I happened to run into this, I guess it's called a blog, I'm so illiterate these days.
Anyway, apparently we have our fashion work cut out for us.
http://mattdavisopenshismouth.com/20...rlsman-pearls/
I agree the small, white, akoyas aren't my cup of tea, but there's a whole Pearl World out there. What a shame to be so narrow minded.