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Tiaras Go to Your Head

Headpieces take top honors as status symbols

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 18, 2007 12:00 PM CST

(Newser) – Tiaras are this year's must-have adornment, with price tags that start at $9.99 and top out north of $400,000, the AP reports. Hello Kitty wore hers to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and girly girls of all ages—especially those with money to burn—find that the trend is turning heads.

When luxury jeweler Harry Winston sold two tiaras in 2 weeks in the US last year, one exec found it "shocking." The fancy headgear is more of a European tradition, especially for events like state dinners. Only crowns are more formal, but they're usually reserved for royals. A tiara can go anywhere—even a parade.

The Hello Kitty balloon moves through Times Square during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007  in New York.  (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
The Hello Kitty balloon moves through Times Square during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)   (Associated Press)
A tiara that Princess Grace wore to her daughter's wedding is on display at the Grace, Princess of Monaco
A tiara that Princess Grace wore to her daughter's wedding is on display at the "Grace, Princess of Monaco   (Associated Press)
Christie's staff member Alexandra Jaffray holds up at a circa 1895 Faberge antique diamond tiara, with a row of briolette-cut diamonds and centre pear shaped diamond of eight carats, on display at Christie's in London, Monday, June 4, 2007. The tiara is part of the collection of Princess Maria Gabriella...
Christie's staff member Alexandra Jaffray holds up at a circa 1895 Faberge antique diamond tiara, with a row of briolette-cut diamonds and centre pear shaped diamond of eight carats, on display at Christie's...   (Associated Press)
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II shown looks at the Queen Mary Diamond Tiara, circa 1893, previously known as the Girls of Great Britain Tiara given to her as a wedding present by her grandmother Queen Mary, who herself received it as a wedding gift, on show for the Summer Opening Exhibition...
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II shown looks at the Queen Mary Diamond Tiara, circa 1893, previously known as the Girls of Great Britain Tiara given to her as a wedding present by her grandmother Queen Mary,...   (Associated Press)
Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani watches as his wife Judith Nathan shows her dress and tiara to the media after their wedding at Gracie Mansion in New York, Saturday, May 24, 2003. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani watches as his wife Judith Nathan shows her dress and tiara to the media after their wedding at Gracie Mansion in New York, Saturday, May 24, 2003. (AP Photo/Diane...   (Associated Press)
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