Styling & Gifting

Pearls are one of the few gifts I've never seen go wrong. They work for your mom, your sister, your best friend, and the person on your list who "doesn't really wear jewelry." The trick is picking the right pearl for the right person. I pick every pearl and stone that goes into my pieces myself, so I know them pretty well. Here's how I'd shop for everyone on your list this year. Pearl gifts for mom Most moms already have a strand of round white pearls tucked away somewhere. G

I hear this a lot: "I'd love to wear pearls more, but they feel too formal for everyday." The truth is, it's rarely the material. It's a handful of design choices — size, color, shape, and how much metal shows — that decide how dressed-up a piece actually feels. Usually it's a combination of these, not just one, and sometimes it's the same necklace, worn a little differently. Size Large pearls, all the same size, tend to feel more like a statement — the kind of piece that's c

When someone asks me which pearl color they should choose, my first instinct is always: the one you can't stop looking at. But I also know that when you're staring at a screen trying to decide between blush pink and dusty lavender, that's not always a helpful answer. So here's how I actually think about pearl color — not as a set of rules, but as a way of finding your way back to what you already know you want. Because pearl color has a mood. And once you know the mood you're