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Tiara of the Month: three of the most dramatic diamond diadems in history

January 10, 2025

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First seen in 1906, this towering diadem was worn by Alexandra Feodorovna, the last Empress of Russia, at the opening of the first Russian State Duma. It sports a circlet of diamonds and pearls at the base supporting pavé diamond festoons and swirls. These, in turn, suspended oscillating pearl pendants rising to a band of large teardrop-shaped pearl toppers. The tiara culminates in an astonishing summit, which ends at least 5 inches upwards of the wearer. Alexandra was the granddaughter of Queen Victoria and had married Nicholas II of Russia in 1894. She quickly became unpopular for resisting change from…

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De Beers prospects blemished after Botswana cuts new diamond deal

July 25, 2023

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Receive free Diamonds and gemstones updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Diamonds and gemstones news every morning. After four years of tense negotiations, the world’s biggest diamond miner and the largest producing country by value struck a landmark deal last month aimed at guaranteeing the supply of the precious stones to the world’s jewelers and retailers for years to come. The 10-year sales agreement and 25-year license awarded to De Beers to mine in Botswana keeps alive a 54-year-old partnership. But critics say the new terms, which are much less favorable for the…

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Hailey Bieber poses topless in $10,750 diamond bra for Rhode

April 19, 2023

Hailey Bieber poses topless in ,750 diamond bra for Rhode

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She’s showing off her melons. Hailey Bieber posed practically topless to tease her latest Rhode launch, the Peptide Lip Treatment in Passionfruit Jelly ($16), on Instagram Friday. In the sultry snaps, the 26-year-old model leaves little to the imagination in Jacquie Aichie’s 50 Diamond Bra ($10,750), holding two strategically placed passion fruit halves. The five-figure delicate chain design is one of several “boob necklaces” offered by Aiche, who called the style “sexy and sensual” in a 2016 interview with The Post. “Those who get it are crazy about it,” the jeweler told us at the time. And plenty of stars…