Pearl glam

We love a little pearl power. Said to symbolise the purity, generosity, integrity and loyalty of its wearer, pearls will be forever in vogue, however you choose to style them.

Go demure with a simple strand like Grace Kelly, who famously favoured “pearls on screen and in my private life”. Or if you’re not really a pearls and twinset fan and prefer yours a little edgier, then bring out your inner rebel with a seriously out-there look inspired by style muse, Rhianna and her dramatic pearl cuffs, stacks and chokers.

If you’re looking to add some catwalk cool, then dial it up Naomi style. The fashion icon rocked the runway, literally dripping in 80s’ style Chanel pearls à la Lagerfeld, in a fitting tribute to founder, Coco, who was quoted as saying: “A woman needs ropes and ropes of pearls.” And we couldn’t agree more. Pearls are the very embodiment of style.

Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel did indeed take faux pearls to the limits; radically breaking with tradition over a century ago with her obviously fake, oversized pearls. Coco showed the world that you don’t have to have heaps of money to be stylish, as she trailblazed a jewel revolution with her fabulously faux jewels.