Frequently Asked Questions

What is the birthstone for June?

Pearl, plus alexandrite and moonstone. The GIA lists all three as June birthstones. Shopping the pearl birthstone for someone born in June? Our 2 Tier Pearl Chain style is a $22.99 June birthstone gift, and the Pearl Body Chain Shawl takes the same idea all the way to red carpet.

What are the standard necklace lengths?

Five main ones, from tight to dramatic. According to Abelini's necklace length chart, a collar is 12 to 14 inches, a choker 14 to 16, princess 17 to 18 at the collarbone, matinee 20 to 24, and opera 28 to 34, below the bust. Where the piece lands comes down to necklace lengths, so pick the size that frames your neckline. Our Chunky Collar is 14 inches, right where collar meets choker, while the pearl body chains drape much lower.

What does a pearl necklace mean?

Purity, humility and innocence. The GIA notes that pearls have long carried that pearl necklace meaning, and they were traditionally given as a wedding gift. Today pearls say classic with a modern edge, especially layered. Our Pearl Body Chain Long Layered style turns that old-school symbolism into a wedding-day showstopper.

How do you untangle a necklace?

Slowly, with a pin and a little powder. If you're figuring out how to untangle a necklace, lay it flat in good light, sprinkle baby powder on the knot to cut friction, then work it loose with a safety pin or needle in small circles. Wipe off the powder when you're done. To prevent the next knot, store each piece separately; our teddy bear charm necklaces even arrive in their own necklace case.

How do you clean pearls?

Gently, after every wear. The GIA's advice on how to clean pearls is to wipe them with a very soft, clean cloth after wearing, use warm soapy water only for an occasional deeper clean, and never use an ultrasonic or steam cleaner. Keep perfume, hairspray and cosmetics away from them, and make sure the string is completely dry before wearing again. That's how to keep our pearl body chains glowing.

Necklaces

Bare neckline? Not on our watch. This rail is where a plain dress turns into a look, with layered pearls that drape like couture, rhinestone collars with serious attitude and teddy bear charms that are cute without trying. Every piece here was picked to make necklaces the first thing people notice, and the necklaces for women on this page work as hard as your best heels.

Prices run from $22.99 to $99.99, so you can go big or go cute without blowing the budget. Think cute necklaces for brunch, trendy necklaces for the group photo and cheap necklaces only in the price sense, because nothing here looks it.

Pearls, but make them sexy

Forget the single strand your grandmother kept in a drawer. Our layered pearls fall in round tiers, sweeping drapes and shoulder-skimming shawls, so the pearl necklace you put on tonight reads more red carpet than recital. Every style is handcrafted from select pearls, and every one of them is a pearl necklace women get stopped in the street for.

Want it close to the throat? The Pearl Body Chain Choker is your pearl choker necklace with a body-chain twist. Prefer drama? Hit lower and swing more with the long pearl necklace drapes in the Round Layered and Strand styles, the layered pearl necklace look in its boldest form. For a lighter touch, the 2 Tier Pearl Chain style gives you a gold pearl necklace at $22.99, a pearl chain necklace that layers over anything.

Here comes the bride (and her best friend)

Walking down the aisle soon? The pearl body chains were made for exactly this moment: elegant enough for the ceremony, eye-catching enough for every photo after it. The Shawl style drapes across the shoulders, which makes it the bridal necklace for a strapless gown, and the Long Layered style is the wedding necklace that turns a simple slip into a statement. Pick the one that matches your neckline and the pearl wedding necklace hunt is over.

Collars and chokers with attitude

Some necklaces whisper. This one walks in first. The Chunky Collar is a 14-inch rhinestone piece with long sparkling tassels, which makes it the 14 inch choker necklace and the statement necklace in one go. Wear it tight as an edgy choker necklace for a night out, or let it sit as a collar necklace for your next event.

Pick your shade, with the gold collar necklace for warm tones, the silver collar necklace for icy glam, or the black choker necklace for anyone who dresses like the villain in the best way. As a gold choker necklace or a silver choker necklace, it is the choker necklace for women who want sparkle that starts at the jaw. Rhinestones on rhinestones make it the rhinestone necklace of the rail, and the chunky statement necklace your little black dress has been begging for.

Layer it up, chunk it out

More is more, and two tiers are better than one. The 2 Tier Pearl Chain style is a chunky gold necklace with pearl detail and a lock-chain pendant, built in lightweight stainless steel and zinc alloy so the chunky necklace look never weighs you down. Call it a chunky chain necklace, call it a gold layered necklace, call it your new everyday.

Prefer the layered necklace look done for you? Our pearl body chains come already layered, which is the whole point of a layered necklace for women: the stacking is done for you. Long, lean and made to move, they are the long necklace pick for low backs and plunging fronts, and the long necklaces for women who like their jewelry seen from across the room. Worn as a drape across the body, each one doubles as a body chain, the kind of body chain jewelry that makes a backless dress make sense.

Sweet charms, real silver

Teddy bears are not only for kids, and these prove it. Both of our teddy bear charm styles are made with 925 silver: one in polished silver, which covers the sterling silver necklace and 925 sterling silver necklace crowd, and one with a gold finish for anyone after a gold charm necklace. Either way, each charm necklace arrives in a necklace case with a silver cleaning cloth.

Shopping for her? Nothing says "I pay attention" like a teddy bear necklace hanging like a tiny pendant necklace. It sits at the top of our necklaces for girlfriend list for Valentine's Day, birthdays and every "just because" in between. Want warmth over shine? The gold-finish teddy is the gold necklace pick here, and the softest way to shop gold necklace for women styles without the fine-jewelry price tag.

Finish the look with earrings and ring sets, or shop all jewelry. Necklace sorted? Find the dress: wedding guest dresses and sequin dresses.