By Lisa @Privilege

Some of you are curious about giving or receiving pearls for a 16th birthday. Let’s answer your questions, even those you did not know you asked.

Which pearls to give, or request, for a 16th birthday? Ah, tell me first what you want them to mean.

We could solve a simple equation, as in, since 16-year olds are fashionable these days, (what with teenaged style bloggers, 16-year old models, and television shows like Gossip Girl), therefore we present a 16-year old with pearl fashion.

The usual Privilege pearl fashion involves irony. All great expressive statements require some inner tension; oxymorons generate their own buzz. For example:

Pearls For My 16th Birthday by AmidPrivilege featuring cultured pearl jewelry

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