Hoop Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary American Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, Black Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Tsavorite, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Rubelite, Tourmaline, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yell...
2010s Asian Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 10k Gold, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, Opal, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold
2010s Israeli Art Deco Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Israeli Art Deco Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
15th Century and Earlier Thai Artisan Antique Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, White Gold
2010s Brazilian Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Citrine, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Contemporary Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Art Deco Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s British Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 2000s Brazilian Hoop Earrings
Citrine, Natural Pearl, Quartz, Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, Blue Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Hoop Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gree...
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Hoop Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gree...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, White Gold
2010s British Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Hoop Earrings
Green Sapphire, Blue Topaz, Topaz, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamon...
21st Century and Contemporary American Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White 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.
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