There are days when watching new things evolve in the fashion world make my mouth drop to my chest. When I see something so new, fresh, and unique, my pulse races. I love, love, LOVE jewelry!

I like unique things that set me apart from the crowd and may make the casual observer stop and talk with me. So when I saw the king of metals, gold, coming in nine, count them, nine colors, some I was totally unaware of, I was mesmerized. We have all seen yellow, white, and rose gold, but now there is chocolate, green, raspberry, purple, teal and black gold. What a joy to have these fresh new items to wear. Since yellow gold does not compliment by complexion, and I have been limited to white gold, I now have many other choices. I am jumping for joy at the thought of the other colors of gold!

I am now going to sit on my hands, and count my pennies until I can’t stand it. I will then, and only then, delve into the exotic world of colored gold!

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My daughter will tell you, left to my own devices, I will turn to shopping. So in the early hours this morning, I was drawn to my favorite place to feed my addiction, QVC. Oh my! What did I see? Pearls! Beautiful faux pearls, but they were oh so beautiful!

Pearls have long been admired by women of fashion. In fact, pearls are the only gems worn only by women. Real pearls are one of the costliest gems in the world. Cleopatra was said to have promised Marc Anthony the most expensive meal available. She placed before him a glass of wine and then proceeded to grind up a perfectly round, beautiful pearl and drank it!

I don’t claim to have the money or desire to own a wardrobe of real pearls. But I do love faux pearls in all their many colors and shapes. And have a fine collection of them.

The pearls that called out to me this morning were spectacular. These round multi-colored orbs jumped off the screen and touched my heart. I sat there thinking of all the many outfits that I could match them to. I had broken my self imposed budget to not shop for a month. But these pearls that had been designed to go into the gift bags at the inauguration could not be left to others.

These pearls were designed by Kenneth J. Lane, master of costume jewelry, whose creations have been worn by names like the Duchess of Windsor, Elizabeth Taylor, and Barbara Bush. Her three strand pearls worn at her husband’s inauguration were the talk of the town.

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