Tamara, thank you so much for the two pics of CP Victoria wearing the top part of the Brazilian earrings! It actually drove me a bit crazy over that I just knew I had seen them worn by someone at one point and couldn't remember when and where.
I could umagine that this was really a design that looked great on paper when commissioned but simply did not work in reality upon completion; my guess is that the upper part is also just too flimsy in comparison with the large teardrop, which would make the design look quite bottom-heavy.
Queen Silvia wore her new earrings made up from these historic stones for the first time in 1979. Now the question is if there's a pic hidden somewhere which shows Queen Silvia also wearing the upper part only...
--Previous Message-- : Boris..remember I created this side by side : shot of Queen Silvia wearing this pair of : earrings? : : : In my opinion, both top and bottom elements : together would look really awkward because : besides the massive look of tear drop : diamonds, the top element, which I only saw : once on CP Victoria during 2007 Gala dinner, : is quite long too, so they would really look : awkward and wouldn't suit Queen Silvia..she : looks much better with just teardrop : diamonds : : : here is the front view to show massiveness : of these diamonds .....because in the : documentary they look quite small.. : :