17 Statement Earrings That You’ll Only Love If You Have Truly Amazing Taste
by The Candidly Team
There was a time not too long ago when any version of dressing up involved wearing a statement earring. Do you remember this? When an ornate chandelier earring was the chosen birthday gift given out by every friend you had in college? And your Urban Outfitters wall-mounted jewelry holder was dripping in colorful dangles?
And then, like the “going out top,” the statement earring disappeared into a sea of subtle studs and understated crawlers. And we had to wait til Oscar night to see anything remotely captivating.
Well, we’ve been hearing lately that statement earrings are making a comeback. And though we really don’t do trends and tend to favor dainty, minimalist jewelry, we will go on record to say we’re kind of excited about this trend, guys.
Here’s why:
Statement earrings offer a fun, whimsical little expression of our personality, and most clothes just don’t do that in this same caution-to-the-wind way without being too flashy and ridiculous.
They’re easy. We can take a boring black dress or a plain t-shirt and jeans, throw on a statement earring and suddenly, we are dressed up. Bold. Edgy. Interesting.
But naturally, we also want to look chic and do “statement” in a non-over-the-top, kooky art teacher way.
And so, we sought out 17 pairs of truly special statement earrings to suit an array of personalities. Some you may love. Others you may loathe. But once you find the one, you will know.
And off you go.
At The Candidly, we try a lot of stuff so you don’t have to. We only recommend things we truly love, and that we think you’ll love, too. All products are chosen independently by our creative team, and all details reflect the price and availability of products at the time of publication. If you buy something we link to, The Candidly may earn a commission.
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