Black pearls showcased in Mikimoto Passionnoir collection have resonated ... Global pearl jewelry is estimated to have reached $10.5 billion in 2022, but is slated to grow at a 13% compound ...

Mikimoto stands alongside two other pearl researchers active at the dawn ... The exhibition shows how a mere 5% of the oysters that are harvested have perfect pearls, while as many as 50% die ...

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Then, toward the end of the last century, the single event that forever reshaped the pearl trade slowly unfolded in the isolated island nation of Japan. Kokichi Mikimoto, the son of a noodle maker ...

That's how Jesse Jo Stark, the creative director of L.A.-based jewelry label Chrome Hearts, describes her new collaboration with the 131-year-old pearl jewelry maker Mikimoto. Launching Friday ...

If you liked the Marilyn Monroe "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" dress worn by Kim Kardashian at this year's Met Gala, you'll love the late actress's iconic Mikimoto pearl necklace. The special ...

Gathered around the furnace were Japan’s leading pearl dealers. “Banzai!” they shouted. “May you live 10,000 years, oh Most Honorable Kokichi Mikimoto! Banzai! The price of pearls has ...

Yasuhiko Hashimoto, CEO of Mikimoto America, said Passionoir was created because the brand had noticed the growing interest among men shoppers for pearl jewelry. But he said the collection ...

That's how Jesse Jo Stark, the creative director of L.A.-based jewelry label Chrome Hearts, describes her new collaboration ...

A visit to the Mikimoto Tatoku Pearl Farm where the culturing process was developed 130 years ago. Raft-like platforms float on the bay’s surface at the Mikimoto Tatoku Pearl Farm in Japan ...