Iconic Designer Dresses

 

Givenchy 1954

Balenciaga 1954

Pierre Balmain. Photo by Philippe Pottier 1955

Christian Dior 1952

1950's Nina Ricci

Christian Dior 1957

1956 Pierre Balmain

Maggy Rouff, 1954

Cartier Tiara's

 Since Louis François Cartier opened the first shop in 1847 in Paris, the jewelry house has become synonymous with luxury jewelry. Twenty-seven years later his son, Alfred Cartier, took over the bus…

This tiara was made by Cartier in 1920.  The tiara's top pearl element is removable and originally the pearls were interchangeable with emeralds.

This tiara was made by Musy circa 1860. The flowers can be removed and worn as other jewelry.

The above antique tiara was created by Cartier for Princess Marie Bonaparte in 1907.

The Manchester Tiara was made by Cartier, Paris, in 1903 to the order of Consuelo, Dowager Duchess of Manchester. Cartier’s records note that she supplied over a thousand brilliant-cut diamonds and more than 400 rose-cut diamonds, while Cartier supplied further rose-cut diamonds and the paste stones which make up the scrolls at the end of each side.

An imposing tiara if there ever was one, the Cartier Indian Tiara is a design of Indian inspiration (hence the name) rendered solidly in diamonds, sapphires, and pearls. Its attribution to Cartier is likely but not definite, and it was probably made in the early 20th century. It belonged to a fascinating, if lesser known, royal figure: Princess Marie Louise (1872-1956).

Cartier Portland Tiara was commissioned by the 6th Duke of Portland for his wife, Duchess Winifred. 

This tiara was made by Cartier in 1908.
 sapphires and diamonds

This tiara was made from diamonds belonging to Empress Maria Leopoldina of Brazil, Emperor Pedro's first wife.  The diamonds were inherited by her children after her 1826 death but Emperor Pedro later bought them in order to make a tiara for his new wife.  Diamonds set in gold and silver

                              Duchess of Leuchtenberg's Emerald Parure Tiara

               Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia's Diadem of Ancient Pearls

This tiara was made in the late 1880s using pearls from the diamond fund.

                      Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia's Turquoise Tiara

Was this tiara created by Fabergé circa 1895

                          Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna of Russia's Diamond Tiara

This tiara was made in the early 1800s.