#GARRARD

[tiaramania]

Pink Tiaras

Russian Pink Diamond Tiara by Jacob David Duval, circa 1800

Bagration Pink Spinel Tiara by Fossin, early 1800s

Prussian Pink Topaz Tiara

Württemberg Pink Topaz Tiara

Savoy Pink Tourmaline Tiara

Conch Pearl Tiara, late 1800s

Bowknot Pink Topaz Tiara by Chaumet, circa 1890

Butterfly Pink Sapphire & Pink Quartz Tiara by Just Andersen, circa 1920

Pink Diamond Tiara by Garrard

Argyle Pink Diamond Tiara by Asprey, 2010

Butterfly Pink Spinel Tiara by Tiffany & Co, 2015

Passion Incarnat Pink Spinel & Rhodolite Garnet Tiara by Chaumet, 2016

Jeux de Rubans Conch Pearl Tiara by Mikimoto, 2018

Maze Pink Tourmaline Tiara by Pino Spitaleri, 2021

Andromède Pink Sapphire Tiara by Van Cleef & Arpels, 2023

[tiarascrowns]

Garland High Jewellery Diamond and Pearl Tiara

"Elegantly entangled, an intricately intertwined knot motif, as symbolic of eternity as the diamonds in which it is realised, sweeps around our high jewellery Garland tiara. Its scalloped silhouette brings a lacelike delicacy to the design, with radiating rows of freshwater pearls and diamonds recalling the iconic Lover’s Knot tiara, crafted by Garrard in 1913 and recently worn by Catherine, Princess of Wales, formerly Duchess of Cambridge.

The tiara’s long association with royalty lends it a prestigious beauty that distinguishes it from all other jewels. Ever since it was appointed Crown Jeweller in 1843, the House has crafted some of the British royal family’s most iconic tiaras, many of which are still worn today, and the designers at Garrard continue to dream up contemporary interpretations of time-honoured designs, crafted in the same traditions as they have been for centuries. Read more"

- Garrard's

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[detournementsmineurs]

"Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonberry" wearing her "Amethyst Tiara Siberian" given by Tsar Alexander I of Russia as a stomacher and wearing her "Diamond Stomacher" (1927) made by R. & S. Garrard nd Co (1854), and "Frances Anne Emily, Marchioness of Londonberry" by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1827-28) and by Francis Grant (1820-30) presented in “A History of Jewellery: Bedazzled (part 5: 19th Century)” by Beatriz Chadour-Sampson - International Jewellery Historian and Author - for the V&A Academy online, march 2024.

[gemville]

The Marguerite Necklace by Garrard Worn by Beyoncé To Promote Her World Tour In 2013

Photo Courtesy: Historic Royal Palaces

Source: jckonline.com

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[taffetastrology]

The signs as Garrard rings

Aries

Taurus

Gemini

Cancer

Leo

Virgo

Libra

Scorpio

Sagittarius

Capricorn

Aquarius

Pisces

[billyharris]

Olivia Cooke x Garrard Collab

[thepastisalreadywritten]

In London during the late spring of 1953, preparations for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation were reaching their denouement.

Couturier Norman Hartnell was completing a dress to outshine any other.

Tucked away at the back of Hartnell’s lavish Mayfair townhouse, a team of embroiderers were finishing stitching a floral garland on the ivory silk bodice and crinoline.

Pastel thread, jewels, sequins, beads and 10,000 seed pearls were sewn as Commonwealth emblems and British flora around an English Tudor rose scattered with diamond dewdrops.

Six young, aristocratic maids of honour, including 19-year-old Lady Anne Coke – best-selling author Anne Glenconner – were being drilled like guardsmen by The Duke of Norfolk, responsible for organising the coronation, as they rehearsed the walk to the Abbey altar, with his wife, the Duchess, standing in for The Queen.

“If the Bishops don’t learn to walk in step,” he remonstrated, “we’ll be here all night.”

The photographer Cecil Beaton, well-versed in photographing crowned heads and aristocrats in the Vogue studios, was prepping a vantage point in Westminster Abbey, high up by the organ pipes, as the best location from which to capture the ceremony.

It would be a long day; he’d fill his top hat with sandwiches to sustain him.

Nearby, at Garrard, the Crown Jeweller and his team of master craftsmen were hunched over workbenches altering the Imperial State Crown to fit the young Queen’s head.

Garrard had made the Crown in 1937 for King George VI – a replica of the crown designed and crafted for Queen Victoria, which contained virtually all the same stones symbolic of centuries of Royal history, fitted around a purple velvet cap and ermine band.

Clusters of diamond-set crosses and fleurs-de-lis linked by swags of diamonds, supported by sapphires, emeralds and pearls in the form of oak leaves and acorns, dazzled around the massive 317.40 carat Cullinan II diamond, the Second Star of Africa, cut from the largest diamond ever discovered.

Above it sat the Black Prince’s Ruby – in fact, a spinel, worn by Henry V at Agincourt – while the 104 carat oval Stuart sapphire gleamed at the rear of the band, with the cross atop the orb set with the sapphire from Edward the Confessor’s ring.

King George VI requested Garrard create an inner “hammock” style fitting, like a guard’s officer’s bearskin, to distribute the nearly three pounds of weight evenly on his head.

Reshaping the circlet for Queen Elizabeth II involved remounting the stones and motifs of which it is composed, as well as repositioning and lowering the arches, all of which required craftsmanship of the highest skill. 

The aim was to improve the strength of the crown with lightness of weight, which isn’t easy with large stones, and those which were cut nearly 300 years ago.

They were working against the clock. The new Queen required time before the ceremony to become accustomed to the crown’s feel and weight.

“There are some disadvantages to crowns, but otherwise they are very important things,” said Her Majesty, recalling its heaviness on the 65th anniversary of the coronation.

“Fortunately, my father and I have roughly the same shaped head, so once you put it on, it stays.”

The media demanded constant updates on Garrard’s work, with the coronation making broadcasting history as the first service to be televised, adding to the sense of pressure.

In addition, two gold Armill bracelets of sincerity and wisdom, symbolic of the monarch’s bond with the people needed to be finished, which were replacing the 17th-century enamel bracelets dating from the coronation of King Charles II.

In previous ceremonies, the Armills had been carried, but these were made for the Queen to wear, decorated with two rows of engraving and Tudor rose clasps with red velvet linings.

Garrard was also inundated with cleaning requests.

“No one had worn their jewellery or tiaras during the war,” explains Lady Anne.

“People were queuing to have their tiaras, which were like great fenders of diamonds, stomachers and necklaces cleaned.”

On the day, 2 June 1953, it poured with rain.

Lady Anne remembers arriving at the Abbey:

“It was pretty dark and cold. Our dresses weren’t lined, there were clothing coupons after the war you see.

A tiny thread of blue cotton had been placed on the floor in the Abbey, so the Queen knew where to stand.

When the procession began, we walked past row upon row of tiaras, as well as people in their National dress.

The Queen walked a bit faster than the Duchess had in rehearsals, so we had to adjust our steps.”

The ceremony ended at 2 o’clock in the afternoon.

Hartnell left after watching his historic dress sweep down the aisle followed by the procession of royal pages, maids of honour, peers and peeresses sparkling with diamonds, looking, he remarked:

“Like a lovely hunk of fruitcake, the damson jam of velvet bordered with clotted cream of ermine and sprinkled with the sugar of diamonds.”

Beaton rushed to Buckingham Palace to photograph the Queen theatrically against a painted backdrop, holding the orb and sceptre and wearing the Imperial State Crown.

The Crown Jeweller Garrard remained until The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh had taken lunch in the Abbey annex, in case any last-minute adjustments to the diamond-encrusted Crown were needed.

“Cecil was waiting when we all returned from the Abbey,” Lady Anne continues.

“He had everything set up for the photographs, and that’s when I really noticed the Crown and jewels glittering under the bright lights and took note of it all.

The Queen looked so young, beautiful and vulnerable, so the contrast of seeing her crowned with all the regalia was extraordinary.

She was weighted down a bit, but I remember thinking it was terribly poignant.”

A tense moment followed.

“The Duke of Edinburgh was fussing around, and Cecil got irritated, put his camera down and said, ‘Oh Sir, would you prefer to take the photographs?’” Lady Anne laughs.

“The Queen looked a bit horrified, and The Duke wandered off. You see, The Duke would have liked the photographer Baron, but it was The Queen Mother who adored Cecil.”

Later, it was still rainy and dark outside.

When the gleaming, crowned figure of The Queen appeared on the Buckingham Palace balcony, she shone with a sense of tradition and permanence.

With the Imperial State Crown, she wore the Coronation necklace and earrings, made in 1858 by Garrard and worn by Queen Alexandra and Queen Mary, including 25 brilliants suspending the Lahore diamond drop.

Time will tell if the Armills will return to being carried at the Coronation of HRH The Prince of Wales, and if he has inherited the Windsor head shape, but should substantial adjustments be required, the crown will appear once more unchanged.

The historical continuity of the regalia, and the fact the crown is still in constant use, makes these jewels created in the Garrard workshop the most potent in the world.

[queencharlottesheart]

India Amarteifio for Garrard’s ‘Wings Rising’ Tower Of London Party

[tiaramania]

TIARA ALERT: Queen Sonja of Norway wore Queen Maud's Pearl Tiara for the dinner for Parliament at the Royal Palace in Oslo, Norway on 24 October 2024.

[psloanclass]

Informal Celebrity Brand Ambassadors – Slay or Nay?

One piece of the Burberry case that stuck out to me was how they cemented themselves as a luxury brand in the early days. Partially, “the Burberry trench coat’s iconic fashion status was strengthened through its popularity among famous actors,” including Humphrey Bogart at the 1942 1942 Academy Awards and Audrey Hepburn in her 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

Brand ambassadors, whether official or unofficial, can help to elevate the status and promote the diffusion of a brand. This can be good or bad depending on the image you are looking for. Does seeing Audrey Hepburn in a Burberry coat make it seem more or less exclusive?

On one hand, fashion brands like DKNY and Tommy Hilfiger used to be more elitist, but now you see so many celebrities wearing them and you can find them in your local TJ Maxx or Marshalls. The over-proliferation of the brand in the public space may have backfired and made it less exclusive…though maybe this was the goal?

On the other hand, Garrard established and elevated their brand through partnering with British Royalty like Princess Diana and later informally Kate Middleton when Prince Harry proposed with his mother’s Garrard ring. The ensuing associations that consumers make with Garrard are along the lines of “royal,” and “elegant,” likely in large part due to the brand being worn by some of the most famous individuals in the country.

By associating brands with A-list celebrities, luxury companies can promote exclusivity to amplify their own premium brand positioning. Although, there is always a risk of this backfiring and making the brand seem more attainable for the general public.

Sources:

[1] https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-princess-diana-engagement-ring-same-size/

[2] https://www.ocregister.com/2012/05/04/gucci-and-other-designer-brands-at-oc-tj-maxx/

[3] https://www.cover-magazin.com/cover-burberry-audrey-hepburn-breakfast-at-tiffanys/

[aprincesadegales]

Meus Top 10 Looks Rosa da Kate (em ordem cronológica) | My Top 10 "Kate in Pink" Moments (in chronological order)

[6/10] Banquete estatal em honra ao Rei Felipe e à Rainha Letizia da Espanha | 12.07.2017 Tiara: Garrard | Queen Mary Lover’s Knot Tiara Vestido: Marchesa Brincos: Collingwood Jewellers (herança da Diana) Colar: Boucheron | Colar Greville em Bandeau Floral de Rubis e Diamantes (emprestado da rainha) Pulseira: Nigel Milne (herança da Diana) Fontes: Kate's Closet | @thecourtjeweller | Diana's Jewels | From Her Majesty's Jewel Vault

[detournementsmineurs]

"Brooch" designed by Prince Albert for Queen Vicoria about Chistmas with a miniature of their first daughter (1841), "Fuchsia pendant and Earrings" by R. & S. Garrard with milk teeth of Princess Beatrice (1864), "Bracelet" with charms given at the birth of each of Victoria's children (1840-57) and "Bracelet" with all Victoria and Albert's children presented in “A History of Jewellery: Bedazzled (part 5: 19th Century)” by Beatriz Chadour-Sampson - International Jewellery Historian and Author - for the V&A Academy online, march 2024.

[gemville]

Green Sapphire, Green Tourmaline, Tsavorite Garnet, Chrysoprase and 18k Yellow Gold Cocktail Ring From Garrard's Blaze Collection

Photo: Garrard

Source: amp.scmp.com

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sophs-style:

Lashana Lynch on the red carpet for ‘The Woman King’ London premiere on Monday (3rd October 2022) in London.

Lashana wore a Jenny Packham bright gem embellished tulle gown styled with a cape from the Pre-Fall 2022 collection. A silver Garrard necklace and Sophia Webster ‘Rosalind’ sandals completed her look.