Pearls,
nacre & notes
from the atelier.
Dispatches on craft, sourcing, and the quiet rituals of wearing pearls, written from the Lullu studio in Johannesburg, with notes from Hong Kong, Cape Town, and points between.
An Evening at Delaire: Pearls Among the Vines
On the slow elegance of a Stellenbosch private dinner, and the case for understatement at the long table.
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Salt, Spinnakers, and Pearls: A Note on Sailing Style
On the Royal Cape Yacht Club regatta, and why pearls have always belonged on water.
Read · 3 min
Val de Vie: Pearls on the Polo Lawn
A summer Sunday in Paarl, and the quiet code of what one wears when the horses are the entertainment.
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Matric Dance Jewellery: The Case for One Considered Piece
Matric dance jewellery, chosen with restraint: one necklace, bracelet, or earring to answer the dress, not a pile of everything at once.
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Matric Dance Earrings: What the Camera Remembers
Matric dance earrings that hold steady at the jaw all evening, then keep their place in the photographs a Johannesburg family looks…
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Matric Dance Pearls: A Durban Girls’ College Beginning
On matric dance pearls, a Durban Girls' College beginning, and why we still believe pearls belong beyond one hall, one hem, one…
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Matric Dance Bracelets: The Detail at the Wrist
On choosing matric dance bracelets in Stellenbosch, a first grand entrance, and a piece still worn long after the dance is over.
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Matric Dance Necklaces: The One Thing the Photographs Keep
Choosing matric dance necklaces in Cape Town: a single pearl strand suited to the neckline, worn long after the dress is put…
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Coffee, Commutes, and Pearls: The Everyday Case for Freshwater.
Before there was Tide & Pearl, there was Lullu. Our founders built the heirloom pearl house first, the one for the gala and…
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Street Style Codes: The Sneaker, Knit & Pearl Formula
How to look unforgettable in everyday clothes.
Read · 2 minThe reading list
Four essays we hand-pick for first-time readers. Begin here, and the rest of the journal opens like a strand: one pearl at a time.