Some 24% of millennials are very likely to buy pearl jewelry for themselves versus 10% of 46-to-55 year olds and some 47% are very likely to buy pearls as a gift, compared with 16% of 46-to-55 ear ...

For her wedding on June 23, in Moorestown, N.J., Ms. Patel, a clinical engineering services manager, rented pearl earrings from Verstolo, a designer based in New York that offers fine jewelry rentals.