| Hi Silversea,
Great question you asked. 11 years ago I was on the island of Raiatea on the farm that I owned there. We were sorting a harvest when my partner came out from the back room with a black leather cord and pearl in the middle of it, drilled through with a massive 2mm hole. I was instantly repulsed as I had been conditioned to see pearls with gold and nothing else. He gave me my own necklace like his and said, "just try it." I put it on and have had one on ever since. That was THE first one I have seen but now in Tahiti you see them absolutely everywhere as well as on the international scene. Jeremy Shepherd, Pierce Brosnan and many others are like me in that they feel naked without their Tahitian on a cord around their neck.
Also, here in Tahiti I have even seen bird feathers with pearls! So no, don't hold back. Express yourself. |