Hoop Earrings
2010s Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
2010s Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
2010s Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
2010s Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hoop Earrings
20th Century French Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hoop Earrings
2010s Hoop Earrings
2010s Hoop Earrings
2010s Hoop Earrings
2010s Hoop Earrings
20th Century French Modern Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Modernist Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Rose Gold
Early 2000s French Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s French Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Hoop Earrings
Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
White Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s French Vintage Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Modern Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
2010s Hoop Earrings
Early 2000s Hoop Earrings
Early 20th Century Hoop Earrings
Emerald, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 2000s French Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
1980s Retro Vintage Hoop Earrings
Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
1990s French Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hoop Earrings
2010s Hoop Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Artist Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
2010s Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Onyx
1990s Italian Hoop Earrings
Diamond
2010s Hoop Earrings
2010s Hoop Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary French Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hoop Earrings
1980s French Vintage Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
2010s Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s French Vintage Hoop Earrings
Yellow Gold
1990s French Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Diamond, Pearl and Antique Hoop Earrings
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.
On 1stDibs, shop vintage diamond hoop earrings, gold hoop earrings, contemporary hoops and many more varieties of this wildly popular accessory.