The September Necklace

Named for the best month on the island, when the crowds head home, the water's still warm, and the light turns golden by late afternoon. The September captures that feeling in a single piece: a natural scallop shell, found on Martha's Vineyard, in soft smoky gray and finished with a gold-dipped edge.

It hangs from a strand of hand-strung shell chips in blush, cream, and toasted caramel, with a single pearl tucked in off-center like a little secret. A dainty gold chain and extender let you wear it right at the collarbone or a touch lower over a knit sweater when the evenings turn cool.

Every shell is one of a kind, so yours will carry its own colors and markings. Think of it as the end of summer, made to be worn all year.