[Nerida]

Sueki - I am just so so impressed by your city strands - don't they look fantastic!! And why have one when you can have two?? Truly they look beautiful on you - I was wondering if yours had arrived yet! Thanks for the pics!

[pattye]

Hi Sueki,

LOVE the two strands together! I am jealous, so jealous, just fab on you.

Pattye
so many pearls, so little time

[Sueki]

Elisa,
I am chuckling at your comment - you are jealous of me for my two strands; I am jealous of you for your figure.
You look absolutely stunning in that photo. and I'd happily trade both my City strands ( and a couple of Cortez strands, too ) if I could look as good as that.

And thank you Nerida, Pattye and Robin for your comments.
Elisa is so right - everyone is great on this forum and it is truly a real pick-me-up.

[john675]

I love seeing all this interest in the opera length pearls. They look great on you as well, Sueki. I think they are very elegant on a woman.

[katie]

GASP !!!!!!!

Lost my breath, you both look gorgeous !

Wow that City Strand is heaven ...

Girls thank you so much for posting photos.

[GemGeek]

Sueki -- that was genius to get them strung in different lengths so you could wear them together. Double elegance! I think your neck looks lovely. (At least you have one -- mine seems to be disappearing!)

What a great treat to come home to so many great pearl photos in one night. I can't own them all, but my friends share them with me...

[gravityalwayswins]

Elisa,

The clasp on your vintage akoyas is so lovely!!! Thanks for sharing!

[Kaywal]

Wow! Beautiful city strands ladies!

Elisa--it's perfectly lovely on you.

Sueki--I love the double strand. Looks so beautiful on you! Perfect choice!

[Drucilla]

I love the city strand, especially the double. Gorgeous together. However that's out of my price range right now. I'm considering the 18" Freshadama vs. the 18" Presidential Pearls. I know it's 2 different co's, but do they buy from the same place? Are the pearls about the same quality?

[jerin]

Hi Drucilla,

Freshadamas and Presidental pearls probably have the same quality as our vendors have the same demands reg. quality and so on. I do think they buy from different farms though, at least that is what I believe. Perhaps Amanda (Pure Pearls), Jeremy (Pearl Paradise) or Kevin (Pearls of Joy) will answer this question.

[Drucilla]

Thanks, Jerin

They both seem to be the "next step up" from the regular freshwaters. ?

[jerin]

Well, for our Vendors on the Internet the regular freshwaters would mean AAA-grade, the next step would be Gem quality (no orient but otherwise as the Freshadamas/Presidental pearls) and the last step is the Freshadama/Presidental quality with orient showing... Check the posts for more information...

[La Contessa]

Wonderful pictures!

I love seeing the pearls "ON"!!!! Wear them in the best of health and happiness.

[jerin]

Sueki,

your Citystrands look great on you! I have to look if I have 2 opera lengths I could wear together as well. But I think I have only each of the opera lengths in different colours. What would you think about wearing 2 colours, as for example white and lavender? Would that disturb the overall look?

[Sueki]

Originally Posted by jerin

Sueki,

your Citystrands look great opn you! I have to look if I have 2 opera lengths I could wear together as well. But I think I have only each of the opera lengths in different colours. What would you think about wearing 2 colours, as for example white and lavender? Would that disturb the overall look?

Ooooh, Jerin, you're telepathic !
My sole reason for buying one City strand was because I have a 38 inch lavender strand which I wear together with an opera length akoya necklace.
The akoyas are old and yellowed, so I thought it'd be nice to have some white pearls to team with the lavenders.
But, of course, by the time I'd accessed the PearlParadise site (all of a couple of seconds) I'd decided that two City strands would be even nicer than one......