Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. What is it that compels us to stuff our pockets with a variety of shells ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The summer of the shell is in full swing. Everywhere you look, necks, wrists, and even ankles are decked ...

Seashell earrings feel like a natural evolution for the kind of girls who, like me, grew up with a shell necklace securely ...

Designers from Glenn Spiro to Silvia Furmanovich are turning shells into fine jewelry. By Jill Newman On a recent vacation in Careyes, Mexico, Sara Beltrán scoured the beach looking for beautiful ...

The purplish shells of quahogs, treasured in the past by Native Americans, now appear alongside gold, mother-of-pearl and onyx. By Jill Newman For centuries Native Americans treasured quahog shells, ...