If you have pearls (of any kind), do you wear them?

I expect it's the way they were "made". As I recall - cultured pearls (which I think is most of them???) are made by deliberately inserting a bit of grit inside an oyster (for it to cover by making a pearl around it) - that I do know - and I presume it's painful for the oyster.

Beyond that - well I presume the oysters are killed when retrieving the pearl after it has formed.

So I expect that's the reason no-one wears them anymore - ie the same as no-one wears fur coats any more.

My mother offered to pass on her cultured pearls to me years back now - and I refused them.

I'm wearing pearl stud earrings today - mainly because they were the first thing I saw when I opened the drawer this morning - beside which, they go with any outfit I'm wearing. I also have a pair of gold and pearl drop earrings which my sister gave me when I was her bridesmaid, nearly fifty years ago. I have a pearl necklace, which my father gave me on the same occasion and a longer, graduated string inherited from my aunt. Both are very wearable, though all too often they stay in my jewellery box.

I wore mine in labour

I often wear my pearl necklace.

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Perhaps you can wear your pearls and have a look for me. I'll go and look for mine later. Then we can clutch them together.

I've got fake pearls from M & S and I'm desperate to clutch them!

Nothing's happened to cause this yet but I'm still hopeful.

I have a number of pearl earrings in a variety of styles, and wear them quite lot, also a pearl necklace, look good with scoop neck jumpers or frocks. I hasten to add they are not real pearls.

I have a beautiful pendant and matching pale pink earrings from Jersey Pearl and really love them. As a retirement gift from work colleagues (2006) I bought a dark grey pearl and silver necklace and eventually sourced a pair of matching drop pearl earrings. These I always wore on ‘dressy’ occasions with black or cream outfits.
I too have a string of natural Hawaiian black pearls but have not worn them as frequently. I inherited a double row of Majorcan pearls from my Mother. However I found them to be fake as the surface lustre washed off when I gently tried to clean them!!

I wore mine today when I went shopping in Tesco!

I wear my mum's and gran's whenever the mood takes me

I only wear pearl earrings it certainly saves time thinking about which pair to wear. I have a lovely single strand of pearls which was given to me when I left my first job after being there for several years. I am now 80 and still wear them on special occasions and have only had to have them re-strung once.

I have DM's and MIL's pears and some pearl earrings and a ring of my own but never wear them.

I have two strings of pearls which can be worn together or singly and I really like them but seldom wear them now. I also have some south sea pearl drops which I occasionally wear.
It's a shame to have them just sitting there, but I don't live a "pearly" sort of lifestyle now and seldom dress up if we go out.
The last time the pearls were worn was when a friend went to a Buckingham Palace garden party, but that is the only time in about 20 years that they have seen the light of day.

Pretty much everyday.

Pearls are not something I wear but I do love my pearl earrings..I love my studs and my pear shape drop ones. I have a 1920 strand of pearls that my gran gave me on my wedding day 41 years ago. That is the only time I've worn them.

I bought, but have never worn, a pearl necklace when I was on holiday in Italy probably 40+ years ago. It is ankle length, I’m sure it will be very fashionable soon….?

I've got one set of creamy pearls with earrings and one set of the black Tahitian pearls. One set seems more spring/summer & the other set for colder days. I love them both & wear them regularly.

Yes I wear my pearl earrings every single day and only change them if I'm going out in the evening. I also wear a pearl bracelet on occasions in the evening. I don't own a pearl necklace.

I wear my pearl earrings every day and strands of pearls when I go out! Love them!

I also love that Chanel style with pearls where they are layered in many differing rows with a black dress or sweater. I’m going to do it!

Mine are all costume jewellery, a two piece necklace and bracelet set, each with a black silk rose attached, Chanel style. On a trip on the Orient Express, my DD wore the bracelet and I wore the necklace.

Today I bought a pearl choker, discounted, from Claire’s, as they are sadly closing down in this town.
I don’t believe the saying “Pearls are for tears”.

Gosh, you've got me thinking now.
I was given a beautiful pearl necklace by DH for our Pearl Wedding Anniv some years ago and I can't remember where it is !
Off to hunt the house. Eeek

mom gave me her moms i just gave them to my niece beautiful strand 1934s
earrings too
i kept the fresh ones like them better
5 rows
one maked intoa naval ring

I regularly wear pearl stud earrings which I have in several colours.
No pearl necklaces though.

I bought some lovely biggish grey Peal earings in a Jewellery shop in Vietnam. I met this Australian lady who said buy Pearls as amazing value. She buys Pearls every time she visits.
So I did, I wear them quite often.
My DD and my Neice also had a pair each, that Christmas as they were unbelievable cheap.