Prime time for pearls

Another rule that seems to be primarily broken by people living on the other side of the Yarra River...


Smitk wrote to me this morning having just seen a girl of about 19 wearing pearl earrings, a strand of pearls, several pearl bracelets, and a perky pink bow atop her scruffy blonde locks. (wearing shorts and a sloppy shirt, I may add…) She looked like she was about to be launched into society by her matronly Brighton mother.

The rule is: girls and women under the age of 30 should not wear pearls during the day, and preferably not wear them at all. This is the age for handcrafted sterling silver with semi-precious stones and ethnic themes.