The Biologique of Fashion - officemagazine.net

A pearl is formed inside an oyster when it coats a foreign intruder, like a grain of sand, with mucus to protect itself from this trauma. It is from this process that a pearl is created. Such a poignant metaphor for how we humans deal with trauma. “You just grow around it,” Yasmin says.

The independent New York City based company is growing quickly, already having been sported by the likes of Bella Hadid and Emily Ratajkowski. Still, Yasmin and Mary, the two best friends behind the magic, are humble and beyond funny. Their connection is strong and evident in their quick rapport and stunning designs.

Check out the iconic pics and our conversation below!

WILLA BECK—What is Mudd Pearl’s origin story?

MARY ANDERSON—Yasmin and I were in quarantine together and just started making pearl necklaces together as a hobby. We were bored and would do photoshoots with each other and post them on Instagram and whatnot. Our friends started to reach out and ask for custom orders, and it just kept happening. After a while, we were like, we should just make this a business. We weren’t ever, in the beginning, taking it super seriously. We launched on Depop and started an Instagram. Super low pressure in the beginning, which I think really helped us start a business without overwhelming ourselves. Because we both have separate jobs. We’re both already busy, and so now that it’s already grown so much, we’re just fully always stressed out. But it definitely grew organically.

YASMIN MOON—My most vivid memory about how Mudd Pearl started was when Mary and I had been making necklaces for each other and we were still on the fence about it. This is how the name came to be. Mary and I were riding a four wheeler around just for fun. Legally, non legally, I don’t know. No comment.

WB—Allegedly.

YM—Yes, we were allegedly riding a four wheeler around. One day, Mary took it out without me. I stayed home to take a bath. It was the first day I was like, I don’t want to do this.

MA—‘Cause we were riding the four wheeler a lot during Covid.

YM—I was the bitch on the back. It was a freeing time. I was watching her IG stories and she was covered in mud with our pearls on. Mary had gotten stuck in the mud, in quicksand pretty much, in an old lake. I was like, Do you need help? I’m worried about you. Are you okay? She was like, No, don’t worry about me, someone’s coming to get me. When she came back, I was like, Wow, mud pearl. And then we were like, Wait. That’s gonna be the name.

MA—I was stuck in the mud for probably six hours, and the people who we rented the four wheeler from had to come pick us up and bail us out of the mud. I was completely covered. Head to toe. You could not even see what I was wearing. I looked like a creature that crawled out of the swamp.

YM—Literally the only thing I could see on her were the pearls.

WB—Except for the pearls glistening.

YM—And it was the perfect balance too. We don’t necessarily view it as feminine. It’s more earthy, organic, and raw. Mudd Pearl is like a precious gem out of the dirt. Like us. ‘Cause we’re little routy four-wheeling dirt babies.

WB—What is your mission as a brand?

MA—Our mission is to make people feel sexy.

YM—I’ve always found jewelry really sacred, so I want to bestow the comfort I feel when I wear a piece that’s really precious to me onto someone else. All the pieces I make, I have that in mind for each person. Maybe they’ll be clutching their pearls when they’re having an intense moment. They can be part of ritual. Like a talisman.

YM—Yeah, a totem.

MA—We want to create pieces that people feel comforted by. It’s the final touch to any outfit that makes you feel confident and grounded. YM—Special.

WB—What are your biggest influences, stylistically or otherwise?

MA—We know what we like and what we’re inspired by, but it’s always changing. We’re definitely inspired by nostalgia and recreating classic looks from our childhood. Phases we went through, maybe as a teenager, but recreated in a sexy, sophisticated, grown way.

WB—What has the launch of your website been like? What has that meant to you as a brand?

MA—It’s definitely legitimized us. People are taking us more seriously. As simple as it looks, it took so much effort and time to perfect it. The smallest details of the website.

YM—Literally every detail, I worked with our friend Anthony Tran on. What works for Mary and I, what we would want in a website. Also just keeping it really simple felt good. The website has removed a lot of worry for me because I was always scared of things getting lost. I have bad ADD, so having everything in one compartment makes me feel good about the relationship with the customer, too.

MA—It has definitely streamlined our business and organized it. We feel like we’re a real business now! Because before we were selling directly to customers through Instagram and Depop. The past month has been crazy since launching the website. Everything feels more real.

YM—It’s also really fun. I love our website because it reminds me of Myspace; I wish we could add a song.

MA—You’re giving away our age.

WB—That would be so cool if it played a song when you opened it. That reminds me of Tumblr.

MA—We’re gonna have our Top 8 on our website soon.

YM—Top 8 feature very soon.

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