How Low Can You Go?

Daring dangling earrings are everywhere. Chandelier, Hoop or Drop - you can’t go wrong…

Earring Architecture

Manak earringWhether you like ornate Victorian detail, or clean modern lines, you can find a pair of long earrings to suit your tastes and make a statement. The graduated descent of chandeliers, the big geometry of hoops, the daring plunge of drop earrings - architectural wonders. Simple or dazzlingly complex, sweep back your hair and let them shine.

Earrings Alone

Long earrings are stunning with off the shoulder or strapless tops. Whether it is drop earrings with an off the shoulder t-shirt or gorgeous chandeliers with a strapless gown, no need for a necklace. Earrings are all you need to complete the look.

Wardrobe Musts

So you have your basic diamond studs and your pearls, what are you missing? Your classic studs are fine when your hair is down, but what to wear with an up do or short, short hair? Long, big, beautiful earrings are the perfect complement. Invest in something you love and round out your earring wardrobe.

Earring History

Chandelier earrings were first introduced in Western culture in the Art Deco Period (1920-1935) with the emancipation of women and the new short hairstyles. The bare space between the ear and the shoulder became a canvas for everything earring! Then in the Retro Period (1935-1945) the coolest thing was clip ons. Hard to imagine piercings as old-fashioned during this day and age, but modern ladies of this time did not pierce. Bows, curves and color were the thing. In the Modern Period (1945 through today), earrings have become about fun, fashion and making a personal statement.

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