Fashion Jewelry Hoop Earrings

Although they have come in and out of popularity over the years, antique and vintage fashion hoop earrings are essential accessories for everyday wear and the ideal finishing touch to an outfit. 

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 — costume jewelry earrings, modernist drop earrings, glamorous Victorian hoops, geometrically complex chandelier earrings, you name it. In the United States, ear piercing didn’t really become popular until the 1950s and ’60s, but hoop earrings have a much deeper history than that. 

Some of the oldest known hoop earrings date back to 2,600–2,500 B.C. in Mesopotamia. They’ve become one of the most iconic pieces of jewelry for their versatility and sophistication. 

Hoop earrings have existed almost as long as humans have, and they have been symbols and indicators of identity, such as in ancient Nubia. Hoop earrings were once worn by royalty, including in ancient Egypt. They have often been made from metals like gold, silver and bronze.

Everyone from Maria of Portugal, Princess of Parma, in the 16th century to Josephine Baker in the 20th century has made hoop earrings a part of their style. Now, internationally revered luxury houses such as Tiffany & Co. and Cartier have hoop earrings in their collections. 

For lovers of costume jewelry, antique and designer fashion hoop earrings set with rhinestones, cubic zirconias, faux pearls and lots more can be found on 1stDibs today.