The Grand Return of Pearls
There was a time when wearing pearls equated to ticking the boxes of conventional and bourgeois elegance, with the ultimate totem of respectability being a single or multi-strand necklace. That era is well and truly over. The pearl is making a comeback in the spotlight with a well-placed arrogance, breaking free from conventions to better play the role of a party crasher...
She makes her presence known on graphic, asymmetrical, hybrid jewelry, far from any classicism. She intertwines with other materials, converses with stones and manifests in other forms, far removed from traditional roundness, to flourish in free and contemporary jewelry. Both Tasaki and Mikimoto, iconic houses of pearl classicism, create, alongside their icons, collections and collaborations that represent a real turning point with rock jewelry, deconstructed necklaces, and earrings and rings that play the oversized card. /public-objects/092ecd3a-97e8-4850-b16d-2b96f3fda04a-565a8cdf-142d-4aa6-856a-f2d3ba166f2f-Mikimoto_cdg_index_im14-2_pc.jpg.webp Image sélectionnée Pearls also play a part among independent designers, such as Sophie Bille Brahe or Tamara Taichman, who deconstruct them liberally. /public-objects/1323bce6-71e7-4ee6-8c37-c05388c84e0a-34a8ac4c-1b22-4d75-9cf7-96da6091f704-Sophie%20Bille%20Brahe_novembre242220299523_5d027c5d-9acd-4de6-b749-4e34e05eed2b.webp Image sélectionnée Renowned houses such as Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Mellerio certainly do not forget them in their high jewelry collections, featuring conceptual and spectacular pieces. From ready-to-wear to the runways, the pearl expresses its potential, it rebels and dares, and it feels absolutely wonderful! /public-objects/b38f204c-0a99-4bcf-b0db-93d1228fb8fd-cc1536f7-3a4e-4cd6-b445-ac44aa7391b9-Chanel_Bague%20Voie%20lact%C3%83%C2%A9e%20J102131000.webp Image sélectionnée