For the first time in quite some time, I really like all the ensembles our Scandinavian royal friends wore for the Nobel Prize ceremonies – in both Norway, where the Peace Prize is awarded, and in Sweden, where the rest are awarded. This is particularly great in the case of the Swedish royal ladies, because we can focus on the tiaras. And they gave us a lot of tiara fun to talk about…
(Revisit our open post for links to watch the ceremonies.)
Biggest Tiara Surprise
Crown Princess Victoria
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I always seem to predict a nice jewel tone for Victoria, so this light blue was a big surprise. An even bigger surprise: Victoria wore the
Swedish Aquamarine Kokoshnik Tiara for the first time! She made it her own by adding a diamond rivière to the base. (She’s done this sort of temporary addition in the past to the
Button Tiaras.)
Queen Silvia’s diamond floral earrings were a good balance for the large collar on this Jennifer Blom dress. You could take that down a notch and be none the worse, my single quibble with this otherwise delightful mass of light blue pleats.
Most Improved Tiara
Sofia
just showed us that her
Emerald and Diamond Tiara could lose its emeralds and open up its shape. She wasn’t done showing us her tiara’s many tricks, apparently, because now she’s replaced those emeralds with pearls. This tiara has never looked better.
The dress is from designer Ida Lanto, and that’s a princess dress if I ever saw one. Between that and the intense sparkle from her tiara, Sofia was operating at her highest princess level tonight.
Best Tiara Showcase
Princess Madeleine
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Queen Josephine’s Amethyst Tiara isn’t an easy one to wear. Amethysts good enough to eat, but a wide circumference that’s tripped up many an experienced tiara model. Unless you’re Princess Madeleine. This is the second time she’s aced an amethyst outing.
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She added other pieces from the Amethyst Parure to her look, which was just the first in a purple group tonight (much to my delight). Her bespoke dress from maternity label
Séraphine is “pure mauve silk, featuring sumptuous hand-beaded overlay in precious gold silk.” Sumptuous indeed.
Achievements in Tiara Tackling
Princess Christina
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She’s the best wearer of both the
Dreaded Button Tiaras, she makes the tall
Cut Steel Tiara look right at home, and now she’s tackled the
Cut Steel Bandeau like a champ and came out on top. Princess Christina, folks. Give her a round of applause.
Most Predictable Tiara
Queen Silvia
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As demonstrated by
our recent flashback, Silvia’s been alternating the
Leuchtenberg Sapphires and the
Nine Prong Tiara for several years now. Last year we had the sapphires, so…Pronger, you’re up. She’s predictable but on trend with that purple dress, at least according to Pantone’s Color of the Year. It’s a repeat from the
state visit to Germany by designer Georg et Arend (per
The Royals and I).
Most Predictable in Daywear
Queen Sonja and Crown Princess Mette-Marit
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Holding down the daywear fort, the Norwegian royals attended the Peace Prize ceremony earlier in the day and this is both exactly as you would expect (oh look, Mette-Marit’s worn a floral!) and even better than you’d expect (but get that floral in my closet right now, that looks rich). Well done, ladies.
Nobel fun continues with a dinner in Norway and, on Monday, another tiara dinner in Sweden. Stay tuned!
Who wins your prizes at this year’s festivities?
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