Pearls as glamourous as they are, used to be reserved for the few and privileged. However today’s pearls are making a big trend in the global fashion world offering a wide range of colors, shapes and sizes at affordable prices. The original inventor of cultivation method of pearls Mr Mikkimoto held the patent for 90 years till it expired in the 80’s, since then pearl cultivation has been growing fast and now cultured fresh water pearl jewelry offers fashion lovers the glamour of pearls at totally affordable prices.

Today we see very chunky layers of pearls worn by Michelle Obama, also more classic multi strands look from Coco Chanel image, not to mention the audacious colorful and chunky designs using generous amount of pearls and gemstones.

A classical one strand, two strand or three strand white round pearl necklace of size 7-8mm are a wardrobe’s must have, together with a pair of good size white pearl earring studs ideally 8-9mm. These items never go out of fashion and can go very well with business suits and smart casual looks. They are also great for evening functions. However the real beauty lies in today’s amazingly shaped cultured fresh water pearls, they can be of cranky wrinkled Biwa pearls, long stick pearls, coin pearls or potato shaped large pearls, come in sizes from as small as 2mm up to as large as 13mm in adjacency to large South Sea pearls.

There are also a wide spectrum of natural colors offered by the nature, from white, purple, baby pink, peach, dark orange to grey, all with amazing lustre and sheen reflecting light in a rainbow color range. Creative designers use the beauty of pearls combined with colorful gemstones to make really attractive styles of jewelry that can change a simple outfit to stunning evening wear. Fashion lovers also wear designer pearl jewelry to compliment their high fashion daywear and even wear them to beaches.

There are also lots of enhanced colors of pearls, from dark pink, stunning gold and bronze, bright purple to peacock green or navy blue, giving more choices for fashion lovers to help accessorize with their outfit.

The black fresh water pearls are so gorgeous that they compare to high quality Tahitian pearls yet at a fraction of price, like for like it’s about 1/5 of price. A classical 8-9mm round black pearl long strand which gives such a chic and high class look without damaging the bank balance.