Top 10: Vanity Fair Oscar Party Dresses

Hollywood Reporter-Mar. 3, 2014

... in an icy blue Cushnie et Ochs dress with pearl detailing and peek-a-boo side panels. ... heels, a fuchsia Christian Louboutin satin clutch and Mikimoto pearls.

'Downton' brings tiaras back into fashion

Financial Times-May 2, 2014

Mikimoto of Japan reports that hair ornaments are popular and has seen an ... “These are very complicated bespoke pieces featuring pearls and diamonds, ...

V&A dissolves myths around pearls in major new show

The Guardian-Sep. 17, 2013

Monroe and Taylor are represented in a show devoted to pearls, opening at the V&A on ... "Is it devaluation of the pearl or is it Mikimoto's dream come true?

Toba and Kashikojima: pearls of tranquillity beside Ise Bay

The Japan Times-Aug. 10, 2013

The best place for a crash course in this extraordinary process is the museum on Mikimoto Pearl Island, a short walk across the Pearl Bridge from Toba Station.