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Royal Replicas Hit the Runway in Paris

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Designers are showing off haute couture creations in Paris this week, and on one runway, replicas of royal tiaras were included in the show. Here’s a look at some of the replica tiaras used by Alexis Mabille in his 2017 Spring/Summer collection.

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One of the most instantly recognizable replicas: this version of the Greville Tiara. It’s based on the original, kokoshnik-shaped version of the tiara. (It was later altered by the Queen Mother.) This piece echoes the famous honeycomb construction of the Greville Tiara.

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The collection also featured a version of the Greville made in darker stones.

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Another royal replica included: Queen Mary’s Honeysuckle Tiara! The piece includes the central honeysuckle and scroll motifs.

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The collection also replicated famous tiaras by Cartier. This tiara is based on a belle epoque garland tiara by the jewelry firm. The original piece was made around 1909.

Here’s a look at the original tiara that Alexis Mabille replicated.

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The collection also included a belt that echoes the shape and design of the garland tiara.

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This headpiece is a replica of a Cartier ornament made at the turn of the twentieth century for an American heiress, Lila Vanderbilt Sloane. It echoes that piece’s distinctive wave design.

Here’s a look at the original Cartier design.

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And here’s one more tiara based on the wave tiara from Cartier.

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Thank you so much to one of my lovely Twitter followers, sheikhofchic, for altering me to the collection! If you aren’t already following me on Twitter, there’s lots of extra bejeweled goodness there every day!

State Visit Jewels: Icelandic Visit to Denmark

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The Icelandic visit to Denmark (SISSE STROYER/AFP/Getty Images)

Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik of Denmark welcomed the President and First Lady of Iceland to Copenhagen yesterday, and Margarethe pulled out some of her most modern jewels for the occasion.

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For the welcome ceremony and the presentation of a national gift (a Danish translation of The Complete Sagas of Icelanders), Margrethe wore pieces from her modern collection of turquoise jewels. The turquoise and gold brooch was made for her in 2000 by Torben Hardenberg; she’s also wearing coordinating earrings and a turquoise ring. (You can read more about Margrethe’s extensive turquoise collection over here!)

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For yesterday evening’s banquet, Margrethe brought out her newest tiara: the bright, golden Naasut Tiara. The piece was part of Greenland’s Ruby Jubilee gift to Margrethe in 2012. (You can read much more about it over here!) She paired it with a diamond riviere, which seems like a mismatch to me. She also wore the earrings from the Naasut demi-parure, a diamond and emerald cluster brooch, and a large ring that also appears to be set with a green gemstone.

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Crown Princess Mary wore her Edwardian Tiara with coordinating jewels for the banquet.

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And here’s a closer look at both the tiara and Mary’s earrings.

And there were no surprises from Princess Marie, who wore Princess Dagmar’s Floral Tiara.

One more Danish royal made an appearance at the banquet: Princess Benedikte, who wore Queen Sofia’s Star and Pearl Tiara.