Women And Brooches Recorded In History

Elizabeth Taylor and her Tiffany Dolphins Brooch

Elizabeth Taylor

The gentle brooch of a high-profile woman

Highest known brooch:

Tiffany dolphin brooch, Bulgari platinum emerald diamond brooch

Although Elizabeth Taylor has appeared in our column too many times, when it comes to brooch collection, we still want to be happy to open the jewelry box of this jewelry loving woman again. Maybe many people think that the exaggerated and luxurious necklace is suitable for this flamboyant woman, but I think the picture of her wearing her brooches is the most harmonious, and the gentle femininity spreads everywhere. If Taylor is still alive, she should agree with me. If you don't believe her, the only jewel she wore at her wedding to Richard Burton, her favorite man, was an emerald diamond brooch.

The brooch is also a jewel that witnessed the legendary love between the two. In 1962, Richard Burton gave Ti

A huge dolphin brooch customized by any. This gift moved Taylor of Pisces inexplicably, because the designer of the brooch was Jean Schlumberger, the famous "jewelry poet" at that time, and Taylor has always been his crazy fan.

Queen Eugenia and her most famous "queen brooch"

Queen Eugenia

The person who first started the fashion of brooches

The most famous brooch: "Queen brooch"

Empress Eugenia of Napoleon III can be said to be one of the initiators of the modern brooch trend. It is she who carried forward this ancient form of jewelry. Most of her brooches adopt Spanish style modeling, inlaid with pearls and diamonds, and take figure relief as the brooch pattern ingeniously. The famous "brooch clasp necklace" was also created by her.

Among her more than 2000 brooches, the most famous one is the "Queen's brooch". In 1855, the famous jeweler Fran Cramer designed a diamond belt for Queen Eugenia, which was ingeniously connected with a bow shaped buckle. However, Queen Eugenia was not very satisfied with this belt, so she added five diamond chains and two diamond tassels under the bow knot. This 141 carat diamond brooch became famous, and from then on, it became the beautiful name of "Queen brooch". Since then, the "Queen's brooch" has been

With the acquisition of any, Caroline Esther, an American celebrity, became its new owner. The social queen of the gilded age made it into a jewelry bra, which frequently appeared on the social pages of newspapers. In 2008, the Louvre bought back this legendary treasure with nearly 3 million euros.

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Flamingo brooch worn by the Duchess of Windsor in 1938

Cartier's famous cheetah brooch

The Duchess of Windsor

Favorite beauty of wild animals

The most famous brooch: Cartier Cheetah brooch

The most romantic memory about the brooch belongs to the Duke of Windsor who "doesn't love beauty". In all the biographies about Mrs. Windsor, there is no exception to mention the Cartier "cheetah" brooch. In December 1936, King Edward VIII, who had been enthroned for less than a year, gave up his popular imperial power and announced his abdication to become the Duke of Windsor in order to marry the American commoner Lady Simpson who had been divorced twice. After marriage, the Duchess of Windsor was hated by the British social circles. In order to comfort her wife, in 1937, a jewelry box containing 57 pieces of Cartier jewelry was sent to the Duchess of Windsor, of which the most attractive one was a small white gold cheetah with bright diamonds. It was holding a huge pillow shaped ruby weighing 18.29 carats, Emerald The inlaid eyes are remote and mysterious, smart and shining with noble light. Since then, the Duchess has fallen in love with the cheetah brooch and often wears it as a personal symbol. After that, Cartier made many kinds of cheetah brooches for her, including a guard brooch made of diamond and Kashmir round cut sapphire, which became one of Cartier's most famous works in history.

In addition to Cartier, the Duchess of Windsor also loves another major jewelry brand, Van Cleef&Arpels. In 1936, her Christmas gift was a Feuille de Houx pin.

The Duchess has collected a large number of beautiful brooches throughout her life, most of which are in the form of exotic and lively animals, which is exactly the same as the flower shaped pattern of the British royal brooches Star pattern It is totally different, and seems to be playing the opposite tune.

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Albright and Her "Reading My Brooch"

KJL's lion brooch. Albright wore it to meet the former Syrian president whose name means "lion"

Albright

Political language in the brooch

The most famous brooch: Golden Snake Coiled brooch, the first female secretary of state in American history, shines with her name, as well as her famous "brooch diplomacy". Not long ago, she even published a new book called "Read My Brooch", boldly exposing that the brooch is her secret weapon.

Albright began to wear brooches in 1994. After becoming Secretary of State of the Clinton Administration in 1997, she followed the example of her predecessor, Mrs. Thatcher, and collected more and more brooches. The beauty loving lady has collected more than 1000 brooches.

Her "brooch diplomatic language" is a charming scenery with profound implications in the political arena. When she met with South Korean President Kim Dae jung, she wore a sun brooch to highlight Kim Dae jung's sunshine policy; After the Gulf War, the Iraqi media described her as "an unparalleled snake". Albright, then the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, wore a brooch coiled by golden snakes to fight back when meeting with Iraqi officials?? For her, the brooch is a handy practical tool when dealing with various foreign affairs, a medium for effectively transmitting political information, and even a "weapon of mass destruction".