Gold Silver Open Hoop Earrings
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Gold Silver Thick Open Hoop Earrings
A thick open hoop on a post fitting, the tube widening towards the front, springing onto the lobe on the tension in the metal rather than a clasp.
Tension has to be set in every hoop, so the lot stays small.
Walking home in the rain, hood down
The rain starts halfway home and you keep the hood down because it is warm enough. Wet hair goes behind the ear and the hoop is suddenly the only thing with a shine on it. The pair is water resistant, so the walk is no trouble at all, and the couple sheltering in the shop doorway watch you go past unbothered by the weather.
Composure in bad conditions is read as confidence, and jewellery that can take the rain is part of how that gets held. The second look at a thick hoop finds no clasp and no join to examine, which reads as design rather than fastening. Nothing about the piece suggests it was taken off and put back on for the occasion.
You get in, dry your hair, and leave them on.
Open hoop, held by its own tension
The hoop is left open rather than clasped, so it springs onto the lobe and the tension in the metal is what keeps it there. The tube widens slightly towards the front, which puts the mass of the hoop where it is seen and tapers it behind the ear.
The fingers find the gap first, then the post behind the tube that takes the weight. There is nothing to click shut and nothing to lose, and the material is 14K gold-plated stainless steel in the gold and stainless steel in the silver. The pair is water resistant.
How it holds, and what it is
- A thick open hoop on a post fitting
- Tube widening slightly towards the front
- Open rather than clasped, held on tension
- 14K gold-plated stainless steel in the gold
- Stainless steel in the silver
- Water resistant
A gold hoop and a silver hoop
Both finishes are on the list, gold and silver, with 14K gold-plated stainless steel in the gold and stainless steel in the silver, and the same tension set in each.
What travels with it
Order more than one piece together and a complimentary gift comes in the parcel with them, selected by us and sent unrequested.
| Piece | Earrings |
|---|---|
| Material | 14K gold-plated stainless steel |
| Tension | Springs onto the lobe |
| Tube | Widening slightly towards the front |
| Colours | gold, silver |
Set by tension, made in lots
A hoop that holds itself on has to be sprung to the right tension and left there, which is a setting made pair by pair rather than at a press. That keeps a lot to what can be set properly, and a return of the same run is not guaranteed.
Sold direct rather than through a shop floor, so the spend goes into the tube and the tension. Returns within fourteen calendar days of delivery, unworn.
