Spring/Summer 2022 Runway to Reality: Alt Pearl Earrings
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Girl with a cool pearl earring
Sure, a classic pearl stud or drop is a must in any jewelry lover's collection, but for many, the days of tradition when it comes to jewels are gone. The Spring/Summer 2022 NYFW runway is a shining example of a pearl earring redux, with avant-garde sculptural looks at Luar, mix-n-match organic styles at Ulla Johnson, and even pearl accented throwback iron-on earring styles at Anna Sui. But you don’t have to wait for spring to start sporting this style, as designs from across the globe already have plenty on offer.
Venus Baroque Pearl
Sequin has many collections within its store where everything is “designed for women, by women.” These chandelier danglers are just one example of their whimsical styles that incorporate contemporary talismans.
22k gold-dipped brass, semi-precious freshwater pearls, glass pearls, and Swarovski® crystal detail “Venus Baroque Pearl Chandelier” earrings, $168 at Sequin
Twisted Pearl
Completedworks was founded by Anna Jewsbury, the current Artistic Director that oversees a team out of her London studio. The brand focuses on creating jewelry and ceramics in recycled material with a sculptural and modern aesthetic, just like these twisted pearl earrings.
Completedworks 14k gold-plated hoop and pearl earrings, $375 at Matchesfashion
Serenity Pearl Fingers
Anne Vaughan Designs was founded in 2006 as a side-hustle after the designer became a mom. Every design of Anne’s is created start-to-finish in her Floyd, Virginia, studio. These delightful pearl finger earrings are an effortless (and affordable) everyday pearl wonder.
Gold-filled and freshwater pearl fingers “Tassel” earrings, $42 at Anne Vaughan Designs
Stella
Joey Baby started in 2020 in Manhattan during the pandemic. Their focus was a then (and now) necessity: a mask chain. The brand has grown quickly and significantly with jewelry that is “fun and edgy, while staying elegant and sophisticated.”
18k gold plated and freshwater pearl “Stella” earrings, $49 at Joey Baby
Wave
Designer Matthew Harris of Mateo New York is riding high with his sophisticated, minimal jewels, including his signature pearl pieces featured at Sotheby’s Brilliant & Black auction. If you missed the auction, these wavy numbers represent his newest pieces fans will be clamoring for.
14k gold and “Pearl Wave Diamond Hoops,” $7,550 at Mateo New York
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I Play
Founded in 1984 by two Royal Academy of Fine Arts graduates and friends, Wouters & Hendrix is a perfect blend of “elegant yet daring, intelligent and bold, exclusive as well as affordable” jewels. Handmade in their Antwerp atelier, these wearable sculptures tell their story best.
Wouters & Hendrix gold-tone, sterling silver, beads, and charm “I Play” chandelier earrings, $428 at Farfetch
Object Found
Amanda Assad Mounser’s love of painting, drawing, and building shows in her artistically minded jewelry. Launched in 2009 in New York, Mounser is currently bi-coastal with production in both New York and Los Angeles, creating a blend of styles loved by fashion editors, celebrities (including Alicia Keys and Reese Witherspoon), and us.
14k gold plated sterling silver and freshwater pearl “Object Found” hoop earrings, $250 at Mounser
Pearl Moon
A Parson’s grad, WHITE/SPACE designer Khadijah Fulton designs her jewelry in LA. She works with local manufacturers and artisans to manufacture handcrafted designs using recycled gold and conflict-free stones. Khadijah began designing jewelry after becoming a mother, and she creates for modern women, “gorgeously complex individuals and an endless source of inspiration.”
14k recycled gold “Pearl Moon Half-Hoops,” $575 at WHITE/SPACE
Greatest Flame
In designing these earrings, Alighieri designer Rosh Mahtani wanted to create a "collection of shapes that mirrored the suspension of the scintillating lights, flickering and glinting on Dante's path." These mixed media earrings, rightfully named "The Greatest Flame from the Smallest Spark," include a freshwater pearl in completing that story.
Sterling silver, briolette rock crystal, and freshwater pearl in Hatton Garden, London “The Greatest Flame from the Smallest Spark” earrings, $512 at Alighieri
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