A cowrie, or any natural object, can be valued in a number of ways. There’s the obvious metric, price, which for cowries is inextricably tied to their beauty. The most magnificent cowries are ...

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It features dip-dyed tassels and many, many cowrie shells. She Made Me is a brand that’s making it ok to wear shells on your bikinis, as the Australian-based brand has nailed the style.

Cowries, or leho in Hawaiian, are one of the most widely collected sea shells. Of the 200 known variations of cowries in the world, 35 come from Hawaii; nine of these exist nowhere else in the world.