Girls love to dress up. They copy their mums and aunts and dress up in oversized shoes and dresses and paint their lips and cheeks. All the dress jewellery, hats and scarves that mum has in the cupboard gets used as excuse to play, dress up and have a great time. Girls like to dream of being a princess and living in a fairytale land with a handsome prince. Dressing up is an expression of what girls hope to become when they grow up. All these dreams begin with make believe and dressing up is all part of that. There are lots of moments in a woman's life that are memorable for being unique or special. A school prom, being a beauty pageant queen, graduation, getting engaged or married are just a few, there are many more. All of these celebrations in life make a woman feel special, it's the same feeling that a little girl gets from dressing up. Feeling like a princess covers all sorts of life experiences but there is one occasion that every princess dreams will come true some day. She hopes she'll marry her prince charming. There are many similarities to the make believe of childhood and the reality of being an adult particularly when it comes to marriage. Both the fantasy and the reality involve dressing up; lace, frill, big dresses and sparkly shoes. And both involve being made up to look great with make up and a hair style. It's a real case of transforming Cinderella into the belle of the ball and what Cinderella would be complete without her crowning glory; the tiara. The tiara is the ultimate princess accessory and is both a beautiful accessories to complement the occasion and will act a reminder for years to come of the big day. There are very few other occasions when a tiara will be worn or will have such significance. There's no denying that it can be traced all the way back to early childhood and the attraction to young eyes of something beautiful and sparkling. Tiaras have long been associated with the rich. Royalty have always been seen in them and they've been a way to show wealth and power while at the same time being an alluring attraction to spectators. Tiaras are steeped in history but the early ones are very different from the ones we know today. The name has its origins in Persia and was taken into the Latin language where it became the word we know today. The first tiaras were typically conical in shape and were made from fabric material or sometimes leather. They were decorated with all sorts of weird and wonderful items, not just jewels. Feathers, stones and even animal horns were often used to make a tiara. Wearing a tiara was a way of symbolising the power and influence of a person. The wearer was invested with extra importance; something which has continued to this day. If someone is wearing a tiara there is usually a very good reason for it, more often than not it is part of a wedding dress. The tiaras we know today are more delicate than their predecessors. They are typically circular bands that have been decorated with jewels and fine metal work. The can look fragile but are always impressive and seductive. Queen Elizabeth II, herself once a princess, has the biggest and most valuable collection of tiaras in the world. The tiara has become as much a part of a wedding as a white dress and although you might not be able to afford anything that the Queen has in her collection their are still lots of high street options.
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