Brushed Silver Hoop Earrings: Shine Bright Like a Diamond

Brushed Silver Hoop Earrings: Shine Bright Like a Diamond

While many people associate brushed silver hoop earrings and other sterling silve earrings with Latin American aesthetics and culture, the history of brushed silver hoop earrings goes back further than we imagined.

We focus specifically on modern silve earrings (including brushed silver earrings), their ornamentation, why the modern world continues to be enchanted by silver hoop earrings and silver dangling earrings, and their variants in other crafting materials.

Mesopotamians were the first to wear hoops, but ancient people of Africa ancient civilization first wore them. The first known wearers of hoop earrings were likely women in Sumer around 2500 B.C.E.

Hoop styles evolved as the game spread throughout the Aegean region. Men and women alike quickly took to wearing hoop earrings after their introduction, which sparked a surge of creativity in Egyptian jewelry design. The hoops that we know and love today were perfected even further by the ancient Greeks and Italians, who added exquisite new details in various artistic styles.

The most common reason for donning hoops was to symbolize one’s faith in a higher power, making this a universal aspect of hoop jewelry. As a result, many cultures, including those in Asia and Latin America, continue decorating hoops with symbols honoring various deities.

The Latina virgencita hoops do count, and they’re part of a long-standing custom that predates the widespread popularity of hoop earrings among Latinas. Hoops have been a part of people’s public personas for millennia. Hoop earrings, necklaces, and bracelets have played significant roles throughout history.

For this reason, hoops have become a potent symbol of strength for people of color. Many

Hoop earrings are seen as an unapologetic display of our values and beliefs, symbolized by a pair of hoops for many Latinas. However, hoops represent so much more than a passing fashion trend for Latina women.

Some Latinas who see hoops as part of their identity feel pressure to stop wearing them if they want to be taken seriously. Remember that hoops have been worn by humans for thousands of years, regardless of their current popularity or the size you choose to wear them.

In the world of style, they represent something to be admired. Latina women are stronger because of the struggles, triumphs, and pride passed down through the generations.

For some, it may be nothing more than a fashion statement, but for Latinas, it reminds them to be themselves wherever they go.

Xinar’s Brushed Silver Hoop Earrings

Find incredibly detailed, and retro brushed silver hoop earrings at Xinar today. Our collections reflect the artisan history of Far Fetched Imports, which flourished in the eighties and stamped out a name of its own as a beautiful connection to the talented partisans who made these brushed silver hoop earrings by hand.

Never feel that you never have enough artisan designs to choose from: explore our Far Fetched Imports collections today! You can also explore our stud earrings and drop earrings, as well as other jewelry and supplies for making necklaces. Full details are available on each page, and we respond to inquires on all business days.

How Far Back Does Earring Culture Go?

Did you know that men haven’t always been the ones to wear earrings? In ancient Asia, where they first appeared, earrings have remained fashionable for the past seven thousand years.

In ancient Egypt, a sign of wealth or social status was a pair of dangling earrings. But in ancient Greece and Rome, only enslaved people were allowed to wear earrings. So earrings adorned with pearls and other precious stones were another way for the wealthy of ancient Rome and Greece to flaunt their status.

Earrings for men went in and out of style throughout the Middle Ages in Europe. However, the Catholic Church outlawed ear piercing in the 13th century based on a dogma that held that humans should not alter their physical selves as image bearers of God. Earrings were then widely worn by criminals, pirates, and the lower classes.

It didn’t take long for folks to ignore Church doctrine after the Renaissance. Boys raised by single mothers would have piercings in their right ears after their father’s death. If a man wore earrings in both ears, it meant that he was the last of his family. He should not fight in wars lest his family’s name is lost forever.

Earrings were once widely worn by both sexes, but females are now more likely to do so than males. Earrings are a popular accessory among women, and many opt to wear them to draw attention to their eyes and highlight their features.

For instance, a pair of long earrings can draw attention upwards and outwards from the face and neck, while a pair of geometric studs can emphasize the sharpness of the wearer’s features. Many preteen boys get at least one ear pierced, and some even get both, but they typically only wear a single, tiny stud.

Men and women of all ages now frequently get piercings done, and not just in the earlobes.

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