Think Coco Chanel and her strands and strands of pearls. Or Audrey Hepburn with her multi-strand pearl necklace in perfect contrast to her black Givenchy dress in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

No matter how you wear one—on its own, layered under a stack of other jewels—the right men's pearl necklace will lend your fits a jolt of off-kilter elegance.