meet the maker
Pearl
Promenade
If you’ve developed a LINNEYS 37 Rokeby Road, Subiaco passion for WA pearls, Tel: 08 9382 4077 Subiaco’s Rokeby Road Let’s start with a cliché. Justin should be your first Linney was not even a twinkle in his goldsmith father’s eye back in 1972 port of call – you’re when Alan B. Linney was magically guaranteed to find a turning beautiful Broome pearls into stunning rings and bracelets in his unique piece of jewellery London Court store. which will repay your And Justin still wasn’t even born in 1983 when Alan relocated to the investment in this bottom end of Rokeby Road leading an influx – over the next four decades uniquely beautiful gem – of high-end jewellers which for years to come. contribute to the shimmering pearlWORDS | Gail Williams
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laden strip it is today. Kalgoorlie may have its Golden Mile but Subiaco’s Rokeby Road could be known as Pearl Promenade – thanks to the upmarket names dotted along it – from Linneys to Allure, Ecali, Smales and Thomas Meihofer.
So get ready to clutch your pearls in delight as Justin, the youngest of five children who is now running the store, says the natural gems are enjoying an enduring moment in the fashion spotlight. He says recent years have seen a whole new generation of young women embrace their inner Coco Chanel and don ropes of lustrous pearl strands, earrings and – the hottest number – pendants on fine chains. Men are keen to join the pearl party too with black Tahitian pearl neoprene bangles and chokers. Linneys is now a household name, synonymous with exquisite custom-made, handcrafted jewellery, designed and made right here in Subiaco with a profile that spreads around the globe. Come November, the family business celebrates its 50th year with an Art Series collection of 50 pieces, retro and
