Proud men
Historically, men were also big wearers of jewellery, dripping gold and jewels just as much or even more than women. The Black Pearl collection is bringing this back with an edgy jewellery line perfect for all genders. Search for images of Maharajas and Mughal emperors and you’ll wonder how they could move under the weight of their finery. Toxic masculinity has refined jewellery to be something particularly for women, however, in recent years, the codes governing masculinity have finally loosened up, and the traditional lines between masculine and feminine fashion are blurring. As a company filled with powerful women in the workforce, we strive to achieve gender equality, part of this being to blur the divide between conventional gender stereotypes and roles.
Maharadja’s and their jewellery
Maharadja Yadavindra Singh and the famous Patiala necklace (1930) made by Cartier.
This evolution has been far from smooth since elements of the streetwear constituency are very much attached to masculine stereotypes. Kanye West’s Givenchy leather kilt on tour in 2011 caused fashion uproar at the time for its unorthodox approach. Looking back on this moment, Kanye considers this his fashion “awaking”. (source: http://www.bbc.com/culture/story)
Harry Styles, wearing a pearl earring and Gucci’s Alessandro Michele at the Met Gala 2019 (Getty Images)
The black pearl collection
We are proud to introduce our unisex collection, bold & brave items for him and for her meticulously handcrafted from genuine freshwater baroque pearls beautifully combined with stainless steel. This collection features unique interchangeable designs: make your own personalised statement piece by combining two or more items into one contemporary design.
Marcel Veenendaal, lead-singer of Di-rect is wearing Proud Pearls wrap bracelets
Rock’n Pearls
Dutch lead-singer Marcel Veenendaal (from Rock band Di-rect) loves Proud Pearls Black Pearl collection and is very creative in mixing and matching his unique style. In the above pictures, Marcel is wearing our wrist wrap with black pearls and the ‘feather and pearls’ necklace, both available in our shop. Read more about Marcel, his band and up-coming concerts.Di-rect
Waylon wearing Proud Pearls black pearl necklace at the Voice of Holland
The voice of…
Dutch singer and songwriter Waylon is a role-model for jewellery-wearing men, he combines several stainless steel necklaces with black pearls and creates a brave and edgy style. He is a judge on the Voice of Holland, as shown in the above pictures he is wearing our long, black baroque pearl necklace combined with other necklaces.
