No matter how you wear one—on its own, layered under a stack of other jewels—the right men's pearl necklace will lend your fits a jolt of off-kilter elegance.

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan is at the forefront of the trend. The actor has lately been flaunting a stunning collection of neckpieces, like a tennis necklace, a layered emerald haar, and polki jewels.