Posted by Juscha on April 18, 2015, 8:32 am, in reply to "Horror demi-parure"
When it comes to something new in the royal and noble vaults - mainly regarding tiaras - I´m often a little confused about the reactions on the board. Indeed, the design can evoke different opinions. But in the end we should happy to see new additions to representative jewellery at all. There aren´t so much and to be to much traditionalistic will end the events we love in the museum. The mass of our favorite pieces are hundred years old and older. By the way I guess the younger generation of women also wants modern jewels of their own taste. Who wants to wear always grannys old pieces? And at all times it was absolutly ususal to change the jewels to modern taste. Even the jewels of the most legendary Queens had been changed, for example Marie Antoinette or Queen Luise of Prussia. Her pearls are dangeling today in the pearl tiara of the danish Queen. Queen Margarete is in this aspect very modern. An artist on her own she is jewellerywise able to connect tradition with modernism and to keep her job alive, from my point of view. She´s 75 and she´s cool.
--Previous Message-- : First of all - I love HM Queen Margrethe - but : her modern jewels! I do not love. : : From an artistic and jewellery craftsmanship : ancle, yes they are fine. But the overall : picture NO! : : Let me mention: : : The gold flower tiara by Arje Griegst - : beautiful when not worn! : The gold/pearl earrings (to match the tiara) : by Arje Griegs - horrid both when worn and : not worn. : The demi-parure with rubies from the Prince : Consort - I semi-like. : The gold flower tiara with earrings made : from gold from Greenland - hideous both when : worn and not worn. : The 'new' gold and ruby demi-parure (worn in : Aarhus) - I like. : The modern gold and turquoise demi-parure. : Hideous when worn and not worn. Looks like : something a friend picked up at a 10$ bazar : at a market booth somewhere (though it has : probably been very expensive!). : : Why not buy classical jewellery? Can you : imagine e.g. Princess Athena inheriting the : new gold and turquoise demi-paprure? and : wear it together with the gold flower tiara : by Arje Griegst? NO! : : Sorry if I sound very angry here - but : sometimes you just want to speak your mid : : :