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Posted by Boris
on June 17, 2012, 7:20 am, in reply to "Re: Men in pearls"
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Great banner!
And a great reminder of the fact that the perception of grand jewelry being reserved foremost to female wearers is actually
a very recent one in history, and also limited to the western world.
Perhaps a good occasion to post a few more pics of male Royals from the past wearing jewelry?
King Henry VIII, 1509 
Also in the banner, a pearl earring that set a male fashion trend at the time: King Charles I as Prince of Wales, 1615 
Prince Albert von Thurn und Taxis, ca. 1890 
Left: Sri Krishna Wadiyar Bahadur, Maharaja of Mysore, ca. 1920; center: ?, right: the King of Nepal, ca. 1920 
--Previous Message--
: Pearls look great on men. We should
: reintroduce that custom.
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: --Previous Message--
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: Since we are still in June, for the banner I
: thought I'd highlight some male rulers from
: a broad spectrum of periods and cultures who
: wore pearls.
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: They are from left to right, Philip III of
: Spain, Fat'h-Ali Shah Qajar of Persia,
: Justinian I Emperor of the Byzantine Empire,
: Maharaja Sir Sri Krishnaraja Wodiyar IV
: Bahadur of Mysore, and Charles I as Prince
: of Wales.
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