How to Give Pearl Jewellery a Modern Twist

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We all love a bit of pearl jewellery, but since it’s got a long history of usage, it can easily seem a bit old-fashioned. Bearing that in mind, we’re going to look at a few things you can do to give your pearl jewellery a modern twist.

Fashion Matters

Your fashion choices are the biggest factor that affects the way your look is perceived. If you want to lean into a vintage aesthetic, you can pair a pearl necklace with a 1940s style tea dress and feel safe in the knowledge that you’re totally pulling off the look.

When you want to add some modernity to those lustrous pearls, however, it’s time to look forward for fashion inspiration. Clean colours like black, white, cream, and grey will make your outfit appear more contemporary, allowing you to use accessories like shoes, handbags, and nail polish to incorporate statement colours, should you wish.

Let’s say you have a stunning antique pearl ring that you’re wanting to style; maybe you inherited it, or perhaps it’s a special present you’ve received at some point in life. When you’re wanting to make the beautiful antique pearl piece more modern, you can do so through your clothing really effectively. 

Consider tailored clothes that have that modern feel – wide-leg trousers, blazers, crisp shirts and blouses. These clothes, combined with the colour schemes that we’ve talked about, make any jewellery piece feel chic and timeless. 

Avoid floral patterns, heavy fabrics like tweeds and velvets, and hyper-feminine silhouettes like those found in tea dresses and poodle skirts. These elements will all combine to make your pearl jewellery seem older and leave your overall look closer to dowdy than fabulous.

Hairstyles

Your hair can have a huge impact on how modern your look is; just as you can imagine having victory rolls in your hair can date your look, you can utilise your hairstyle to your advantage and appear incredibly modern and chic.

Straightened hair will always appear more modern, so consider a sleek straight look for your own day. At the minute, curtain style hair, with a middle parting, is highly popular and chic. Use this parting style to bring a cutting edge to your aesthetic that will make pearl earrings or a pearl necklace look like brand new jewellery.

If you’re interested in modernising your haircut, consider a long bob hairstyle. These are great for keeping your hair modern and stylish whilst also allowing you to show off a wide array of jewellery. Pearl studs, whether brand new, vintage, or antique, will be easily displayed with a hairstyle like this one.

Try to stay away from clearly vintage-inspired hairstyles if you’re looking to appear as modern as possible. Hairstyles like the aforementioned victory rolls, pin curls, beehives all harken back to a somewhat forgotten time, leading to an aesthetic that looks specific to a former era.

Jewellery 

The last element of your look that we’ll discuss when it comes to adding a modern twist to vintage and antique pearl jewellery is the rest of your jewellery. Imagine you have a chic, modern outfit on, combined with a piece of stunning pearl jewellery, like a bracelet, for example. You can’t deny that the look will feel less modern if you also wear a Victorian brooch on the breast of your jacket.

Therefore, it’s important for you to carefully consider which jewellery pieces you combine together. Your rings, for example, could be thin metals; these minimalist styles are huge at the moment and they’re an easy way for you to modernise your outfit. You can wear them alongside an antique pearl ring effortlessly so long as you ensure you match the metals properly, i.e. wear white gold rings with a white gold pearl ring and yellow gold rings with a yellow gold pearl ring etc.

In terms of other jewellery pieces that can help to modernise your look, you can never go wrong with diamonds. Diamond jewellery is timeless, making it a great choice for pairing with your pearl jewellery to allow it to present as totally modern regardless of its age. 

Pearl jewellery can seem somewhat outdated if you let it, but by taking control of your looks, you’ll find that it’s easier than you’d think to make pearl jewellery modern. Give it a go today!