Fly like a Diamond Angel

A diamond winged necklace with a large, central baroque pearl.

A winged brooch with pearl "head".

A Lalique winged woman brooch with a baroque pearl pendant.

Diamond snakes upholding a winged cabochon stone in this beautiful tiara.

A very tall winged aigrette tiara.

Unique Tiaras that don't fit into any category

A halo-shaped diamond tiara with its velvet wrapped base.

A classical tiara of olive leaf designs and interesting greek key patterns.

A tiara assembled out of separate diamond pins or pendants.

A more modern tiara of diamond arches.

A contemporary Hello Kitty tiara.

A rock crystal Lalique piece with carved parakeets. It's use seems to be more of an art piece than a wearable accessory.

A multi-colored stone tiara in the halo style.

A diamond tiara that comes apart and becomes 6 separate brooches.

Bright Blue Turquoise and Diamond Tiaras

A diamond and turquoise tiara that converts into wear as a necklace.

The Empress Marie Louise of France's tiara, which was once set with Emeralds instead of the bright blue turquoise stones it now has.

A photograph of, I believe, Nancy Astor (correct me if I'm wrong), wearing a beautiful Turquoise and diamond tiara with star designs.

Topazes in all the colors of the Rainbow

The most common colors of topazes we most often see in jewelry are pink, blue, brown, and yellow.

A simple pink topaz and gold diadem.

The pink topaz and diamond parure of the Swedish Royal Family.

A grand demi-parure of large ear pendants and a brooch, done in brown topaz and diamonds.

Diamond Bandeau Tiaras

A diamond bandeau in imitation of ribbons tied with bows. Bandeau tiaras are often worn across the forehead, or their height is very short and their design involves horizontal lines.

A small bandeau set with diamonds and tawny topazes.

A platinum and diamond mesh bandeau.

Small and Cute Tiaras

A necklace that would look beautiful if converted into a tiara.

A small tiara which started out life as either a choker necklace or a bracelet.

A gold and seed pearl comb with matching earrings.

An antique diamond festoon tiara.

A 100-year old tiara in the form of a simple flower bud.

Tiara of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, worn occasionally by Princess Margaret. It was worn most recently by Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge at her wedding to Prince William.

A small diamond tiara, most likely belonging to a non-royal noblewoman.

A topaz and diamond comb and necklace set.

Spike, Halo, and Kokoshnik Tiaras

Many tiaras are convertible to wear as necklaces, and many others come apart to form brooches, earrings, and bracelets. It was a way for ladies to change up their jewels, making it appear as if they owned far more pieces than they actually did.

A simple spike tiara with diamonds and seed pearls.

Most diamond spike tiaras convert for use as necklaces.

Nearly every royal family owns at least a couple of spike tiaras, as the design is so attractive. This necklace, if converted into a tiara, would make a lovely spike-style tiara.

A large pearl and diamond necklace. It probably came with a matching tiara, but the design itself could easily be converted into wear as a large diadem.

A tiara similar to the one that Princess Madeleine of Sweden often wears.

Tiaras are often raised up off of the frame, so that the hair does not cover the delicate features of the tiara. The band is usually wrapped in a soft velvet that matches the wearer's hair color, but sometimes this is not so. Search for images of Princess Victoria of Sweden, and one sees that she often wore tiaras in the past where the velvet covering the band was a blond color, when her hair color is a dark brown.

These types of halos are copied after the Russian kokoshnik headdress worn by peasant women.

A tiara that converts for wear as a necklace.

The tiara above, shown as a necklace.

A beautiful diamond necklace and brooch.

Another necklace that would make a lovely spike tiara.

This tiara flawlessly converts for wear either as a tiara or necklace.