Pearls of Wisdom

During graduation pearls come to mind. They were once the traditional gift presented to young ladies leaving collage and later, to brides on their big day. Outside of New England, who knows how much of this still goes on (it's alive and well here!) but these are a few treasured images collected over the years.

Cobbled pearls create a delicate set of lapels by Ranjana Khan.


Martin Berstein weaves tangled chains and south sea pearls together into webs.


Found jewelry intermingling in a Subversive piece by Justin Giunta.


Image: BHLDN | Martin Bernstein | Subversive