May 1999
Gemstones & Pearls:News
Static Styles for Pearls
Diminutive looks and multiples
remain popular for spring
A recent seminar on pearl jewelry trends sponsored by the Jewelry Information Center and the Cultured Pearl Information Center showed what's old is new again. Dominant styles from past seasons – including stations, illusion necklaces and solitaires – still feature prominently in manufacturers' collections.
Styles that JIC and CPIC say you should continue to show your customers this spring include:
- Spare use of pearls, in stations or solitaire drop pendants on earrings, neckwires or chains.
- Multistrand collars and cultured pearl bibs.
- South Sea pearl solitaire necklaces in platinum accented with diamonds.
- Pastel pearls in pink, pistachio, plum and peach to complement spring's pale apparel palette.
- Nature-inspired motifs, such as pearl flowers, insects, leaves and all things celestial.
- Illusion necklaces strung on microcords – making the pearls appear to float magically around the neck.
- Pearls joined with mesh, woven metal and lacey textures.
- Black pearl necklaces for men (at least for some).
– by Lorraine M. Suermann
Copyright © 1999 by Bond Communications.
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