There are certainly a multitude of beautiful headpieces to be found, from pretty diamond hair combs that can fix a veil in place, to clips – or perhaps a gorgeous brooch – to secure an up-do with a veil.

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Boucheron has done just that with its Au Gré du Vent brooch from its Contemplation high jewellery collection, which serves as inspiration for ways of wearing new or vintage brooches in the hair, or on a silk band attached to the veil.

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That, of course, is an exceptional illustration; there are ways of making a crowning statement in a contemporary way, for example, with a coral-inspired diamond hair comb by Japanese diamond and pearl specialist Tasaki, which can be affixed to a veil or inserted into a hair bun. Alternatively, Ronald Abram has a group of exquisite, vintage French diamond-set tortoiseshell hair combs dating from 1905 in its collection that originally would have been designed for the era’s piled Belle Époque hair.

The jeweller also has a pair of delicate Japanese-inspired art nouveau hair combs decorated with cranes and exotic flora.

A wedding is the most apt setting for a bride to indulge her inner princess with a sparkling tiara or more demure Alice bands, both of which have become hugely popular in recent years in Asia; many tiaras, mostly aristocratic heirlooms, that come up for auction are snapped up by Asian bidders. In fact, it is customary for a bride to wear a tiara without a veil in Japan. At its flagship boutiques in Tokyo and London, Tasaki even loans a small tiara if the bridal jewellery is bought from the jeweller.

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Tiaras are not for ingénues, though. According to an age-old tradition, tiaras can only be worn by brides or by married women. The custom dates back centuries to when the tiara was seen as emblematic of the loss of innocence to the crowning of love. In Paris, Chaumet has a salon in its Place Vendôme flagship dedicated to tiaras and aigrettes (feathered headpieces) that is well worth a visit. They have been making them ever since Napoleon commissioned the first designs for his wife Josephine. Today, the brand celebrates that heritage with its Crown Your Love engagement rings whose designs are inspired by the tiara. Their new high jewellery collection, Perspectives de Chaumet, features a large lacelike diamond tiara and a smaller, modern sapphire version that is all angles.

Graff has similarly designed tiaras for queens, wives of heads of state, and brides, and has completed a number of commissions for clients in Asia.

“For me, the process of designing a tiara begins with the stones themselves,” says Anne-Eva Geffroy, Graff’s design director. “However, nature, historical jewels, architecture and art also play a role in the creative process. A tiara is a bold statement jewel while still being distinctly feminine.”

She also points out the need for tiaras to be comfortable, too. Her designs can feature ornate scrolls and sunbursts of diamonds or creations, such as those in the Bow collection, that capture the effortless fluidity of this elegant motif decorated with diamonds.

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