I did this with silver Tahitians. PP found me three matching strands and put them together into a rope. I had an 8 inch bracelet pulled out so I can wear them shorter or longer depending on neckline, and they are very versatile. I wear these the most of anything I own.
Thank you. I *love* that strand. I think if it as the nicest piece in my collection. I used to wear it to work all the time. But then I noticed that clients were staring at it (not in a good way....more in a “hey we’re paying you *way* too much” kind of way) so I stopped. Then I switched to my freshwater and Tahitian strands, which never got the same reaction, and then to be honest, the last year has been hard and I got a bit down and stopped wearing much jewelry at all. And DH and I don’t seem go out much anymore (and when we do, he never wants to dress up), so I don’t get to wear it as much as I would like.
This is the outfit that got the stares:
But when we do go out for fancy occasions, this is my go-to strand. It has huge wow factor. I tend to alternate between this and my AP strand. It’s part of my debate about the Hanadama strand. I have a few fancy pieces already that I don’t get to wear enough as is. Im not sure the Hanadama has enough presence to compete with my WSS for those wow occasions, and it’s bigger, but not that much different than my AAA AP strand (and it’s hard to compete with the luster of my AP strand).
But the flip side is that I’ve never seen pearls of that size and quality be offered at that price (I have been keeping an eye out for years). I *could* save up for an AP AAA version, but it would be more than double the sale price of my current strand (thanks to PP’s amazing 30% sale in combo with my lifetime accumulation of pearl points), and honestly I’m not sure I’d get to a place where I’d be confortable spending the kind of money needed for an AP strand of that size. And 9-9.5 mm ones are even more $$$, because Akoya pearls rarely reach that size. So I think my decision is between keeping the Hanadama strand or not, rather than between the Hanadama strand and an equivalent AP version.
Hmmmmm, now you have me thinking! So you wear your 52" long and not doubled. I really might like that! I like this one I just received, but I could definitely go longer as many of my tops are long. Now I'll have to experiment again!
Hi! Yes, I wear my 52" long strand all by itself.. never doubled or with a second strand. I try to make it the long single strand flapper vibe. I don't double it as I like the long swing by itself. I have a lot of pearl books, and this front cover, plus some movies of flappers wearing long strands was my inspiration. I don't wear it with flapper dresses though, just a boring blouse and white jeans... my standard summer look.
https://www.amazon.com/Girls-Pearls...qid=1526522201&sr=1-2&keywords=girls+in+pearl
My 52" strand is 7.0-7.5mm. Because the strand is so long, I choose smaller pearls. I could have gone up to 8.0-8.5mm (maybe), but definitely not bigger as I thought it lost the "flapper loose swing" vibe. I hope that made sense.
To add to your pearl ideas... when I wear this strand by itself, I sometimes wear my bracelets and stack them, depending on the outfit. Bracelets? Hmm.... More pearls thoughts for you!
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