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A bold look for a powerful, confidant woman that is often seen on very successful women like Oprah, Nancy Pelosi and Cindy McCain: bold or contrasting pearl strands - or bold and contrasting strands! - that people would have to be blind to miss.
We've compiled some examples of the eye-catching use of big, colorful, complementary pearls by celebrities, including First Lady Michelle Obama - who naturally doesn't settle for simply bold or merely contrasting, but embraces both!
This versatile outfit can easily be worn to a nice lunchean or for a day at the Beach. We played up the crisp white with a complimenting 10.4 x 13.9mm Baroque South Sea Strand and matching 10mm Pearl Studs both available at FutureFashionista.com.
Above: Georgette Mosbacher, Daisy Kavanos, Shari Sharfer-Rollins, Mary Gleason, Adrienne Vittadini, Elyssa Kellerman
Top Row:Linda Thompson, Mary Leach, Princess Marina Sturdza, Clo Cohen
2nd Row: Sharon Bush, Muffie Potter Aston, Dame Barbera Hay, Elkie Krivat
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Be the blushing beauty and turn heads in this $70 Rose Quartz Dress, which we paired with our arresting black Tahitian pearl strand and black Tahitian pearl earrings.
Top Row: Mary Alice Haney, Elizabeth Reeser, Martha Stewart, Gerard Malone,
2nd Row: Jane Rosenthal, Perrey Reeves from HBO's Entourage, Gai Waterhouse, Zoe Naylor
Sometimes I enjoy sharing some of the other parts of my life, like the tiny farm in my backyard. These three-week old cuties are blue Silkie Chicks.
Silkie Chickens are one of the oldest of the rare breeds of poultry. It is said that Marco Polo wrote about seeing Silkies in the Orient in 1200 A.D. during his travels. They are a mini-chicken, or "bantam" and they are one of the most docile and sweet tempered of all the chicken breeds. In fact they are so sweet-natured, they will take care of eggs and chicks from different breeds.
Their feathers are missing the barbules that hold them into the traditional rigid feather so their feathers appear to look like hair. They also have black skin, black bones, feathers on their five toes, and light turquoise almost iridescent looking earlobes. They come in several interesting colors; white, black, splash, blue, lavender, red, gray, partridge, and buff. My little chicks here are blue... I also have splash and lavenders.
Wearing this Fendi blouse ($990) and crepe skirt by Temperly London ($725), you could compete with the sun itself for center of the universe! We paired the outfit with our Tahitian and South Sea multicolor pearl strand and our yellow gold South Sea pearl earrings.
Tory Burch, Jennifer Maguire Isham, Joan Allen, Princess Maria Teresa, Princess Mary,Martha Stewart, Olivia Palermo, Bethenny frankel, Zoe Naylor, Dale Mercer, Tinsley Mortimer,Tess Daly, Helen Mirren
Pearl jewelry has always been a favorite among brides - and for good reason! The luminous glow of pearls is a perfect accessory for the vibrant bride adorned in dazzling white. But white isn't the only color brides are wearing these days - and pearls remain a perfect accessory, thanks to the vast spectrum of colors in which they come!
We paired some gorgeous gowns of the season, by designers Claire Pettibone and Suzanne Ermann, with some of our favorite pieces, which you can find at FutureFashionista.com.
Who says dressing professionally has to be boring? Certainly not with this stunning teal silk-jersey wrap-front top with a self-tie belt and plunging V-neck by Issa for $305. We complemented it with a pair of our equally stunning silver-blue Tahitian pearl and diamond earrings and a silver-blue Tahitian pearl strand.
Cornelia Guest, Ann Souder, Alison Arngrim, America Ferrera
Gai Waterhouse, Kelly LeBrock, Tess Daly, Heather Leeds
Whitney Duncan, Eleanora Kennedy, Marisa Berenson,Jaclyn Smith
Marian Ross, Shirly Jones, Zhu Xuan, Wai Yin-Hung
It is Elana's birthday today, so we are celebrating the day with a fun party dress from Modcloth paired with 1920's platinum & diamond earrings and a Tahitian Pearl ring. Add in a whoopie cushion and a pair of groucho glasses and you would have her "other" typical accessories too!
Get a pair of Tahitian pearl studs free with the purchase of any pearl strand over $700 from April 12 to 15!
A grafter cuts mantle tissue from a donor Tahitian oyster (P.margaritifera). The tissue graft will be implanted with a bead nucleus into the new oyster. Donor oysters are often meticulously picked out based on their past history of producing especially vivid colored pearls. Farmers believe the donor tissue may have a lot to do with determining the color the mollusk will produce.
The perfect casual Friday or "martinis with the girls" outfit. We paired this gorgeous jacket with a high luster Silver-gray Tahitian pearl strand and Diamond & Tahitian pearl earrings.
I thought I'd introduce you to some of my fine feathered "flockers." I have two females and two males. The handsome boy I'm holding is "Dan."
Even though Easter weekend has passed, we can still embrace the pastel colors with a gorgeous dress from Isabel Marant. We completed this look with Aubergine Tahitian Pearl & Diamond Drop Earrings and a Diamond & Tahitian Pearl Ring.
The Melbourne Cup has long been known as an urban fashion spectacle. In the early 1800s, the race track was one of the few places in colonial Australia where high society and the lower classes came together socially. The first Australian race meet, held in 1810, established the culture of the Melbourne Cup and was part of a plan to improve the cultural life of Sydney.
With waning crowd attendances in the 1960s, the Victoria Racing Club Committee held the first Fashions on the Field competition at Flemington in 1962 to encourage female race goers back to the races. Fashions on the Field is a chance for women of all walks of society to compete for prizes in various fashion categories. It attracts immense media attention as well as outstanding creations from established and up and coming milliners, designers, dressmakers and tailors.
Above: Sophie Falkiner, Jane Logan, Natasha Belling, Grace Otto, Emma Freedman, Skye Leckie
These unusual beauties are Lion's Paw scallop pearls, which are natural calcareous concretions from mollusks native to the coastal waters of Central and North America.
To learn more, check out What is a Scallop Pearl and Natural pearls of various types.
You won't be a shrinking violet in this bold, vibrantly hued dress, only $194 at Cusp.com! We added our Diamond Moon and Star Necklace for added femininity. Heels and Clutch available at Cusp.com.
A Qing Dynasty ceremonial court pearl necklace from a period of Qianlong sold for a record setting amount at a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong. The 18th century necklace was sold for US$8.7 million. (Source: Yahoo News).
We are in love with bows... so feminine and tailored. We paired our gorgeousAubergine Tahitian Pearl Strand and matching Diamond Aubergine Tahitian Pearl Earrings with this fab outfit.
Top: Bethenny Frankel. Tory Burch, Birgit Weyler, Concha Velasco, Daniela Iavarone
2nd Row: Carla Zampatti , Christine Baranski, Colette Garnsey, Dionne Bromfield, Daryl Roth,
Bottom: Sunny Hostin, Sandra Sully, Keely Shaye Smith, Lisa Wilkinson, Stephanie von Pfuel
A tidal-wave of tie-dye in this dress by Helmut Lang. Perfect for spring events and versatile enough to work as a day or evening piece. We matched it with our 1.5ctw Diamond Hoops and our Diamond Crossover ring. Dress, Shoes and Bag at Net-a-porter, Jewelry at FutureFashionista.com
It's Aussie Racing time again! "Fashions on the Field" always brings ornate millinery and gorgeous pearls. Some of the beautiful Australian celebs pictured are Rebecca Twigley, Laura Dundovic, Ashley Roberts, Sonia Kruger, Jennifer Hawkins, Brittney McGlone, Havana Brown and Kimberly Davies. The pictures below are from last week's Golden Slipper and from previous race events.
We fell in love with this killer jacket by Donna Karan because of the exquisite detailing. We paired it with South Sea earring jackets and our Star & Moon Diamond Necklace. Clothing, heels and bag at Net-a-porter.com. Jewelry from FutureFashionista.com
