The Queen Alexandra Kokoshnik Tiara

Photos (clockwise from top left): Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom; tiara detail; Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom; Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom



A truly solid fringe tiara wraps up our week of fringes today; even better, it's a fringe that is also a kokoshnik tiara. The craze for fringe tiaras that mimicked the shape of Russian kokoshnik headpieces is largely the