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Gorgeous white strands all of You ladies!
pkinnew|1417612441|3794440 said:Excellent choice! I wish my first PP purchase was as perfect as these on you! You will love them forever!!!
CRDKeshi|1417632841|3794616 said:cmd2014, I'd LOVE to see that new Birthday pearl set from your thoughtful parents ... especially how the "Sonoma" clasp works!
FlyGirl, what a great idea to search the Urban Dictionary ... I'm off to the dry cleaners, wearing my 2 long strands of small white metallic pearls ... do I have to put on red lipstick to feel "ironic"?
cmd2014|1417636104|3794651 said:CRDKeshi|1417632841|3794616 said:cmd2014, I'd LOVE to see that new Birthday pearl set from your thoughtful parents ... especially how the "Sonoma" clasp works!
FlyGirl, what a great idea to search the Urban Dictionary ... I'm off to the dry cleaners, wearing my 2 long strands of small white metallic pearls ... do I have to put on red lipstick to feel "ironic"?
Aaaack! I've been a victim of auto correct many times over!!! It's Senora Clasp that my computer helpfully rewrote as Sonoma clasp (which I didn't notice...no, it's not a fancy new clasp from the beautiful wine region of California, shaped like a bunch of grapes). No wonder people were confused! Maybe it's our new tornado.
And yes...red lipstick would probably help make you feel "ironic"!
Flygirl, I think I get it now. There was a disconnect between me being a young(ish) professional woman in a black power suit and sensible shoes, and my wearing what were in her mind 1950's housewife pearls, and she wasn't sure if I was making some sort of feminist "reclaim the meaning" statement with them, or if they were "real," as in, reflected something about how conservative or traditional gender role oriented I might actually be (based on what 1950's housewife pearls apparently represent). I didn't match the schema of what she thought pearls should represent. Oy! I should have worn my red lipstick. Ironically of course.
blingbunny10|1417628357|3794573 said:I wore these for the first time out today, and felt like I got treated with way more formality and deference! Lots of "Oh, pardon me"s and "I'm sorry"s from various people. I don't know if it was just in my head, but either way, I kind of like it! For a few hours, I felt like I did not live in the big, (and often rude) city that I do.![]()
My husband also came home last night and said, "I've never liked pearls, but those are VERY nice." And then about passed out when he saw the included PP appraisal.
cmd2014|1417669900|3794949 said:So here's the new birthday pearls, complete with the 'Sonoma' clasp. I bought a necklace extender so was playing with different lengths. The shortest collar length is without the extender.
Short:
Medium:
Long:
Clasp. You can see how each strand can come off and be worn on its own. Or as a shorter or longer double, either nested or with a gap. It's a very cool design.
blingbunny10|1417627990|3794572 said:bsomlo - Ha, I can see that you are going to be the worst (best) kind of enabler on the Pearl forum! Your metallics are beautiful stacked like that! Are they all connected in the back, or are these separate strands? And do you mind sharing the mm width?
LitGeek - Thanks so much for posting these! I love the proportions of the double strand -- classic but still feels modern with the different sizes. Do you mind sharing the mm width of these?
There used to be a woman known as "The Pearl Lady" who came to Capitol Hill every year in November...she claimed to have pearls "straight from Bejing." I purchased many strands (very cheaply, I might add, from her), which I continue to wear an enjoy. Many of the power pearls worn by DC women were from the Pearl Lady!ennui|1417638061|3794662 said:I don't associate pearls with 1950s housewives (as much as I liked Donna Reed). I think a power suit + pearls = Congress.
There's a reason why political women wear pearls; psychologically, people will not be distracted by the jewelry and will focus on what the woman is saying. Unless you're Nancy P., in which case, people will ask where they can get those pearls.![]()
bsomlo|1417633944|3794631 said:Here's my container overflowing with red irony: