Posted by Johan on May 2, 2013, 12:24 pm, in reply to "Re: Question"
Most of the tiara's were made in the fourth quarter of the 19th century. Women had different hairstyles back than and used things like padding and fake hair to disguise the frames. That has changed since. Still i prefer seeing a bit of frame to the burried in hair situation that we saw with Beatrix.
--Previous Message-- : : Thanks Johan. I did not think it was added : just for this latest occasion. : But I was commenting generally on such bases : on so many tiaras these days. They are very : visible. : : : --Previous Message-- : I think this is the normal base created when : the first frame had become too fragile. I : doubt they made a new frame for this event. : Than it would have fitted better than the : one Queen Maxima wore. : : --Previous Message-- : : Has this tiara always had that base? : More and more we see tiaras lifted higher : with these open bases but there is something : not quite right about them. : I wish someone could design a more elegant : method for raising a tiara out of the depths : of a hair arrangement, but without exposing : so much of the mechanics of doing that. : Or the hair needs to be arranged for some : hair to pass through the base to disguise : it. : : This concern probably did not matter before : the days of cameras pointing from every : direction. : : : --Previous Message-- : As much as I love seeing Maxima in this : tiara..I think at some point she might alter : the base of it because it doesn't fit her : head comfortably..from the front the gap : between base and the frame of the tiara : looks odd...too wide for her head...either : she might change the hairdo or change the : frame to reposition this tiara little : differently..it is quite large and massive : piece : : : It looks fine from the sides.. : : : : : : : :