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SUPPLEMENT TO JCK
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PEARLS WECLOME TO PEARLS I couldn’t be any happier than I am now. THIS is the year of the PEARL. A new generation of pearl admirers is being cultivated every day.
There are those of us who have loved and understood the value of pearls for years, and to those who are discovering pearls for the first time, we welcome you with open arms! Yes, it’s an exhilarating time to be in the pearl business. There’s no doubt that your clients are seeing all the attention given to pearls; don’t you want to be the one they call for pearl jewelry? Oh, and don’t let me forget to mention, it’s a good business move: great margin and price points for all types of clients. Please visit any of our association members during the show. They are trusted pearl specialists with the knowledge and product to expand your business or get you started. Sincerely,
Peter B. Bazar, President The Cultured Pearl Association of America
VISIT THE CULTURED PEARL OF AMERICA EXHIBIT – LOCATED AT THE JCK LAS VEGAS SHOW ~ GALLERY L15 Where you can learn more about the wonderful opportunities pearls offer and receive free educational and marketing materials. 4 PEARLS
COVER: PASPALEY FLAGSHIP: BOUTIQUE STEPHANE L’HOSTIS/GETTY IMAGES
The influence of pearls is far reaching and extends beyond jewelry into accessories, fashion, cosmetics, even home decor. In the pearl community we refer to pearls as having heritage. Few, if any, gems date back to the time of queens and kings and the elite society who adorned them.
NECKLACE COURTESY OF BAGGINS
You might have noticed it for yourself—you can’t pick up a magazine these days without seeing pearls. Jewelry editors and bloggers are calling pearl “a top trend that happens to be an eternal classic.”
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PARIS FASHION WEEK FALL/WINTER 2016/2017: VICTOR BOYKO/GETTY IMAGES
MAKING
FASHION WORK FOR YOU
THIS IS THE BEST TIME TO BE IN THE PEARL BUSINESS. IF YOU’RE NOT YET — YOU SHOULD BE. While pearls maintain an icon legacy, they are equally modern and current today. Jewelry editors, journalists, and bloggers call pearls “a top trend that happens to be an eternal classic.” The influence of pearl is far reaching extending beyond jewelry into accessories, fashion, cosmetics, even home decor. What‘s ahead? In the following pages you’ll recognize and discover some of the country’s finest pearl suppliers, designers, and artisans along with strategies for success with pearls. Do we have your attention? Perfect.
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THE MOVEMENT Pearl jewelry design is fresh, new, and exciting. Whether organic, geometric, hard-edged mixed with soft lines, or wearable in interesting new ways, the landscape of design options has grown. Pearls have a new profile and new following. GOOD FOR BUSINESS: Pearls offer it all. Selection, tradition, trend, uniqueness, innovation, beauty, and rarity coupled with margin, profit, turn, and originality for your market. INNOVATION: Technology and innovation have not forsaken the traditional pearl. Today, new pearls no one thought possible are being harvested, some have near-field communication (NFC) implants to interact with smartphones, and others are being sliced open and embellished with precious stones. 8 PEARLS
RENEWAL: Like the little black dress, pearls are a must-have jewelry staple. Their appeal never goes out of style. The pearl is an icon of confident feminine style, class, and influence, rich with symbolism, heritage, and legacy. CURRENT PEARL TRENDS • Multilayered and long, worn alone or mixed with chains
• Pearl earrings mixed with fancy shape mixed color stones
• Chokers
• Bold rings
• Rings–geometric, asymmetric, modern silhouette
• Versatility
• New versions of frontback earrings and earring jackets • Oversized earrings
• Bracelets–multiple layers, pearl charm bracelets • Natural colors; high luster, larger sizes • One-of-a-kind shapes are in demand
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STYLISH WOMEN HAVE KNOWN FOR YEARS WHAT A NEW GENERATION IS JUST DISCOVERING—PEARL.
VIOLA DAVIS: JEFFREY MAYER/GETTY IMAGES; SCARLETT JOHANSSON: JON KOPALOFF/GETTY IMAGES; PARIS FASHION WEEK SPRING/SUMMER 2016: PASCAL LE SEGRETAIN/GETTY IMAGES BRACELETS COURTESY OF MASTOLONI; EARRINGS COURTESY OF BAGGINS
While pearl’s traditional domain is the classics, today’s designs are no longer restricted to the classics as we know them. The classics are reinterpreted and redefined in ways that broaden their appeal and scope for a new audience–reinvigorating the classification. Jewelry designers are choosing pearls. Fashion designers are featuring pearls on the runway. Stylists are picking pearls for red carpet, movies, and television. Consumers see pearls throughout all media—the demand is on.
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We believe pearl is the right product for every jeweler and specialty retailer today, thanks to the extensive variety of product, price point, jewelry design, versatility, and profit. Savvy retailers can curate boutique-style pearl presentations to capture the eye and attention of new clients as well as repeat customers. Pearls offer it all: selection, tradition, trend, uniqueness, innovation, beauty, and rarity coupled with margin, profit, turn, and originality for your market. STAY IN THE KNOW
VISUALS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
USE TECHNOLOGY
This doesn’t require spending hours following every runway show and fashion blogger. Press like JCK provides overviews of fashion trends as does most mainstream news media. Read those summary reports and bring that knowledge into in-store conversations with customers–share this with your entire team.
Visuals are powerful tools. Incorporate trends into your windows and create instore displays that group together your offerings of the season’s top trends. Better yet, have a couple of mannequins in-store that combine the season’s fashion trends.
Make your iPad work for you. Once you know the season’s trends and your merchandise and displays reflect that create a slide show showcasing how your jewelry selections complement the trends of the season.
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NECKLACE COURTESY OF MASTOLONI; EARRINGS COURTESY OF LINDA QUINN DESIGNS
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1 Assael 212-819-0060 www.assael.com
2 Little h Jewelry Ph: 310-474-8788 www.littlehjewelry.com
3 LJD Jewelry Designs Ph: 904-302-1415 www.ljdjewelrydesigns.com
4 Assael 212-819-0060 www.assael.com
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ORGANIC
1 Brenda Smith Jewelry Ph: 770-337-6399 www.brendasmithjewelry.com www.jewelryoffaith.com
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2 Imperial Ph: 800-556-7738 www.imperialpearl.com
3 Katura Ph: 404-455-8989 www.katuradesigns.com
4 Jorge Adeler Ph: 877-915-8967 www.jorgeadeler.com
MODERN 5 Tara Ph: 888-575-8272 www.tarapearls.com
6 Zhulia Ph: 760-487-5091 www.zhulia.com
7 Imperial Ph: 800-556-7738 www.imperialpearl.com
8 Baggins, Inc. Ph: 213-624-2277 www.bagginspearls.com
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CASUAL 1 Little h Jewelry Ph: 310-474-8788 www.littlehjewelry.com
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2 Atelier Leseine Ph: 650-714-4112 www.atelierleseine.com
3 Tara Ph: 888-575-8272 www.tarapearls.com
4 Elizabeth Blair Fine Pearls Ph: 231-526-7500 www.elizabethblair.com
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5 Baggins, Inc. Ph: 213-624-2277 www.bagginspearls.com
6 Linda Quinn Designs Ph: 417-880-8567 www.lindaquinndesigns.com
7 Brenda Smith Jewelry Ph: 770-337-6399 www.brendasmithjewelry.com www.jewelryoffaith.com
8 Mastoloni Pearls Ph: 800-347-3275 www.mastoloni.com
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The Cultured Pearl Association of America
FOUNDATION MEMBERS American Pearl 212-764-1845 www.americanpearl.com
Continental Pearl JCK PEARL PLAZA B45187 213-612-0252 www.continentalpearl.com
Imperial JCK PLUMB CLUB PC-520 800-556-7738 www.imperialpearl.com
Cybel-Bel Pearl JCK PRESTIGE/LUXURY P-52 212-752-6600 www.cybelco.com
International School of Gemology 210-695-5520 www.schoolofgemology.com
D.S.L. Pearls, Inc. AGTA 510 212-575-9127 www.dslpearlinc.com American Pearl Company, Inc. 615-298-4111 www.americanpearlcompany.com Assael, Incorporated COUTURE-LAFITE BALLROOM 426 212-819-0060 www.assael.com Baggins, Inc. JCK LUXURY LUX703 213-624-2277 www.bagginspearls.com
Edgewater Jewelry Group JIS EXCHANGE 1229 305-373-8955 www.ewjewelry.com
Frankl Trading Corp. JCK FIRST LOOK B26134 212-575-9333 Galatea Jewelry by Artist JCK DESIGN CENTER DC205 909-592-0877 www.galateausa.com
Carol Goldstein Co. 212-768-7205
Gems of the World 212-840-1117 www.gemsoftheworldinc.com Grassmann-Blake, Inc. 973-379-6170 www.gbclasp.com Hanadama Pearls JCK CURRENTS S11316 800-PEARL-00
Clasp Collection, Inc. 646-289-3910 www.claspcollection.com
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Honora JCK PLUMB CLUB PC-200 LUXURY LUX 1110 212-371-1515 www.honora.com
Pearl Paradise.com Little h Jewelry by Hisano JCK DESIGN CENTER DC701 310-474-8788 www.littlehjewelry.com www.pearlparadise.com The Pearl Exporting Company AGTA 222 866-673-2757 www.pearlexporting.com The Pearl Source.com 213-622-3843 www.thepearlsource.com
Eliko Pearl Co., Inc. JCK FIRST LOOK B21135 800-538-0017 www.elikopearl.com
Baumell Pearl Co., Inc. JCK PEARL PLAZA B44178 800-247-8222 www.baumellpearl.net
China Pearl JCK FIRST LOOK B24167 800-749-9596 www.chinapearl-usa.com
Jaco Import Corp. AGTA 1033 212-298-9220
Pearlsofjoy.com 800-451-1411 www.pearlsofjoy.com
Stanley Robin Inc. / White Isle 212-871-0007
King’s Ransom 415-331-2650 www.pearlgoddess.com
Tara & Sons, Inc. JCK LUXURY LUX601 800-235-2790 www.tarapearls.com Tiara Pearl International AGTA 231 808-261-1680 www.tiarapearlinternational.com
Leys, Christie & Co., Inc. 914-725-4100 www.leyschristie.com M. Lange Co., Inc. 262-567-0602 pearlman@mlange.org Mastoloni Pearls JCK PLUMB CLUB PC-550 JCK LUXURY LUX 532 800-347-3275 www.mastoloni.com
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Congratulations to our 2015-2016 International Pearl Design Competition Winners
Alexia Gryllaki–President’s Trophy
Wei-Na Tu–Luster Award
Brenda Smith–Designer’s Award
Shu-Yi Huang–Brilliance Award
Kuan-Chen Hou–Orient Award
Ting-Ju Lin–The Visionary Award
Mary Feliciano–Fashion Award
Geoffrey Middle–Fashion Award
Shin Yue Chen–Wedding Day Pearls
Indika Wijayarathna–Fantasy Award
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International
Pearl Design COMPETITION FIFTH EDITION: 2016-2017
What will you CREATE? Officially launching during the JCK show in Las Vegas on June 3, 2016 and accepting entries until September 22, 2016. Winners will be announced November 1, 2016. Winning entries will be on display during the AGTA and JCK shows in 2017. Celebrating one of the world’s most prized and mysterious gems, this contest invites artistic expression inclusive of all pearl varieties. Winners will enjoy award designation along with the prestige of recognition from this worldwide event.
For complete contest details visit www.cpaa.org.
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The Cultured Pearl Association of America, Inc., founded in 1957, is a nonprofit group composed of the finest manufacturers, wholesalers, dealers and suppliers of Cultured Pearls in the United States. Our intention is to cultivate awareness, interest, demand, and successful marketability of Cultured Pearls for the retail community and at the consumer level. Through promotion, education, public relations, and unwavering commitment we aim to inspire an authentic passion for all Cultured Pearl varieties.
We’re excited to announce many new initiatives in 2016. Please visit www.cpaa.org for details. Available now: Our NEWSLETTER,–“SHELLS,” debuted in February. The newsletter will keep you in the know regarding pearl innovation, celebrity pearl sightings, pearl trends, pearl farming and pearl happenings anywhere in the world. Coming soon: EDUCATION–Who better qualified than the global pearl leaders and expert pearl community to create an educational program that not only teaches the science of how and where pearls are created but offers the next components vital to your sucess with pearls and the science of selling them—filling a void that exists for many retailers. CPAA is certifying jewelers and their front-line sales people for free through their free educational program. www.cpaa.org
Where resources, education, promotion, and pearl focus meet.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR BENEFACTORS We’d like to acknowledge our benefactors and extend our sincere appreciation for their continued support to the Cultured Pearl Association of America Inc.
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The Cultured Pearl Association of America, Inc. announces the fourth in a series of exotic & educational trips to a pearl farm. PEARL ODYSSEY TO BALI Luxuriate in pristine waters, silky soft sand, tranquil days, and nights. Nurture your mind, body, and spirit. Adventure awaits; visit a south sea pearl farm where you will discover first hand, the amazing odyssey this miracle of Mother Nature takes from seed to birth. Sponsored by Atlas Pearl… growers & purveyors of fine south sea pearls; Bali, Indonesia. …NURTURED BY US, LOVED BY YOU.
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WIN AN ALL EXPENSE PAID TRIP FOR TWO. Tickets are $10.00 each; only 5,000 tickets will be printed. This is a fund raising initiative for the CPAA, a non-profit association. The entire trip is generously donated to the CPAA by Altas Pearl. Tickets go on sale at the 2016 JCK Las Vegas show. The winning ticket will be drawn December 20, 2016. Please visit www.cpaa.org for details. The Cultured Pearl Association announces its fourth annual fund-raising event, with proceeds from ticket sales directly benefiting the association’s initiatives promoting awareness and education of cultured pearls.
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