It feels weird to call something as classic as pearls a trend. But right now the iridescent orbs are having a serious moment, particularly the irregular iteration known as baroque pearls. (They were ...

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 ...

Q. Why big baroque pearls? A. These pearls are structural and organic-shaped, and because of their large size, I can make statement pieces. Each pearl is so unique in its shape, color, and luster, ...

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 ...

Celebrities like Usher, Nick Jonas and Harry Styles are piling on the pearls. Ever since fashion houses like Dior, Alexander McQueen, Ryan Roche and more sent male models down the runway wearing ...

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, ...

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 ...