Thick Metallic Leather Rope in Grey, Gold, White or Black with White, Grey or Peacock Pearls, Easy to Wear as Wrap Bracelet or Necklace

These ropes, or lariats, are one of our best and longest-selling items. They've got the beauty and elegance of pearls in an easy, everyday style. Women of all ages love them, since there are so many ways to wear them, and the "wrap" style is on-trend. This makes them a great gift -- as well as a practical item for your jewellery box. You'll receive the card, pictured above, which shows different ways to wear it.

Although the ropes can be worn many ways, most women are drawn to wearing them either as a bracelet or a necklace. Because of this, we make them using a few different leathers (outlined below).

This rope, in thicker leather, works best as a bracelet, because the overall look is more substantial. It can also be worn as a necklace, but it doesn't drape as well as thinner leather.

White pearls look great with any of these leather options. If you would like dyed grey pearls, we recommend metallic grey leather. If you would like dyed peacock pearls, we recommend metallic black leather.

We also make lariats in deerskin, suede, thick metallic leather with large pearls, and thin metallic leather cord.

Deerskin ($95 CAD) is extremely supple and and is the most elegant and refined material. This makes a beautiful necklace (long and short), but a less ideal bracelet, because it tangles easily.

Suede is flexible and wears equally well as a bracelet or necklace, whether with large ($165) or regular ($95) pearls. The look is more organic than metallic leather cord, but because of the colours we offer (black or very dark brown), it's still chic.

Thick metallic leather with large pearls ($165 CAD) works equally well as a bracelet or a necklace, because of the weight of the pearls.

Thin metallic leather ($85) hangs best as a necklace, long or short. It can feel a bit light as a bracelet, but if you layer your bracelets, you won't mind this at all. The look is a bit more boho-luxe, because it wears so fabulously as a long necklace.

To keep your pearls looking their best, they should be the last thing you put on and the first thing you take off. Avoid getting perfume, hairspray, lotion, or any other chemical on them, and wipe them off right away if you do. Keep them out of water, where hair products, chlorine, or salt water could dull or discolour them. Water can also weaken the bond between the pearl and the post.

As popular as pearls are, the range of varieties and prices can get confusing. Here's what you need to know:

1) Almost every real pearl on today's market, regardless of variety, is “cultured.” A cultured pearl is grown in an ocean or a lake, and develops around a nucleus or irritant which is placed in an oyster or mollusk. The final product is created by nature, albeit with man’s help.

2) “Natural” pearls are pearls that have been found in oysters. Natural pearls found today sell for tens of thousands of dollars. Many natural pearls on the market are in antique pieces, and come with gemological x-ray certification.

3) The highest-priced cultured pearls are cultured in seawater, and there are three main varieties: Akoya, Tahitian, and South Sea. Akoya pearls, grown off the coast of Japan, were the first saltwater pearls to be cultured, and became the "classic" pearls your grandmother might have worn. Tahitian pearls, which are grown around Tahiti, grow naturally in shades of grey and black, and were developed in the 1970s. South Sea pearls, grown in the Southern Hemisphere, were developed more recently, and are considered by many to be the most desirable pearls.

4) Daily Pearls makes jewellery from cultured freshwater pearls, which are the most affordable variety of cultured pearls. China produces most of the world's freshwater pearls, many of which are unusually shaped, or "baroque."

5) Plastic or glass imitations of cultured pearls are called “simulated” pearls. You can tell the difference between cultured and simulated pearls by touching one to the top of your bottom teeth. If it feels gritty, the pearl is real. If it feels like plastic or glass, it is not a cultured pearl.

Let us know if we can help you with your pearl shopping!