From the February 2021 issue of #thisispearl digital magazine

Better Halves

Pearls team up with half strands of chain or gems.

Twenty-inch necklace in Tahitian pearls and praisiolite with a proprietary South Sea pearl clasp inset with blue topaz, $1,295; Judi McCormick Jewelry

Thirty-five-inch-long sterling silver rolo chain necklace with 8–10.5mm cultured Tahitian pearls, $1,650; Imperial Pearl, email Customerservice@imperialpearl.com for purchase

Rainbow Foundation necklace with baroque freshwater pearls and a mix of gemstone beads, $2,500; Harwell Godfrey, email info@harwellgodfrey.com for purchase

Sterling silver with akoya pearls, $2,800; Comme des Garçons for Mikimoto

Bubble necklace with 9–11 mm gray Tahitian pearls, 126 cts. pink tourmaline, and 0.49 ct. t.w. diamonds with an 18k gold clasp is approximately 40 inches in length, $19,540; Katherine Jetter

Photo: Starr Digital