A piece of fine jewelry or classic investment timepiece is never just an accessory—there’s always a rich story behind it. In W’s new series Rock Stars, we delve into what makes past, present, and ...

Founded in Ginza, Japan, in 1893, Mikimoto is a high-end jeweler that specializes in cultured pearls. Industry experts and consumers with an affinity for the stone worldwide often regard the brand as ...

Japanese fine jeweler Mikimoto is most known for its use of pearls, having previously used the precious material in both its COMME des GARÇONS collaborations, and now it has given the pearl a new look ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate Matthams Spencer is a Paris-based writer who covers jewelry. The Comme des Garçons x Mikimoto ad, shot by Kazumi Kurigami and ...

If it weren’t for Kokichi Mikimoto, we might be living in a world without pearls. As a young man growing up in a seaside Japanese village, Mikimoto observed the diminishing supply of natural pearls ...

If the jewelry industry were to hand out superlative awards, pearls would be shoo-ins for biggest transformation. Once seen as staid and traditional, the seaborn gems are now designer darlings. The ...