Designs for pearl jewels are getting edgier with a touch of elegance thanks largely to the creative use of baroque pearls. Unlike round pearls, baroques have an irregular non-spherical shape. The ...

Perhaps no one popularized pearls as much as Coco Chanel. In 1935, Man Ray photographed the fashion icon dressed in black, smoking a cigarette, wearing her trademark multiple strands of pearls and ...

Pearls sometimes get a reputation for being too preppy, conjuring ideas of twinset cardigans and prim strands of pearls. But today’s designers embrace pearls’ beauty and range of colors and shapes in ...

Forget the simple bridal strands of yesteryear. Whether your big-day style is classic, modern, or somewhere in between, this season’s pearl accessories are anything but ordinary. 1. Freshwater-baroque ...

Pearls are the perfect example of modern jewelry reinvention. They’ve been a feminine go-to for centuries, and the traditional, mid-20th century “Jackie O” pearl strand is trending again — but now ...

Introduction : The global early Americas -- Sex, death, and the sea : pearls in the early modern imagination -- Pearls and a political ecology of empire, 1498-1541 -- "Even the black women wear ...

Until the early 1900s, pearls were discovered only by chance in oysters, making any pearl exceedingly rare and valuable, typically reserved for royalty and nobility. Today, most pearls are cultured, ...

Q: My wife loves pearls, and I like to buy them for her. How do I know that I’m getting my money’s worth? A: It can be tricky. There’s no industrywide standard pearl grading system. The Gemological ...

When we think of pearls, it's easy to imagine perfectly polished, circular gemstones that boast a high-quality finish equal to their corresponding price tag. This season, the fashion world is here to ...