Found this article chock full of gorgeous pearls in Newsweek
International. Check it out, and remember, you can always get gorgeous
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Nov. 6, 2006 issue - Style: Pearls Updated
By Karla Bruning
These are not your grandmother's pearls. With fresh designs and
combined with dazzling jewels, modern strings have come a long way
from the classic single strand. "For a lifetime, if not for centuries,
the look of pearls was a straight strand around the neck with nothing
else," says SalvadorAssael, chairman ofAssael International, whose
collections are sold around the world. "We realized that the new
generation wanted something different--something youthful, versatile
and suitable for every day." With eclectic designs by Prince Dimitri
of Yugoslavia, the House of Assael utilizes pearls of every type and
color, mixing them with precious and semiprecious stones and mundane
objects like wood. The Rope Necklace features 54 semi-baroque
iridescent gray Tahitian pearls strung with oval-shaped moonstones and
ruby beads, set in 18-karat yellow gold ($60,000; assael.com).
The trend is being driven in part by the bounty of Chinese freshwater
pearls, which come from mussels rather than oysters and now rival
saltwater varieties in color, shape and luster. Of Bulgari's two new
pearl collections, one--the Sapphire Flower line--features Chinese
freshwater cultured pearls and a rainbow of multicolored sapphires.
The Flora 18-karat yellow-gold and diamond ring boasts five pear-
shaped sapphires forming a multihued flower set next to a single white
pearl ($8,200; bulgari.com).
Pearls are a centerpiece of David Yurman's spring collection, which
includes a pseudo-traditional single strand of oversize, chunky South
Sea cultured pearls as well as a sterling-silver and 18-karat-gold
mixed chain necklace with turquoise and freshwater cultured pearls
(strand $13,000- $80,000, chain $3,650; davidyurman.com).
Tiffany shakes up its classic simplicity with the Dragonfly
collection. The bracelet boasts white cultured freshwater pearls and
1.7 karats' worth of round diamonds melded into three rows of shining
dragonflies ($9,750; tiffany.com).
Laura Gibson mixes colored pearls with other jewels in her feminine
designs. One signature necklace combines Tahitian keshi pearls, London
blue topaz, aqua-marine, labradorite and morganite into a sea-blue
beauty ($10,800; lauragibson.com).
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