Thursday, January 5, 2012

Special Terms for a Pearl Necklace

Did you know? The length of a pearl necklace has a special vocabulary.

Collar - measures 10 to 13 inches and sits directly against the throat and does not hang down on the neck.

Pearl choker- measures 14 to 16 inches and nestle at the base of the neck.

Princess length - a strand of pearls measuring 17 to 19 inches and lays just below the collarbone.

Matinee length - measures 20 to 24 inches and falls just above the breasts.

Opera length - measures 28 to 35, which reaches the breastbone.

Pearl rope - measures more than 45 inches.

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Fresh Water Pearl Show 
Jan. 28 - Feb. 4 
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*reference Wikipedia

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