UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.-AME Info.com has reported that Mid East weddings provide more than USD 700 million of business a year to the Middle East jewellery industry according to the organisers of Bride 2004, the premier exhibition for wedding day organisers and brides-to-be in the region. Upscale & Posh has a Museum Collection of tiaras at Bride 2004.

Jessica Sutherland, Managing Director of organisers IIR Exhibitions said. “as much as $25,000 is spent on jewellery for an average wedding as that includes not only presents to the couple plus their own jewels but also members of the families buying jewellery for themselves for the event.’  

More than 10 jewellery suppliers took part in Bride 2004, which ran until Thursday (April 15) at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre. To celebrate the event Eternity Diamonds, part of the Antwerp-based Super Jewels Group, a key sponsor of Bride 2004, unveiled its new Eternity Heart yellow diamond at the show. The classical piece is a 35.69 carat heart shaped stone about 1.5 inches in diameter and has been crafted from rough diamonds to create something that would be fit for a princess, the company said.  

Upscale & Posh displayed their Museum Collection of tiaras at their pavilion with designs created exclusively for weddings and formal events together with matching Italian handmade shoes embellished with Swavorski crystals and hand beading. The collection includes a tiara based on the one Princess Grace of Monaco wore at her daughter Caroline’s wedding, a Russian tiara with matching Cinderella slippers and a tiara based on the work of early 19th century French designer Boucheron.  

Also conducting an exquisite exhibition of tiaras is the Victoria and Albert Mueum in London who will be pinpointing the collection today and showing for the occasion a ball gown by Worth, 1900. The exhibition “Tiaras” presents the greatest collection of tiaras ever assembled, with more than 200 scintillating gem-set head ornaments on display. Featuring thousands of fine diamonds, complemented by precious emeralds, sapphires, rubies, pearls, amethysts and topazes, court diadems made by Garrard, Fabergé, Cartier and Boucheron contrast with those made today by Vivienne Westwood, David Linley, and Philip Treacy in acrylic, wood and feathers, the exhibition is comprised of loans from private collections, museums, and jewellers from around the world.

“Tiara” traces the evolution of the tiara from the mid-18th century to the present day and provides a fascinating insight into the history of the jewels themselves, their owners and their makers. Providing a rare opportunity to see the breathtaking precious stones worn by European and British royalty, including Their Majesties the Queen, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and Queen Victoria, Tiaras includes many tiaras of royal provenance that have never been exhibited before.