I agree with Bryce that the simple design of Hereditary Grand-Duchess Stéphanie reminds of the fluid style of the dresses of the 1920s/1930s. All Grand-Ducal ladies were quite elegant, but Stéphanie was, in my opinion, the most elegant of them.
She is also wearing on her sash one of the large (and beautiful) rose brooches of the Grand-Ducal Collection. This is the first time she is wearing one of these brooches, isn't it?
Agnes, every new tiara would be welcome, of course! But the Grand-Ducal collection is actually not quite short on tiaras: besides the 5 tiaras worn on the pictures above, there are still at least 9 other tiaras available: the big Nassau diamond tiara, the vine-grape diamond tiara, the small diamond floral tiara, Grand-Duchess Charlotte's Chaumet Art Déco tiara with a large central cabochon emerald, Grand-Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte's peacock emerald tiara/necklace, the aquamarine tiara/bracelet, the small turquoise tiara, the Chaumet pearl and diamond treillice tiara, and the small diamond tiara with butterfly-motifs worn last year for the first (and only) time by Grand-Duchess Stéphanie at the National Day's reception at the Grand-Ducal Palace. Plus possibly two other tiaras whose current whereabouts are unknown: Grand-Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte's Congo diamond bandeau/necklace and the mysterious emerald tiara worn by Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte at Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik of Denmark's wedding in 1967.
I think the Grand-Ducal collection is shorter on necklaces. The necklaces worn by Grand-Duchess Maria-Teresa or her daughters-in-law/daughter are often quite small and do not fit properly, IMHO, with the size and style of the larger and classical tiaras. Several of the necklaces are even not real necklaces, but bracelets mounted as necklaces. New necklaces would be needed to complement properly the Grand-Ducal tiaras.
PS: this is an off-jewel-topic remark, but I had not realized that Princess Claire was so tall!
on June 27, 2015, 3:23 pm, in reply to "
