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© PHILIPPE BERTHÉ/CMN, © JUSTIN MATHERLY COURTESY PAULA COOPER GALLERY, NEW YORK ENZY GRANDE DEBUT PEARLY WHITES Frozen, by Sam Tho Duong, 2011 Drop, Melo and South Sea are just a few of the types of pearl stunners on view at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, for "Pearls," an exhibition from its own and Qatar's royal collections. The exhibition traces the history of these valuable jewels of the sea from antiquity to present day. Through January 19. Fears of misconduct in this one-time jail are limited to artists rather than inmates. Works from the Pinault Collection will be on view for the first time in Paris, including those by Julie Mehretu, Bill Viola and Justin Matherly, whose Untitled sculpture is shown above. Apropos of its venue, "Á Triple Tour," held inside La Conciergerie, the former cell quarters of Marie Antoinette, centers on the theme of imprisonment. October 21 through January 6. BRAND NEW BAG This might just push the Falabella—Stella McCartney's most iconic bag—right off its perch. In line with the company's ethos, the new Beckett bag was created from almost entirely renewable resources, including the wood, which comes from an FSC certified source. No buyer's remorse here. LONDON CALLING There's a new contender for coolest fashion-art coupling. "I can't think of a company that has more consistently bent convention, merging art and fashion in the most imaginative of ways than Alexander McQueen," says Amanda Sharpe, co-director of Frieze, the contemporary art fair in London. The fashion house has announced its co-sponsorship of the fair, which takes place in London, October 17-20. BAL HARBOUR 43