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Van Cleef in action!
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Hey--you can't go wrong with layers of pearls. I'm sure your layers were beautiful Think Coco Chanel. My mother certainly did.Sorry to confuse, but those pearls are not mine; I just posted a photo as an example.
I do have pearls (my first love is pearls!), and yes, I do layer. However, when I layer, I like to layer long strands, not short strands.
A layering short story...
The worst offence I have done in layering is wearing four strands at once. It was at a formal event, and I was wearing a red dress. I decided to pile it on with four strands of pearls. So... imagine a very clean, slim, red column dress with four strands of pearls piled on, layered from 18" to 52". It somehow worked, at least to me it did!
So yes... if you like pearls, pile it on! No one knows if your pearls are AAA top quality or fake glass. Only I knew my pearls were real and how much I paid (and perhaps a few pearl connoisseurs). If I had to guess, I would think most people thought they were fake as pearls are ubiquitous. However, that in itself was the beauty... it was not about the value of my jewelry, it was about the fashion look of my simple red column dress, dripping in ropes of pearls.
I love pearls... they always make a statement.
Pearls to me are quiet elegance, a fashion statement, not a money statement (unless a person really knows about pearls).
If you are thinking of getting pearls or adding more pieces to pile on, go for it!
I love love love pearls! They will make you glow!
My beautiful mother at 90!
My thoughts here on how to respond to "where did you get it?"....
This is just my opinion of course.
To me, pretentious is not what a person wears; it's the person's attitude. There are very wealthy people who drip with money, yet they are the kindest and most gracious people. There are also people who wear one little piece of luxury logo jewelry, yet they act high & mighty.
I feel that by downplaying what we wear and being vague in our response, we are indirectly being pretentious. The question asked is a simple question, yet we are immediately assuming the other person cannot afford nor does not know about the finer things in life. As they say, there is always a bigger bear, and I never assume I am the bigger bear.
For me, when complimented and asked "where did I get it" or "what brand is it", I respond with a big humble grin and say "thank you so much, it's a brand called Van Cleef & Arpels." If the person knows VCA, they will say so. If they do not know VCA, they will go and google. I try and come across as humble and kind. Being kind is different than being friendly. Being kind is being courteous and considerate.
I am a believer of learning from others as each of us has so much knowledge to share.
I want to be exposed to and learn about the finer things in life. Yes, it's a shallow comment, but it's relevant here in the context of this conversation about luxury goods.
I came from humble beginnings. I worked as a waitress on the weekends in high school. I worked through college as well, and I did not know much about the finer things in life, much less desire them.
I had a best friend in high school who's father was a jeweler. He sold very high end jewelry and custom pieces. My best friend would get amazing gifts for events. Eight gifts for Hanukkah, every year, and most of the time, it was bling!
I knew nothing of bling. I was a poor kid, but my friend and her father kindly showed me fine jewelry, told me about Cartier and other brands. They did not see me as a poor kid nor tried to hide it from me. They graciously shared with me what they knew.
This opened my eyes, not only to bling, but to life, the finer things in life. It gave me ambition, to want to be more than what I was.
Hence, my view is... when someone asks, tell them the truth, but be gracious and kind.
The more we know about life, the more we grow as a person. It is then our decision if we decide to run with that knowledge or not.
Without that knowledge however, we do not know what wonderful things are out there in the world.
Hence, for me... when asked, I say that my piece is VCA or whatever brand I am wearing...
The little girl who hears about VCA may google and realize... "nah, that's just for 'rich' people" or "wow, I want to own these pieces when I grow up, so I better do well in school and start working for it." I hope it's the latter. She may be inspired; she may be tomorrow's CEO who piles on VCA.
Sharing information and knowledge is a good thing. Just my thoughts I want to share for another point of view.
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Your mom is gorgeous and I am laughing because I have the same grey/black trim Chanel jacket that she is wearing!
Your mom is lovely! I want to grow up and be like mom!
I think I need to buy more pearls! Love her look! Thanks for sharing.
We should just dive in and get some chalcedony!
It's such a lovely stone, and every time I see it in the case, I just stop to stare. It always catches my eye!
All this talk of chalcedony is inspiring me to try it on, again, for probably the 5th time.
Thanks for this, @BigAkoya. I like to layer my opera length pearls and my mother's medium length strand of bigger pearls, and i always feel a little extra when I do that, but I love it too!!! Now I am off to shop for slim red dress....Sorry to confuse, but those pearls are not mine; I just posted a photo as an example.
I do have pearls (my first love is pearls!), and yes, I do layer. However, when I layer, I like to layer long strands, not short strands.
A layering short story...
The worst offence I have done in layering is wearing four strands at once. It was at a formal event, and I was wearing a red dress. I decided to pile it on with four strands of pearls. So... imagine a very clean, slim, red column dress with four strands of pearls piled on, layered from 18" to 52". It somehow worked, at least to me it did!
So yes... if you like pearls, pile it on! No one knows if your pearls are AAA top quality or fake glass. Only I knew my pearls were real and how much I paid (and perhaps a few pearl connoisseurs). If I had to guess, I would think most people thought they were fake as pearls are ubiquitous. However, that in itself was the beauty... it was not about the value of my jewelry, it was about the fashion look of my simple red column dress, dripping in ropes of pearls.
I love pearls... they always make a statement.
Pearls to me are quiet elegance, a fashion statement, not a money statement (unless a person really knows about pearls).
If you are thinking of getting pearls or adding more pieces to pile on, go for it!
I love love love pearls! They will make you glow!
Your mother is just beautiful and so inspiring! I hope I am wearing my jewels happily at 90 just like she does!
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Yes, they don't make them like her anymore. She was amazing. I was very blessed. I had two extraordinary parents.Wow she is absolutely stunning and such a classy lady! Absolute goals!!
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Thank you!Wow she is absolutely stunning and such a classy lady! Absolute goals!!
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Thank you.
Every day she's an inspiration. Moreover, not only did she wear her jewelry, she was still buying it at 90!
I love this so much!! Your mother is beautiful and absolutely glowing with all her pearls. She totally rocks the chic Coco Chanel look. Love!!!
