Calling them men’s earrings is selling them short: in Vivienne Westwood’s latest collection, you’ll find 11 new designs that do far more than simply “add a stylish touch” to your earlobes.
And yes, we’ll say it again: calling them men’s earrings is a bit like calling Buckingham Palace a fixer-upper. Technically accurate, wildly off the mark. Wear it and forget it? Absolutely not.
You won’t find the usual studs here, the kind that shrug and mutter well, at least I tried. What you get instead are little Shakespearean soliloquies in metal: bolts of lightning, serpents, Vivienne Westwood’s orb and gold-plated relics straight out of London’s subcultural archive, all hand-finished with the kind of care usually reserved for engagement rings. Or royal jewels.
There are not forced ideas at play, while there is also nothing predictable, and no lazy recycling of “edgy” clichés. These are men’s jewels that don’t need to shout to stand out. They manage to be distinctive without falling into the trap of trying too hard, or worse, looking a bit try-hard.
More of a minimalist who wants to add a pinch of attitude to a tailored look? You’re covered. Prefer something a little bolder to sharpen up your outfit? That’s here too. And there is plenty more for anyone who sees this collection as a well-earned treat for fans of fashion with an opinion.
Standing out, together
Much beyond the gleam and the sheer chutzpah, is a clear refusal to compromise, and that’s what makes this collection stand out.
If you have the right eyes, you can clearly see it in the choice of materials by Vivienne Westwood (gold tones, ruthenium, antique silver), as well as in the precision of the engravings, in the sharp silhouettes that flirts with fashion conoisseurs.
The hope is that our readers share our belief that one good earring can carry a whole look, a whole mood, maybe even a whole idea of fashion.
And no, even if we are in the era of AI, there is no design by algorithms. There is no dull minimalism and no lazy hiding behind a gender-neutral label.
The One
Too beautiful to be forgotten.Such is the power of earrings, even when you wear them just for the look and not to take over the whole world.
To you, though, it would still be a way of taking over the scene: a small but powerful detail, a few inches of magnetic beauty which is bound to attract a few envious eyes.
So choose your Earring wisely. Let it be the piece that feels a little too much, too bright, too bold, too charged with personality, and well… wear it anyway.
Don’t keep it hidden in a box like something dangerous or that you want to forget about.
Let it do what it was made to do: catch the light, bend the room around you for a second, make strangers curious and make yourself feel empowered.
Because there is no danger attached to the masterpiece you will wear – indeed.
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