Some of the lady-like profiles of Fall (like the pencil skirt) are to me, crying out to be paired with multi strand pearls. I've written before about covet-worthy Chanel pearl necklaces but there are plenty of reasonable options out there too.
J. Crew has a nice option, this Double-Strand Jeweled-Flower Pearl Necklace for $250. It's made with real 10 mm freshwater pearls, hand knotted on silk thread with a metal flower clasp. It's 20" long.
Or at Ross Simons, their Double Cultured Pearl Strand with 14k Gold Clasp, $156 for 16 inch length, $180 for 18 inch length. The pearls may be anywhere from 7.5 - 9 mm in size, hopefully they do a reasonable job of matching them...
It's kind of funny how "Grandma" pearls can be. There are probably a lot of younger women that would never even consider wearing them. But I love them, I think they're Grace Kelly classic and as long as you know how to dress, they're fabulous! Like this:
How cool does that look?!
You are so right! Pearls are so much more than Grandma pearls! I wrote an article on my web site about how some of the great fashionista's of the past and present use pearl jewelry to offer timeless looks. I've listed everyone from SJP to Grace Kelly and even Barbara Bush :o