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"It&amp;#x27;s just fashion kismet when two equally chic entities find each other in this crazy, chaotic world&amp;amp;#8212;like David and Victoria Beckham or doppelg&amp;amp;#228;nger BFFs Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss. Sigh. So when online destination Shopbop and jewelry designer Ariel Gordon decided to collaborate on a three-piece capsule collection, we were squealing with glee. After all, Shopbop is pretty much the culprit for draining our bank accounts with its tightly edited (but incredibly vast) cool-girl offerings, and Ariel Gordon is our go-to for classic and dainty (but with a kick) jewelry that regularly screams for compliments. Ever since Chanel and Dior reimagined pearls with a modern update, what was traditionally your grandma&amp;#x27;s hand-me-down has taken on a new life. But how do you ride that fine line between making a cutting-edge statement but still sticking with a a time-honored investment piece? Let&amp;#x27;s ask the designer, Ariel, and Shopbop&amp;#x27;s fashion director (and total style crush) Elle Strauss. Ariel Gordon and Shopbop&amp;#x27;s Elle Strauss (they&amp;#x27;re also good friends) GLAMOUR: What trends are you seeing in terms of wearing traditional pearls but in an edgy, modern, and contemporary way? Ariel Gordon: When Elle and I started talking about doing a collaboration exclusively for the Shopbop site, she immediately said pearls. This was a really fun project for me, and I was able to do it in my minimal modern aesthetic but still keep it really dainty and delicate and wearable for every day. Elle Strauss: And I think that&amp;#x27;s the key as well. Pearls are traditional, so it&amp;#x27;s all about taking the wearability, but then turning it on its head slightly. With the rings, for example&amp;amp;#8212;you probably have a pearl ring surrounded by diamonds. But with this one, it&amp;#x27;s one diamond and you can layer the rings. So it&amp;#x27;s like that subtle twist. AG: Or like the twist on the pearl studs. Making it an ear jacket instead of a classic stud is a fun. ES: I feel like the lariat is a modern alternative. People have an everyday basic. That&amp;#x27;s why it makes so much sense to collaborate with Ariel because it&amp;#x27;s that balance. Like, &amp;quot;This is going to just fit effortlessly into my jewelry closet, but at the same time it&amp;#x27;s going to make that subtle statement.&amp;quot; And what&amp;#x27;s your advice in buying a pearl piece that&amp;#x27;s edgy enough but still an investment piece? So you could hand it down to your granddaughter? AG: My take on fine jewelry is: Instead of buying the $25 necklace here, the $75 necklace here, the $30 piece here, if you saved up your money for a couple of months, you&amp;#x27;d have enough to buy the real thing. And because it&amp;#x27;s fine jewelry, it&amp;#x27;s going to last you and it&amp;#x27;s going to be a piece that you can pass down to your kids. ES: I think in terms of what sort of piece you choose, I would go with a ring every time. Elle layered two of the rings that meshed seamlessly in with her wedding band and engagement bling on the same hand. Such a modern classic! Here&amp;#x27;s a closer look at the Ariel Gordon x Shopbop collection: From left to right: Ariel Gordon dual freshwater-pearl and diamond ring, $265, shopbop.com; triple over the tee lariat necklace, $495, shopbop.com; natural freshwater-pearl jacket stud earrings, $285, shopbop.com Which piece do you like best? (I love the ear jackets, as you can probably guess.) Do you like the modern take on pearls?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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