Today is Madeleine Albright’s 76th birthday. She is a proud American, and originally an immigrant from Czechoslovakia. She was the first woman to become the United States Secretary of State. She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on December 5, 1996, and was unanimously confirmed by aU.S. Senate vote. She was sworn in on January 23, 1997 and remained until the end of …
Yes! I love yesterday’s quote from Tiffany’s Executive Vice President, Jon King: “As jewellers we share the frustration that pearls are underrated. Pearls are beautiful and unique and have a rare quality.” In an interview with National Post’s Nathalie Atkinson, King pointed out how, “the tradition of pearls as a rite of passage has fallen …
Buying love with a pearl necklace? Well, it is worth a try! On Tom and Daisy’s wedding night, Tom presented Daisy with a pearl necklace. Maybe he was buying her love or maybe just merely trying to impress her? Either way, pearls are ever present in this novel. And once again, these gorgeous pearls will …
Where should you wear pearls? To the Kentucky Derby, of course! Some people look for the hats… I look for the jewelry! I can’t wait to see all the photos from the Kentucky Derby to see who wore what. Glamour magazine did a feature on what to wear to your Kentucky Derby party (since we …
Born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, Hedy Lamarr eventually found her name and film success in Hollywood in the late 1930s and 1940s. She was the star of many films but I remember her as the gorgeous Delilah in Cecil B. DeMille’s Samson and Delilah in 1949. Here is the best, though, Hedy was also a mathematician. In 1942, with …
My mom is a devoted Pearl Girls and we have many talks about pearls… I have to admit I love stumping her with pearl trivia! Well, the other day we were talking about an old friend of hers who is settling the estate of her mother and discovered that the pearls her mom wore for …
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I grew up outside of Augusta, GA so the Masters Golf Tournament is a big event each year in our neck of the woods. Growing up, my sisters and brother and I went to the practice rounds every year. It was back when we could approach the golfers and ask for autographs. My very assertive …
We had so much fun working with Soleil as she modeled The Pearl Girls Little Girl Pearls!! India RowsI am a modern day treasure hunter who travels the world for gorgeous pearls and amazing adventures. I own a pearl jewelry and jewelry repair business, ThePearlGirls.com, with a cute retail store in Athens, GA. I also …
We love little girls in their pearls! For his fun experiment, our friend Soleil chose to model for us both with and without her pearls. How did we do with our pearly makeover? We think that every little girl needs some gorgeous cultured pearls! To be completely honest, we had a hard time photographing Soleil …
It is easy to imagine the future success of this beautiful graduate… she is smart and incredibly kind. But, for her graduation photos, we thought of trying her in our first ever… EXTREME PEARL MAKEOVER!! That is right… she looks good without pearls… but look how amazing she looks in an 18 inch Classic Pearl …
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I just got off the phone with Margaret B. at Many Beautiful Stitches in Chattanooga, TN. She and I are kindred spirits when it comes to our beliefs about life’s “must haves.” She just told me, ever so endearingly, that, “If you are a southern girl, with southern charm and southern manners… well you better …
