A parure is a suite of matching pieces designed to be worn together en-suite. A full parure often included six or seven pieces such as a necklace, earrings, and often a tiara. Several brooches and bracelets would be thrown in for good measure. A demi-parure is a less elaborate set of two or more pieces, a “poor woman’s parure,” if you will. Parures were popular in the past when jewelry was a compulsive part of a dress code. It is still prevalent in the Middle East as a requisite element of wedding attire. Wearing a matching jewelry set indicates a person who is not in step with current fashion or emotionally attached to her inheritance.