If the ’90s were all about It-bags, with Fendi Baguettes nestled in every fashion editor’s arm, and the 2000s were all about It-trainers (who doesn’t own at least one pair of Stan Smiths?), then with the 2010s freshly over, we’re calling it: this decade belongs to the It-earring. Yes, in many cases, we mean just one.
While pared-back styles are still in favour as far as clothes go, an interesting shift has taken place from the neck up. The earring has become the transformative charm: the single piece that puts personality into our purist daywear. With a high-low mix of semi-precious stones and metals, graphic resins and plastics, these pieces are distinctive, characterful and less delicate in their sensibility than fine jewellery. They’re well-priced, too. They’re still an investment, sure, as a modestly sized Balenciaga handbag might be. But, as far as design goes, they break the literal (and figurative) mould – not the bank.
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