If diamonds are a girl’s best friend, can there be a more divinely decadent place to wear them than atop your head? Think not!

Proving that a timeless tiara isn’t an oxymoron, Timeless Tiaras: Jewels for the Head from Chaumet (Diana Scarisbrick; Assouline Publishing) bestows something to drool about. It’s the perfect holiday gift for the girl who has almost everything. Or, a wonderful resource to consider when designing your bridal headpiece,

Gorgeously photographed and beautifully illustrated, the volume shares the history of the legendary jeweler’s collection of ornamental headwear. From a diadem offered by Napoleon I to a ultra modern photo of a white t-shirt clad Rashida Jones lounging against a juke box with a sleek diamond tiara of ears of corn in her hair (as seen, left), there’s nothing less than dazzling here.

Sweet dreams are made of this…

– December 3, 2002