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Is anyone here going to be in HK in March for the fair?

:D thank you Vinita pearl royale! The earrings will come in other coloured stones combinations too! E.g. diamonds and pink sapphires, or just all sapphires. The different coloured stones will add even more life to the pearls!

Oh Caitlin! You can't just leave me hanging! What dark side? now you've just managed to intrigue me even more!

What Karl Lagerfeld said is deep! Luxury is always beautiful and tasteful. Opulence alone does not make something luxurious. I really like what you said about trends, they certainly do come and go -- but why? Is it because they lose their meaning over time? or because they become forgettable...

Me too Perlinda! I'm going to get more sapphires and play around with the colours. The ring is a cocktail ring...and yes a bit grand. it's also a 13mm pearl so gotta be careful with it. i tried wearing it for a while and almost knocked into a lot of things!

Hello everyone, Just wanted to share some of our most recent designs...versatility is the theme :) the earrings have detachable studs and you could almost use any studs you have (diamonds or sapphires if you have them) with them. So they really are a day to night pair of earrings. The...

hmmm yes love massages! who doesn't?! Spas are definitely a luxury. Would you consider freshadamas a luxury?

Pearl dreams, I wouldn't buy something out of pressure to own something beautiful or one-up someone else, but you are right, buying luxury goods definitely is one way for the wealthy to further distinguish themselves from the rest of the population...in other words, setting their place in...

Love everyone's input! Interesting...I really would love to know more opinions and how people in general perceive luxury. The same question has got me pondering for a very long time. Still pondering! It all started when I came across this quote by Costanza Pascolato (Vogue Brazil contributor)...

What does luxury mean to everyone? Where is the line between luxury and a fashion trend?

Hi Malaikity, the drill hole definitely looks suspicious, and from the photos, the lustre looks too bright and bounces right of the surface of the pearls...instead of a inner glow. I would say that they are dyed.

Love this article Cyril!

They are 80 and still dive?! What?! Definitely nothing short of amazing

Very interesting Sutrisno. So most farmers who have their own hatchery now don't actually know what they are doing?

Ahhh now it makes more sense! thanks for clearing that up, Sutrisno. Are prices still at USD 5 per gram? I thought it would have increased by now. I can imagine Indonesian pearls commanding a lower price than Australian pearls simply because labour/operational costs would be much higher in...