Tatler UK - 08.2019

PHOTOGRAPHS: ARTHUR ELGORT; HORST

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Salute the pearly queens

By OLIVIA BENNETT

David

Koma

A/W 19

Alexander

McQueen

A/W 19

tatler.com Tatler August 2019

Left, silver and pearl

earrings, £447, by

MAGDA BUTRYM.

Below, rabbit-felt and

pearl hat, £580, by

MAISON MICHEL

Clockwise from left,

stone-embellished jacket,

£18,020, by BALMAIN.

Shoes, £375, by

MOTHER OF PEARL

Clockwise from left,

headband, £115, by LELE

SADOUGHI. Pearl and

silk-wool dress, POA, by

GABRIELA HEARST.

Sunglasses, £250, by

JIMMY CHOO

Left, crystal and pearl

necklace, £895, by

MIU MIU. Below, crystal

and pearl bag, £320,

by ROSANTICA

Pearls from the spring

collections, 1953

Chanel

A/W 1991

Tarik Wilson &

Linda Evangelista, 1990

Pearls have always been a fashion classic,

embedded as they are into the DNA of Chanel:

stitched onto dresses, as buttons on cardigans

and layered around the most glamorous necks

like nautical ropes. But this season it’s not just

Coco who’s loco for pearls: catwalks are awash

with the precious gems. Rustic baroque beads

were big for spring, elevating the hippy beach

look, but have been refined and polished for

the new collections. They adorn Maison Michel

hats, shine on Mother of Pearl shoes and

bedeck dresses at Alexander McQueen and

David Koma. Go all-out with an Eighties

Balmain jacket, or, for those who merely want

a pearly flourish, opt for a piece of modernist

jewellery from Magda Butrym or Miu Miu,

where the ‘Girl With A Pearl Earring’ is reborn.

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