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If Jewels Could Talk with Carol Woolton

SOTHEBY'S TIARAS WITH KRISTIAN SPOFFORTH & KIKI MCDONOUGH

If Jewels Could Talk with Carol Woolton

Carol Woolton

Arts, Fashion & Beauty

9.6 • 42 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Ahead of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee and the Sotheby's exhibition Power & Image: Royal & Aristocratic Tiaras, Kristian Spofforth, head of jewellery, takes Carol to look at the 46 tiaras on show, including one made by designer Kiki McDonough, who also joins Carol and Kristian for the conversation.

Read Carol's piece on tiaras in Air Mail here https://airmail.news/issues/2022-5-28/every-tiara-has-a-story

This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones

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Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash

Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton

Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative

Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda




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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you by Fully Gemstones.

0:08.0

In this sort of age of Instagram where people really want to draw attention to themselves,

0:14.0

there is no better way than having something on your head that glitters.

0:18.0

So, here I am.

0:19.0

Yeah.

0:20.0

Exactly. Yeah. Your earrings can easily be hidden by the hair or the same necklaces can be hidden by the dress

0:25.6

or the hair, but a tiara is right there in plain sight.

0:28.0

You literally can't miss them. Welcome to If Jewels Could Talk. I'm Carol Walton,

0:33.1

the voice of jewellery, an author, broadcaster, and the woman who initiated the role of

0:38.0

Jewelry editor at magazines like Tattler and British Vogue.

0:42.4

This is a podcast for everyone.

0:44.5

For people who do like jewelry, for people who don't realize they like jewelry, and anyone

0:49.9

intrigued by fascinating facts, new ideas, and forgotten histories. So please join me as I tell

0:57.5

sparkly tales meeting all sorts of people delving into four centuries of jewellery culture

1:03.1

and investigate what's happening now. Welcome back to if Jules could talk.

1:14.3

I'm thrilled to be starting a new season.

1:16.8

While everyone in London is celebrating her majesty's platinum jubilee,

1:21.6

for anyone out of the UK,

1:23.8

that means the queen has been on the throne for 70 years.

1:27.6

So the whole nation is celebrating her coronation

1:30.5

in a number of ways from street parties

1:33.5

to incredible exhibitions to creating special works of art.

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