Modern Hoop Diamond Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s German Art Nouveau Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Citrine, Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
1990s Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
2010s American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
2010s German Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Hoop Earrings
14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s European Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s European Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Hoop Earrings
White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Hoop Earrings
Yellow Gold
20th Century French Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Rose Gold
2010s American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald
Vintage 1970s Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Israeli Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
2010s American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Rose Gold
2010s American Modern Hoop Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
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A Close Look at Modern Jewelry
Rooted in centuries of history of adornment dating back to the ancient world, modern jewelry reimagines traditional techniques, forms and materials for expressive new pieces. As opposed to contemporary jewelry, which responds to the moment in which it was created, modern jewelry often describes designs from the 20th to 21st centuries that reflect movements and trends in visual culture.
Modern jewelry emerged from the 19th-century shift away from jewelry indicating rank or social status. The Industrial Revolution allowed machine-made jewelry using electric gold plating, metal alloys and imitation stones, making beautiful jewelry widely accessible. Although mass production deemphasized the materials of the jewelry, the vision of the designer remained important, something that would be furthered in the 1960s with what’s known as the “critique of preciousness.”
A design fair called the “Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes” brought global attention to the Art Deco style in 1925 and gathered a mix of jewelry artists alongside master jewelers like Van Cleef & Arpels, Mauboussin and Boucheron. Art Deco designs from Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels unconventionally mixed gemstones like placing rock crystals next to diamonds while borrowing motifs from eclectic sources including Asian lacquer and Persian carpets. Among Cartier’s foremost design preoccupations at the time were high-contrast color combinations and crisp, geometric forms and patterns. In the early 20th century, modernist jewelers like Margaret De Patta and artists such as Alexander Calder — who is better known for his kinetic sculptures than his provocative jewelry — explored sculptural metalwork in which geometric shapes and lines were preferred over elaborate ornamentation.
Many of the innovations in modern jewelry were propelled by women designers such as Wendy Ramshaw, who used paper to craft her accessories in the 1960s. During the 1970s, Elsa Peretti created day-to-night pieces for Tiffany & Co. while designers like Lea Stein experimented with layering plastic, a material that had been employed in jewelry since the mid-19th century and had expanded into Bakelite, acrylics and other unique materials.
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Finding the Right hoop-earrings for You
It is almost impossible to overstate how popular hoop earrings are today. They are routinely seen adorning the ears of high-profile women, ranging from Michelle Obama and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Jennifer Lopez and Cardi B.
The roots of the hoop-earring phenomenon literally stretch back to the dawn of civilization. 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 2,600–2,500 B.C. that experts agree is among the oldest known examples. Hoop earrings can also be found in the Met’s Egyptian art gallery as well as in the museum’s displays of Greek and Roman art.
What inspired the original hoop design and why it was adopted by so many jewelers in the ancient world are unknown. It doesn’t have an origin story, feeling rather like the jewelry equivalent of the wheel. There just seems to be a logic to a circle that goes from the front to the back of the lobe.
“Hoops have been worn for millennia because they are unfathomably chic,” says Annabel Davidson, the editor of Vanity Fair UK’s special jewelry edition. “The way they accentuate the jawline, elongate the face and add a touch of flamboyance to a look is clearly a timeless expression of confidence, femininity and sartorial savvy.”
Throughout the ages, there have been countless decorative variations of hoop earrings. While the style can be found in just about every era, it was far more popular in some periods than others. Certain looks from yesteryear reflect cultural interests, while others are purely glamourous.
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- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Yes, diamond hoop earrings can be in style. The choice to wear diamond hoop earrings is really a matter of personal preference.