The Black Pearls are accomplished, beautiful, career-minded, philanthropic young female leaders in Toronto’s black community. And, as their name suggests, they are rare.

Still, not far from a $100,000 necklace of soft purple and pink pearls at the resort's jewellery boutique, Hinerva, I spotted a bracelet with a single, imperfect black pearl on a strand of silk ...

It’s called a Tahitian pearl. It is not quite black and its coloring embraces a multitude of magical reflections like blue, green, lavender, peacock blue, or even eggplant or bronze ...

Black Tahitian pearls and sparkling diamonds highlight this elegant 18-carat white gold ring, earring and necklace set based on simple circle motifs from Golay.