When it comes to jewelry, you can’t get more traditional than pearls. From European royalty to American icons (need we even say, “Jackie O?”), pearls have long represented classic elegance and traditional luxury. Along with the rest of the industry, however, designers of pearl jewelry have recognized the changing nature of fine-jewelry customers and are creating versatile, wearable, fashion-forward pearl creations. Women everywhere will rejoice in the knowledge that with just a few simple pearl pieces they can go from classic to contemporary to downright funky.