I'm big on bringing home souvenirs that will remind me of the places I've seen and loved. I have toted back saffron and Turkish delight from the spice market in Istanbul, leather gloves from ...

A complete design with pearls of a consistent color and size (like the Lugano earrings below) often takes decades—or even a lifetime—to produce. The Color: Tahitian black pearls actually ...

The size of the pearl largely depends on the size of the mollusk. For example, akoya pearls can only grow about 9 or 10 millimeters in diameter, but South Sea pearls and black Tahitian pearls can ...

Black pearls are formed when that piece of sand gets stuck in the body of a very specific type of oyster, the Tahitian black-lipped Pinctada margaritifera. The interior shell, called the nacre ...

Blinding white is still the most prized, but there’s plenty of choice, from rare gold and Tahitian “black” pearls to less costly freshwater pearls, which come in everything from pale ...

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 ...

This led to a steady supply of high-quality pearls and popularised the gem. Akoya pearls and other saltwater pearls, like Tahitian black pearls ... s most recent Red Carpet collection – continue ...

Tahitian pearls come from the warm waters there and grow only in the black-lipped oyster, and they are the only pearl to achieve black body color naturally. A file photo of a Tahitian black pearl.

Pearls are the perfect example of modern jewelry reinvention. They’ve been a feminine go-to for centuries, and the traditional, mid-20th century “Jackie O” pearl strand is trending again ...