The bracelet is beautiful and my mother loved it for her Mother's Day present! They are oblong which is why they are called rice Style and you should expect them to be off-white, but the overall effect is glamorous and I could see them being worn with an elegant cocktail dress or dress down to something more casual and look perfect in both scenarios. I would Beware of the matching necklace though. As much as I wanted to buy the necklace to match the bracelet, the necklace is just too short and will choke your mother unless she is a tiny person and then it will be a choker. I bought it and had to return it but I should have realized if its advertising is only 18 in Long and you can get a bracelet as long as 18 in, that should tell you that it's a pretty short necklace. The Pearl source, please create a necklace with these same pearls that is much longer for the reasonable sized woman. But if you just want the bracelet, it's top-notch and beautiful!