MIKIMOTO invited fashion and society luminaries last week to the exclusive JW Marriot South Beach, NCO Club, in celebration of the launch of The Pearl Necklace, the world’s most authoritative volume of the legacy of pearls and its iconic place in fashion and fine art.

Guests were treated to unique pearl jewelry pieces flown in specially for this event, including the Marilyn Monroe Pearl Necklace - a classic 16-inch cultured Akoya pearl necklace that was once owned by the Hollywood icon herself. Also exhibited at the event was the MIKIMOTO Pearl Stream, a glorious body jewelry in 18k white gold, Akoya pearls and diamonds that was unveiled in Baselworld.