That's women afraid of the judgment of other women. Men see beautiful pearls and see elegance. They see someone they can take home to meet his parents, who won't embarrass him by doing something gauche in public. A woman who knows how to behave in social situations. That's a lot of assumptions, but you should hear what men have told me about what they think women's clothes mean. They make a lot of assumptions, most of them total hogwash. Example: One of my colleagues told me that he married his wife because she dressed like a school marm, so he "knew" that she would always be faithful. My jaw dropped. That was only part of a group conversation where several men agreed that every woman wearing black means that she is looking to get laid, and we're talking about business suits. I'm surprised that any of them still had their family jewels.

chokers* not long necklaces