Vintage CHRISTIAN DIOR gold faux lapis designer runway earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed CHRISTIAN DIOR • gold tone with glass stones • vintage designer runway earrings
Vintage CHRISTIAN DIOR gold faux lapis designer runway earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed CHRISTIAN DIOR • gold tone with glass stones • vintage designer runway earrings
$578
W 0.71 in L 0.79 in
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Lapis Crystals Cabochon Foil Triangle Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Lapis Navy Blue Oval Cabochon Stones Whole Sparkling Crystals Foil
Gold Plate
$484
W 0.79 in L 0.91 in
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s AB Textured Navy Lapis Cabochon Rectangle Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s AB Large Textured Navy Blue Lapis Cabochon Rectangle Clip Earrings
Gold Plate
Christian Dior Vintage 1960 Textured Ripple Sapphire Lapis Navy Oval Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1960 Unisex Textured Lapis Sapphire Navy Dark Blue Ripple Oval Elegant
Silver Plate
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Lapis Foil Stone Cabochon Octagon Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Large Textured Navy Blue Lapis Cabochon Rectangle Clip Earrings, Gold
Gold Plate
$578
W 0.79 in L 0.91 in
Christian Dior Vintage 1980 Gripoix Lapis Navy Cabochon Rectangle Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Unisex Gripoix Lapis Navy Blue Cabochon Rectangle Elegant Modernist
Gold Plate
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Large Lapis Foil Navy Oval Chunky Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Textured Large Lapis Navy Blue Foil Stone Oval Modernist Chunky Clip
Gold Plate
$484
W 0.71 in L 1.19 in
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Lapis Navy Oval Stone Foil Wing Feather Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Lapis Navy Blue Oval Cabochon Stone Foil Wing Feather Elegant
Gold Plate
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Oval Lapis Navy Blue Cabochon Foil Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Textured Oval Lapis Navy Blue Cabochon Stone Foil Clip Earrings, Gold
Gold Plate
$767
W 0.71 in L 1.19 in
Christian Dior Vintage 1980 Foil Lapis Oval Cabochon Wing Feather Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Unisex Textured Foil Lapis Navy Blue Oval Cabochon Stone Wing Feather
Gold Plate
$484
W 0.83 in L 0.83 in
Christian Dior GROSSE 1970 Lapis Navy Cube Square Cross Crystals Clip Earrings
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1970s Vintage Lapis Navy Blue Cube Square Cross Crystals Clip Elegant
Silver Plate
Christian Dior Vintage Faux Lapis Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in New York, NY
These beautiful 1990s clip-back Dior earrings have a faux lapis center in a gold tone setting
Vintage Signed Christian Dior Faux Lapis & Crystal Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in New York, NY
These vintage signed Christian Dior earrings feature faux lapis center stones with clear crystal
Vintage Grosse Dior earrings in lapis lazuli
By John Galliano
Located in BÈGLES, FR
Large vintage Dior earrings, new, never worn, in gold metal, equivalent to gold plate and lapis
Gold Plate
Christian Dior Faux Lapis Pearl Diamond Gold Pendant Necklace and Earring Set
By Christian Dior
Located in Pahrump, NV
This faux Christian Dior lapis pearl diamond and gold necklace with matching round pendant and
Vintage Christian Dior Lapis Crystal Earrings 1980s
By Christian Dior
Located in Wilmslow, GB
Vintage Dior Lapis Earrings. Emulating lapis lazuli and diamonds these beautiful Dior creations are
Dior Lapis Gold Dangle Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Southampton, PA
spherical form, these magnificent earrings from Dior complement stone’s marvelous nuance with the radiance
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Christian Dior Diamond Lapis Lazuli Mabe Pearl Yellow Gold Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Southampton, PA
18k Yellow Gold Diamond Lapis Lazuli Mobe Pearl Earrings by Christian Dior. With 6 round brilliant
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, 18k Gold
Dior 18K Yellow Gold Mother of Pearl and Lapis Drop Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Southampton, PA
12.3 grams. This Christian Dior 18K Yellow Gold Mother of Pearl and Lapis Drop Earrings are offered in
Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Sold
W 0.79 in L 0.99 in
1980s Vintage Christian Dior Gold Tone Faux Lapis Lazuli Oval Clip on Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
This is an oval clip on earrings designed by Christian Dior in 1980’s. The piece is gold plated
Lapis Lazuli, Gold Plate
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Textured Navy Lapis Cabochon Rectangle Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Large Textured Navy Blue Lapis Cabochon Rectangle Clip Earrings, Gold
Gold Plate
Sold
W 0.71 in L 0.79 in
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Lapis Cabochon Crystal Foil Triangle Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Lapis Navy Blue Oval Cabochon Stones Whole Sparkling Crystals Foil
Gold Plate
Sold
W 0.79 in L 0.91 in
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s AB Textured Navy Lapis Cabochon Rectangle Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s AB Large Textured Navy Blue Lapis Cabochon Rectangle Clip Earrings
Gold Plate
Sold
W 0.79 in L 0.91 in
Christian Dior Vintage 1980 Gripoix Lapis Navy Cabochon Rectangle Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Unisex Gripoix Lapis Navy Blue Cabochon Rectangle Elegant Modernist
Gold Plate
Sold
W 0.79 in L 0.91 in
Christian Dior Vintage 1980 Gripoix Lapis Navy Cabochon Rectangle Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980 Gripoix Lapis Navy Cabochon Rectangle Clip Earrings, Gold Tone Very
Gold Plate
Sold
W 0.79 in L 0.91 in
Christian Dior Vintage 1980 Gripoix Lapis Navy Cabochon Rectangle Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980 Gripoix Lapis Navy Cabochon Rectangle Clip Earrings, Gold Tone Very
Gold Plate
Christian Dior Vintage 1960 Textured Lapis Sapphire Navy Ripple Oval Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1960 Unisex Textured Lapis Sapphire Navy Dark Blue Ripple Oval Elegant
Silver Plate
Sold
W 0.82 in L 1.25 in
Vintage CHRISTIAN DIOR signed silver faux lapis designer runway clip on earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed CHRISTIAN DIOR • silver tone with faux blue lapis • vintage designer clip on
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Oval Lapis Navy Blue Cabochon Foil Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Textured Oval Lapis Navy Blue Cabochon Stone Foil Clip Earrings, Gold
Gold Plate
Sold
W 0.95 in L 1.15 in
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Large Lapis Navy Foil Oval Modernist Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Textured Large Lapis Navy Blue Foil Stone Oval Modernist Chunky Clip
Gold Plate
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Oval Lapis Navy Blue Cabochon Foil Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Textured Oval Lapis Navy Blue Cabochon Stone Foil Clip Earrings, Gold
Gold Plate
Sold
W 0.95 in L 1.15 in
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Large Lapis Navy Foil Oval Modernist Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Textured Large Lapis Navy Blue Foil Stone Oval Modernist Chunky Clip
Gold Plate
Sold
W 0.71 in L 1.19 in
Christian Dior Vintage 1980 Foil Lapis Oval Cabochon Wing Feather Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Unisex Textured Foil Lapis Navy Blue Oval Cabochon Stone Wing Feather
Gold Plate
Sold
W 0.95 in L 1.15 in
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Large Lapis Navy Foil Oval Modernist Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Textured Large Lapis Navy Blue Foil Stone Oval Modernist Chunky Clip
Gold Plate
Sold
W 0.48 in L 0.67 in
Christian Dior Vintage 1980 Lapis Navy Oval Foil Pearl Stone Gold Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980 Lapis Navy Oval Foil Pearl Stone Clip Earrings, Gold Plated Very good
Gold Plate
Sold
W 0.48 in L 0.67 in
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Lapis Navy Oval Foil Pearl Gold Clip On Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Very good condition. Some light scratches and colour loss at back. 100% Genuine. Unique design. Signed at the back. Size: 1.7*1.2 cm. Weight: 4.0 g/each. _ _ _ Great for everyda...
Gold Plate
Dior Gemstone Gold Clip-On Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Southampton, PA
The contrasting combination of lapis and coral stones with 0.75ct of sparkling diamonds in the
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Sold
W 0.83 in L 0.83 in
Christian Dior GROSSE 1970 Lapis Navy Cube Square Cross Crystals Clip Earrings
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1970s Vintage Lapis Navy Blue Cube Square Cross Crystals Clip Elegant
Silver Plate
Christian Dior Vintage Lapis Navy Rectangle Oval Cabochon Set Necklace Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Unisex Lapis Navy Blue Rectangle Oval Cabochon Jewellery Set Necklace
Gold Plate
Christian Dior Vintage Lapis Navy Rectangle Oval Cabochon Set Necklace Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage Lapis Navy Rectangle Oval Cabochon Jewellery Set Necklace Earrings, Gold
Gold Plate
Christian Dior Vintage Yellow Lapis Oval Crystals Omega Necklace Earrings Set
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage Yellow Enamel Lapis Navy Oval Crystals Cabochon Omega Collar Necklace Semi
Gold Plate
Christian Dior Vintage Yellow Lapis Oval Crystals Omega Necklace Earrings Set
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage Yellow Enamel Lapis Navy Oval Crystals Cabochon Omega Collar Necklace Semi
Gold Plate
Christian Dior Vintage Yellow Lapis Crystal Wide Omega Collar Dome Earrings Set
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Unisex Yellow Beige Enamel Lapis Navy Blue Oval Crystals Cabochon
Gold Plate
Vintage Christian Dior Lapis Blue Earrings 1980s
By Christian Dior
Located in Wilmslow, GB
Vintage Dior Lapis Earrings. Crafted in gold plated metal with a large blue cabochon stone
Dior Lapis Diamond Yellow Gold Clip-On Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Southampton, PA
astounding lapis lazuli stones which boast an alluring shape in these gorgeously stylish earrings from Dior.
White Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Christian Dior Vintage Jewelled Lapis Lazuli Clip-On Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Nice, FR
CHRISTIAN DIOR vintage gold toned clip-on earrings featuring a large glass lapis lazuli oval
Sold
W 0.48 in L 0.67 in
Christian Dior Vintage 1980 Lapis Navy Oval Foil Pearl Stone Gold Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Lapis Navy Blue Oval Foil Pearl Stone Elegant Modenrist Clip Earrings
Gold Plate
Sold
W 0.87 in L 1.11 in
Christian Dior GROSSE 1960s Gripoix Lapis Ruby Cabochon Heart Crystals Earrings
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1960s Gripoix Lapis Sapphire Navy Blue Ruby Red Cabochon Heart Whole Shining
Gold Plate
Christian Dior Diamond Lapis Gold Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of 18k gold diamond lapis earrings crafted by Dior featuring lapis stones and approximately
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
Christian Dior Paris Pearl Lapis Diamond Gold Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Pair of 18k yellow gold earrings by Christian Dior, set with 5.5mm and 6.5mm pearls, lapis and
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, 18k Gold
Vintage Christian Dior Gold Plated Oval Statement Earrings with Lapis Lazuli
By Christian Dior
Located in West Sussex, GB
This is a beautiful pair of vintage statement earrings from Christian Dior. It has an oval lapis
Lapis Lazuli, Gold Plate
Christian Dior Vintage Silver Tone Faux Lapis Clip Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in New York, NY
These vintage 1980s Christian Dior earrings have a classic style. They are made with a faux lapis
Vintage CHRISTIAN DIOR Lapis Lazuli Gilt Dangling Earrings
By Christian Dior
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage CHRISTIAN DIOR Lapis Lazuli Gilt Dangling Earrings Measurements: Height: 1.77 inches (4.5
Christian Dior Earrings Jade and Lapis Glass 1971 Germany
By Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
A pair of stunning and rare clip on earrings by Christian Dior Germany, dated 1971. Roundels of
Brass
$37,783
Size: IT40 - FR36 - UK8 - US4
Gucci by Tom Ford Red Sheepskin Floor-Length Double-Breasted Coat, fw 1996
By Gucci, Tom Ford for Gucci
Located in London, GB
▪ Archival Gucci Runway Coat ▪ Creative Director: Tom Ford ▪ Fall-Winter 1996 ▪ Crafted from multiple panels of red-dyed sheepskin with a leather backing, this coat exudes luxurious ...
Dolce & Gabbana S/S 01 burgundy backless tie neck midi maxi slim line dress XS-S
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Milano, Lombardia
LOVE LALI VINTAGE Dolce & Gabbana Spring Summer 2001. This dress is an incredibly rare version of Look 5 from the runway, in full length burgundy, a version that is virtually impos...
Tom Ford For Gucci Dress with Cut outs
By Tom Ford, Gucci
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous black fine stretch silk dress from Tom Ford for Gucci. It has 3/4 length sleeves, slits at the side hem and a fine strap crossing the upper chest and back. There is a ribb...
Vintage MONET signed gold tone rhinestone enamel elephantdesigner brooch
By Monet
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed MONET • gold tone with rhinestones and enamel • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wea...
FABULOUS Thierry Mugler Couture SS 2001 Les Solaris Blouse Top Sheer Net Leather
By Thierry Mugler Couture
Located in Berlin, BE
Stunning Thierry Mugler Couture creation, SS2001 Les Solarisées Collection. Extremely rare and fabulous vintage Couture piece, documented seen on the Runway. Dripping in celestial se...
RARE Gucci by Tom Ford S/S 2003 Pink Embroidered Kimono Clutch Bag Purse
By Tom Ford for Gucci, Gucci
Located in Switzerland, CH
EXTREMELY RARE „KIMONO“ Bag by TOM FORD for GUCCI SS 2003 Very rare and exclusive GUCCI signature piece Collector's Item! Pink frayed, layered silk Black hand-embroidery Mat black t...
Thierry Mugler Silk Corset Dramatic Sculptural Bustier Top
By Thierry Mugler
Located in Berlin, BE
Stunning extremely rare Thierry Mugler Collectors piece. Dramatic pure Silk bustier, assuming Spring 1985 Collection. A masterpiece of sartorial artistry by the legend Mister Mugler...
Gorgeous Iconic Thierry Mugler Gown SS1999 Evening Dress Silver Lucite Details
By Thierry Mugler
Located in Berlin, BE
Museum worthy collectors piece. Absolutely gorgeous documented Thierry Mugler dress, Spring Summer 1999 Collection. Documented on the runway as well as on the iconic portrait of Man...
Chantal Thomass black ostrich feather corset, skirt and hat ensemble, fw 1991
By Chantal Thomass
Located in London, GB
▪ Chantal Thomass black ostrich feather 3 piece evening ensemble ▪ Felt saucer hat with ostrich feathers around the brim ▪ Velvet bustier corset with beaded tassel trim ▪ Bell ski...
CHANEL Vintage Faux Pearl Gripoix Clip-On Earrings, 1982
By Chanel
Located in Nice, FR
CHANEL vintage gold tone clip-on earrings embellished with a dome faux pearl adorned by four MAISON GRIPOIX red glass cabochons. Embossed on one earring CHANEL 1982. Embossed on the...
Gilt Metal
$220,900
H 8.5 in W 7 in D 2.5 in
Chanel Green Crocodile Alligator Vintage Mini Minuadiére Kelly Top Handle Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Green Chanel Crocodile mini top handle flap with classic CC closure 1997 {VINTAGE 25 Years} Gold Hardware Interior zipper pocket Black Lambskin interior lining 8.5" H x 7" W x 2.5" ...
Rare Iconic Thierry Mugler FW 1995 Runway Coat Houndstooth Jacket
By Thierry Mugler
Located in Berlin, BE
Archival Thierry Mugler Piece, FW1995 Collection. Extremely rare Thierry Mugler Star-Houndstooth Coat. Wearable Art. Legendary Thierry Mugler created his very own version of the cl...
Iconic Roberto Cavalli FW 2006 Silk Evening Gown Showstopper
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in Berlin, BE
A Roberto Cavalli Masterpiece from 2006 Drenched in the opulence of gilded romance, this Roberto Cavalli silk evening gown is a red-carpet reverie. A symphony of delicate florals, li...
Emilio Pucci S/S 2011 Runway Unworn Embellished Cutout Crochet Open Knit Dress
By Emilio Pucci
Located in Naples, FL
Emilio Pucci S/S 2011 Runway Unworn Embellished Cutout Crochet Open Knit Maxi Dress Look 8 from the Spring 2011 Collection by Peter Dundas. (in ivory color) Condition: Unworn howe...
$14,168
Size: IT 44 - FR 40 - UK 12 - US 8
Dolce & Gabbana ivory silk hand-painted kimono dress coat, fw 1998
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in London, GB
▪ Dolce & Gabbana ivory kimono dress coat ▪ 65% Silk, 35% Nylon ▪ Hand-painted design of flowers and birds ▪ Black silk lining ▪ IT 44 - FR 40 - UK 12 - US 8 ▪ Fall-Winter 1998
Chanel Vintage F/W 1988 Black Velvet Edelweiss Flower Embroidered Mini Dress
By Chanel
Located in Jersey City, NJ
This rare Chanel dress is from the Fall/Winter 1988 ready-to-wear collection designed by Karl Lagerfeld. Crafted from rich black velvet, it features a flattering mini-length silhouet...
When Christian Dior launched his couture house, in 1946, he wanted nothing less than to make “an elegant woman more beautiful and a beautiful woman more elegant.” He succeeded, and in doing so the visionary designer altered the landscape of 20th century fashion. Vintage Dior bags, shoes, evening dresses, shirts and other garments and accessories are known today for their feminine and sophisticated sensibility.
Dior was born in Granville, on the Normandy coast, in 1905. His prosperous haute bourgeois parents wanted him to become a diplomat despite his interest in art and architecture. However, they agreed to bankroll an art gallery, which Dior opened in 1928 in Paris with a friend.
This was the start of Dior’s rise in the city’s creative milieu, where he befriended Pablo Picasso and Jean Cocteau. After seven years as an art dealer, Dior retrained as a fashion illustrator, eventually landing a job as a fashion designer for Robert Piguet, and in 1941, following a year of military service, he joined the house of Lucien Lelong. Just five years later, with the backing of industrialist Marcel Boussac, the ascendant Dior established his own fashion house, at 30 avenue Montaigne in Paris.
Just two years after the end of World War II, the fashion crowd and the moribund haute couture industry were yearning, comme tout Paris, for security and prosperity, desperate to discard the drab, sexless, utilitarian garb imposed by wartime deprivation. They needed to dream anew.
And Dior delivered: He designed a collection for a bright, optimistic future. “It’s quite a revolution, dear Christian!” exclaimed Carmel Snow, the prescient American editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar, famously proclaiming, “Your dresses have such a new look.” The press ran with the description, christening Dior’s debut Spring/Summer haute couture collection the New Look. “God help those who bought before they saw Dior,” said Snow. “This changes everything.”
Dior’s collection definitively declared that opulence, luxury and femininity were in. His skirts could have 40-meter-circumference hems, and outfits could weigh up to 60 pounds. They were cut and shaped like architecture, on strong foundations that molded women and “freed them from nature,” Dior said. Rather than rationing, his ladies wanted reams of fabric and 19-inch waists enforced by wire corsets, and the fashion world concurred. The debut got a standing ovation.
In the subsequent decade, Paris ruled as the undisputed fashion capital of the world, and Christian Dior reigned as its king. With the luxuriously full skirts of his New Look, suits and his drop-dead gorgeous couture dresses and ball gowns worthy of any princess, Dior gave women the gift of glamour they’d lost in the miserable years of war.
On 1stDibs, find an exquisite range of vintage Christian Dior clothing, jewelry, handbags and other items.
In the United States, ear piercing didn’t really become popular until the 1950s and ‘60s, but our desire for a dazzling pair of vintage earrings has deeper roots than that. In fact, wearing earrings actually goes back thousands of years, and you can find many tangible connections between now and then in how we continue to talk about these treasured accessories.
Women wore ornamental earrings — studs and hoops at the very least — in Ancient Egypt, which is home to mines that are among the earliest sources of emeralds in the world. Emerald earrings are highly prized today, and their quality lies in their rich, saturated color. The highest-quality emeralds are green or bluish-green. Earrings worn by the affluent in early Roman civilizations were set with precious stones such as diamonds and pearls, and a clean-looking pop of pearl on the front of the lobe is as timeless as ever. Hoop earrings are imbued with symbolism and cultural significance for many, and on view in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Ancient Near Eastern Art Gallery is a pair of simple gold hoops from Mesopotamia dating to between 2600 and 2500 B.C.
Today, ear piercing is very popular all over the world, and, as a result, it is difficult to overstate how much everyone pines for a good pair of earrings — modernist drop earrings, glamorous Victorian hoops, geometrically complex chandelier earrings, you name it. Sure, jewelry trends and the fashion darlings of social media come and go, but earrings have a staying power that seems impenetrable: The still-strong love affair between British royals and Cartier earrings is more than a century old, glossy 1970s hoops from legacy houses such as Bulgari and Van Cleef & Arpels remain the statement makers they’ve always been and although people have been stacking earrings for many moons, the allure of an expertly mismatched stack of charms and studs still feels fresh and new.
While there is no shortage of modern earring designs to choose from, the classics, like coral earrings, Art Deco–style earrings and diamond drop earrings are still heavy hitters. On 1stDibs, find a wide range of antique, new and vintage earrings today.