning gem-set headpieces for special occasions, from white-tie dinners to New Year\u2019s Eve fetes. In many cases, says Maurice Moradof, founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/yafa-signed-jewels-maurice-moradof\/\">Yafa Signed Jewels<\/a> in New York, \u201cit\u2019s people who have everything, but they want to add more pizzazz to an event.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/necklaces\/drop-necklaces\/pigeons-blood-burmese-ruby-diamond-necklace-tiara-circa-1915\/id-j_6030451\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beganza-ruby-tiara-e1609197455851-950x719.jpg\" alt=\"Pigeon\u2019s blood Burmese ruby and diamond tiara, ca. 1915, offered by Berganza\" class=\"wp-image-349906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beganza-ruby-tiara-e1609197455851-950x719.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beganza-ruby-tiara-e1609197455851-462x350.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beganza-ruby-tiara-e1609197455851-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beganza-ruby-tiara-e1609197455851-768x582.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beganza-ruby-tiara-e1609197455851.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/necklaces\/drop-necklaces\/pigeons-blood-burmese-ruby-diamond-necklace-tiara-circa-1915\/id-j_6030451\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pigeon\u2019s blood Burmese ruby and diamond tiara, ca. 1915, offered by Berganza<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Especially alluring are tiaras that can be transformed into multiple jewels, making them not merely exquisite hair ornaments but versatile and practical investments. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/necklaces\/drop-necklaces\/pigeons-blood-burmese-ruby-diamond-necklace-tiara-circa-1915\/id-j_6030451\/\">Edwardian tiara<\/a> offered by Berganza, for instance, set with deep-red Burmese rubies encircled by 56 carats of white diamonds, can be converted into two elaborate necklaces and two pairs of earrings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, Garrard&#8217;s 1893 Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, which adorns Queen Elizabeth II on British banknotes, can be reconfigured as a necklace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/more-jewelry-watches\/more-jewelry\/garrard-princess-beatrice-tiara-18-karat-white-gold-white-diamond-round-pear\/id-j_7890042\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Garrard-Beatrice-worn-950x950.jpg\" alt=\"Garrard Princess Beatrice tiara, 2019\" class=\"wp-image-349931\" width=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Garrard-Beatrice-worn-950x950.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Garrard-Beatrice-worn-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Garrard-Beatrice-worn-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Garrard-Beatrice-worn-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Garrard-Beatrice-worn-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Garrard-Beatrice-worn-933x933.jpg 933w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Garrard-Beatrice-worn-216x216.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Garrard-Beatrice-worn.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/more-jewelry-watches\/more-jewelry\/garrard-princess-beatrice-tiara-18-karat-white-gold-white-diamond-round-pear\/id-j_7890042\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Garrard Princess Beatrice tiara, 2019<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In a more modern example, the centerpiece of Garrard\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/more-jewelry-watches\/more-jewelry\/garrard-princess-beatrice-tiara-18-karat-white-gold-white-diamond-round-pear\/id-j_7890042\/\">Princess Beatrice<\/a> tiara, inspired by the intricate ironwork gates and ornamental flower beds of British palace gardens, can be worn as a pendant on a chain necklace. Indeed, the firm incorporates convertibility into most of its contemporary tiara designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn this way,\u201d Prentice explains, \u201cwhen clients purchases a tiara, they are also buying a jewel, such as an elegant pendant, that they can wear in less formal settings, perhaps as a precious reminder of their wedding day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/more-jewelry-watches\/more-jewelry\/edwardian-diamond-platinum-aigrette-feather-tiara\/id-j_8322282\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Moira-feather-tiara-950x950.jpg\" alt=\"Edwardian diamond and platinum feather tiara, 1905, offered by Moira Fine Jewellery\" class=\"wp-image-349911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Moira-feather-tiara-950x950.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Moira-feather-tiara-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Moira-feather-tiara-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Moira-feather-tiara-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Moira-feather-tiara-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Moira-feather-tiara-933x933.jpg 933w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Moira-feather-tiara-216x216.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Moira-feather-tiara.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/more-jewelry-watches\/more-jewelry\/edwardian-diamond-platinum-aigrette-feather-tiara\/id-j_8322282\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Edwardian diamond and platinum feather tiara, 1905, offered by Moira Fine Jewellery<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some tiaras are themselves suited to less grandiose occasions. Moira Fine Jewellery\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/more-jewelry-watches\/more-jewelry\/edwardian-diamond-platinum-aigrette-feather-tiara\/id-j_8322282\/\">1905 Edwardian diamond, platinum and feather tiara<\/a>, for one, evokes more fun and fashion than stately grandeur. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever the context, as Prentice notes, \u201cthere is something hypnotic and irresistible about tiaras.\u201d That goes equally for more avant-garde contemporary designs, like Dutch sculptor and jewelry designer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/bibi-van-der-velden\/\">Bibi van der Velden<\/a>\u2019s sterling-silver and diamond <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/more-jewelry-watches\/more-jewelry\/silver-diamond-kryptonite-tiara\/id-j_11184242\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kryptonite tiara<\/a>, which can be worn as a headband as well as a crown.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/more-jewelry-watches\/more-jewelry\/silver-diamond-kryptonite-tiara\/id-j_11184242\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tiara-Collection-Rock-Crystal-Tiara-sterling-silver-tiara-with-single-cut-diamonds-scaled-e1609202507798-950x425.jpg\" alt=\"Bibi van der Velden silver and diamond Kryptonite tiara, 2016\" class=\"wp-image-349924\"\/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/more-jewelry-watches\/more-jewelry\/silver-diamond-kryptonite-tiara\/id-j_11184242\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bibi van der Velden silver and diamond Kryptonite tiara, 2016<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Like all her pieces, van der Velden\u2019s tiaras are art meant \u201cto adorn the body literally from head to toe.\u201d She\u2019s less concerned with princesses and glamour. Indeed, she was something of a tomboy growing up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was always outside climbing trees and exploring the nature on my doorstep,\u201d she recalls, &#8220;and I always imagined wearing a tiara but not in the same way most little girls do, with the classic princess image in mind \u2014 more like Titania in <em>A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is the magic and delight of tiaras: There is one to suit every fantasy.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"interstitial-banner interstitial-banner-collection interstitial-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-background-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10920492_master-960x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-interstitial size-interstitial\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container interstitial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"interstitial-link-around-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/buy\/diamond-tiaras\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBrowse More Tiaras on 1stDibs\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-subheading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gold-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/buy\/diamond-tiaras\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Shop All<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My childhood longings were simple: pink ballet shoes, a nutcracker prince and a sparkling tiara. A tiara evoked magic, fairy tales and dreams \u2014 it could transform me into a princess. But it wasn\u2019t the title that I wanted. It was the jewel. And one day, I promised myself, I would wear one. 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