Last week Megan, the Duchess of Sussex, during the Royal press tour in Fiji, received a thread of sea pearls from J Hunter Pearls as a gift. The selection of pearls for a necklace of this class, as Megan got, takes a few years. Jewelry with sea pearls is always a desired gift which emphasizes the high status of its owner. Let's see what pearls celebrities choose.
Three categories of sea pearls are the most popular. It is white pearls Akoya (Japan), white and gold pearls of the South Seas (Australia, Indonesia, Southeast Asia), black Tahitian pearls (French Polynesia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa and other states in the South Pacific).
The famous Tahitian pearls lead in variety of colors and shades. This publication is mainly devoted to this kind of pearls. They are also called black pearls of Tahiti, as they are the only pearls in the world with natural black color.
Angelina Jolie wearing black Tahitian pearls at the annual gala dinner of the United Nations (UN) in 2005.
Sharon Stone wearing Tahitian pearls by Robert Wan. Sharon loves to spend holidays in French Polynesia — the home of black pearls.
Keira Knightley certainly has a lot of black pearls.
At the moment 99% of pearls in the world are cultivated. Instead of a grit, as it happens in nature, an implant ball of a certain size is put in a shell. Later it acquires a pearly layer. The color of sea pearls is completely natural, they are taken out of shells in this condition.
The value of a pearl depends on quality, luster, size and color. Sea pearls have metallic luster, smooth mirror surface and big size. Only 5% of the world's pearls are grown in sea water.
Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wearing chic teardrop Tahitian pearls.
The huge pearl collection of Elizabeth Taylor included, among the most famous pearl La Peregrina, black sea pearls.
Sarah Jessica Parker wearing chocolate pearls. Sarah loves pearls and knows how to wear them with all looks.
Natalia Vodianova
Sheikha Mozah, the wife of Emir of the state of Qatar. Upon the initiative of Sheikha Mozah a boutique of Robert Wan, the largest producer of black pearls in the world, was opened in Qatar.
Princess Haya bint Al Hussein, the Princess of Dubai at the races at Ascot.
The first lady wears pearls because of her status. Michelle Obama has a grand collection of sea pearls. Her pearls are bought in the homeland of her husband — the Hawaiian Islands. Hawaii has the largest producers of sea pearls. The design of Michelle's jewelry is made only by American jewelers.
Michelle in a triple necklace of large pearls of the Southern Seas and Tahiti.
Popular ombre necklace made of pearls of the South Seas and Tahiti.
Hillary Clinton wearing Tahitian pearls and a necklace of Tiare flowers (Mona de Tahiti).
Christine Lagarde, the Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) wearing perfectly round multi-colored Tahitian pearls.
In addition to truly black pearls, among Tahitian pearls there are pearls of almost any color and shade. Probably only bright orange and red pearls do not exist. On the island of Mangareva (the islands of French Polynesia closest to Antarctica) the most common pearls are pale blue, mint, pale grey with cool pastel shades and a silvery sheen. On Rangiroa atoll pearls have a dark rich color and a golden sheen.
The most gold pearls of the South Seas are considered to be the most valuable. Farms of Northern Australia and Southern Indonesia are known for pearls of this color.
Meryl Streep wearing gorgeous large Baroque Tahitian pearls in the "The Devil Wears Prada" movie.
In the movie the junior assistant Amanda Priestley — Andy, the actress Anne Hathaway, uses a long multi-row necklace with white pearl beads in one of her looks. Here is Anne wearing earrings with black sea pearls of Tahiti.
Milla Jovovich wearing a necklace of large pearls of the Southern Seas.
The singer Pink wearing asymmetrical earrings of pearls of the South Seas and Tahiti.
Paris Hilton and her Tahitian pearls with a price of 130000 dollars.
Eva Mendes
Katherine Heigel
Christina Ricci
Men also wear pearls. After visiting the Islands of French Polynesia Johnny Depp launched a line of men's jewelry of white gold, leather and black pearls. Steve Tyler and his brutal leather necklace with black pearls.