Tag Archives: kokoshnik

More of the Rosenborg Kokoshnik! (aka Ruby Kokoshnik)

Posted on Wednesday, 5, March, 2014 11:46 pm by ♔ la dauphiine ♔

Countess Ruth in the Rosenborg (aka Ruby) Kokoshnik.

Image | Posted on Wednesday, 5, March, 2014 11:46 pm by ♔ la dauphiine ♔ | Tagged garnet, kokoshnik, royalty, Ruby, tiaras | 8 Comments

Ko-ko-koshnik Time Machine! the 1903 Winter Ball

Posted on Thursday, 31, October, 2013 7:27 pm by ♔ la dauphiine ♔

Okay, you either think the title is (1) uproarious like me, (2) cheese-tastic, or (3) you don’t know which cartoon I reference. Either way, hop in your DeLoreans, gun it up to 88 mph and let’s head to St. Petersburg … Continue reading →

Posted in historic royals, other glittery events, period fashions, russia | Tagged 1903 Ball, Alexander II of Russia, costumes, Андрей Владимирович, Баронесса Эмма Владимировна Фредерикс, Великий князь Сергей Александрович в княжеском наряде, Князь Константин Александрович Горчаков, Костюмированный бал 1903 года, Мария Георгиевна в костюме крестьянки города Торжка, Мария Николаевна, Мария Павловна, СПб. Великосветский костюмированный бал в Эрмитажном театре Зимнего дворца. Общее фото, Фотография 1903 года, Hallow, House of Romanov, kokoshnik, last of the Romanovs, Masquerade Ball, Nicholas II of Russia, romanov, russia, St. Petersburg, traditonal Russian peasant dress, Tsar, Tsarina Alexandra, Winter Palace | 13 Comments

the tiara time roster!

Posted on Tuesday, 29, October, 2013 7:52 pm by ♔ la dauphiine ♔

We here at Tiaras and Trianon are thrilled to announce a new reference page up top, right next to the ever-popular “Tiara Terminology” category. It’s a quick-reference glossary about every piece of jewelry We’ve covered to date. I know! It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in sweden, tiara time! | Tagged circlet, court and social, crown, crown jewels, crown jewels by country, diamond, jewelry, jewelry collections, kokoshnik, royalty, tiara, tiara time | 5 Comments

Royal Family Portrait 1935

Posted on Friday, 25, January, 2013 11:00 pm by ♔ la dauphiine ♔

Taken at the wedding of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark to Ingrid of Sweden, May 1935. How many tiaras do you recognize? Look at the first woman on the left in the second seated row…ring any bells? Happy Saturday!

Image | Posted on Friday, 25, January, 2013 11:00 pm by ♔ la dauphiine ♔ | Tagged denmark, kokoshnik, rosenborg, royal weddings, tiara | 2 Comments

the kokoshnik hallucination follow-up syndrome?

Posted on Sunday, 16, September, 2012 7:11 am by ♔ la dauphiine ♔

Alas, after many a day of this SoCal Indian Summer researching kokoshniks (both traditional and tiara) as well as the Winter Ball…February in St. Petersburg? Could it not be the polar opposite of Southern California Indian Summer? Well, geographically yes…but … Continue reading →

Posted in court and social | Tagged Belle Époque, Bukowskis, Diamond District, Dr. Mario, faberge, kokoshnik, Lamborghini, nicole franco, Prague, Southern California, Tetris, tiara | 3 Comments

Tiaras! the Kokoshnik explained!

Posted on Friday, 14, September, 2012 7:11 am by ♔ la dauphiine ♔

Okay so we all remember last week when we talked about Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik? The one the Peeresses of the Realm presented her when she was only Princess of Wales for her silver wedding anniversary? Okay, jogged your memory. Good. … Continue reading →