Earrings I prefer to think of them as the last touch to your look.

They can bring out your softer female side, the horny goddess, or present straightforward charm, class and elegance From Elizabeth Taylor to Meg Ryan to Dave Navarro to Usher today earrings are a fashion statement for both ladies and men.

Only the wealth and those of royal lines could afford costly jewellery back then. Earrings come in every kind of materials and metals. What ever your needs there’s a pair of earrings out there waiting for you.

These sort of piercings and earrings are seen even on King Tutankhamen. In the Roman Empire loaded girls used earrings to show off their rich standing. As time progressed the planning of earrings became much more complicated. The weight was known for causing lengthened ear lobes. In the second part of the 18th century the pendeloque earrings became favored. They were longer than the girandole earrings but much lighter. They were the balance for the high hairdos and massive wigs that were being worn. In the early 1800, jewelers started to mount gemstones, on an open back claw setting.

This permitted the light to pass thru the gems augmenting their color and brilliance. By the 1850s, earrings had again disappeared from the fashion scene. This was once more a result of changing haircuts. The new styles that concerned wearing the hair gathered in a knot at the rear ended in the ears being completely concealed. As well bonnets had arrived on the scene which also made wearing earrings rather troublesome. Some circles even started to believe piercing ones ears was rather barbarous. During the 1920s art deco styles took hold, recognized by their straight or angled designs. In the 1930s the clip on was invented. Because clip ons held the earring more snuggly than screw backs they became the number 1 choice for many years ahead. By the 1960s earrings had become fun and inventive.