# wearing pearls, in odd or even strands? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 7, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-pearls-in-odd-or-even-strands/552947 "2010-09-07T17:19:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-pearls-in-odd-or-even-strands/552947/21 "2010-09-08T01:06:42Z")
> [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](#): > > . . . **Yllaria,** there is a little pearl clip thing that will solve your problem and keep the strands in place. I think I got mine at some junk jewelry place. I use it when I wear them as a belt. It’s sort of like a barrett for jewelry. . . Thanks for the information. I would not have thought to look for such a thing. That would make disappointing Miss Manners’ Grandmother much more comfortable. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2010, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-pearls-in-odd-or-even-strands/552947/22 "2010-09-08T01:36:54Z")
Apparently there are a lot of [conflicting rules about pearls](http://www.uniquepearl.com/blog/2010/07/tired-of-the-the-muss-and-fuss-of-pearl-wearing-etiquette/) . . . I don’t know if I could pull off three strands . . . I’m short and that many strands would make me look like a kid wearing her mom’s jewelry. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2010, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-pearls-in-odd-or-even-strands/552947/23 "2010-09-08T02:24:20Z")
I have a single strand and a triple strand. Queen Elizabeth II has a lovely double strand, but her mother usually was pictured in a temple strand. I wonder if it’s anything like always have an odd number of flowers in a vase or an odd number of pillows on your couch. ---
**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-pearls-in-odd-or-even-strands/552947/24 "2010-09-08T03:28:38Z")
I’ve definitely heard this rule, and I’m in my twenties, but my mother was mystified when I mentioned it. I think I saw it years ago in an article about an auction of Jackie O.'s stuff, talking about a triple strand of pearls. I’ve always thought it was silly. ---
**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-pearls-in-odd-or-even-strands/552947/25 "2010-09-08T03:33:22Z")
Miss Manners said in _Miss Manners’ guide to excruciatingly correct behavior_ that she learned the rule “in Japan or some place.” ---
**Author:** ![kbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4491bb/32.png) [@kbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kbear)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2010, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-pearls-in-odd-or-even-strands/552947/26 "2010-09-08T22:01:25Z")
Maybe it’s like cut flowers in a vase and nicknacks on the mantel…odd numbers just look better? Although…Michelle Obama’s 2 strand pearls look just fine to me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-pearls-in-odd-or-even-strands/552947.md?page=1)