EditorialRaft-like platforms that float on the surface of Ago Bay, above thousands of oysters held in nets to create pearls that are sold around the world, at the Mikimoto Tatoku Pearl Farm in Shima, Japan, April 27, 2023. (Andrew Faulk/The New York Times)
EditorialPearls Julie Moore wore to special events on display at the National Infantry Museum in Fort Moore, Ga. on May 8, 2023. (Arin Yoon/The New York Times)
EditorialPearls Julie Moore wore to special events on display at the National Infantry Museum in Fort Moore, Ga. on May 8, 2023. (Arin Yoon/The New York Times)
EditorialPearls Julie Moore wore to special events on display at the National Infantry Museum in Fort Moore, Ga. on May 8, 2023. (Arin Yoon/The New York Times)
EditorialPearls Julie Moore wore to special events on display at the National Infantry Museum in Fort Moore, Ga. on May 8, 2023. (Arin Yoon/The New York Times)
EditorialQueen Elizabeth, left, attends the Richard Quinn fashion show in London on Feb. 20, 2018, before presenting Quinn with the inaugural Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design. (Tom Jamieson/The New York Times)
EditorialKamala Harris wears pearls while speaking to reporters in the spin room after the first Democratic primary debate in Miami, Fla., June 27, 2019. (Damon Winter/The New York Times)
EditorialMarc Jacobs poses in a playsuit and pearls in front of a ring light at his home in Rye, N.Y., Sept. 27, 2020. (Farah Al Qasimi/The New York Times)