Over the past several months, every fashionable person on the planet seems to have sported a certain accessory—the huggie earring.
Designs may vary, but one quality is always the same on the earrings: The gold is chunky, of some generous width or thickness, gleaming noticeably as it sits close to the ear.
It’s a classic enough look, one that wouldn’t necessarily make any waves in terms of revolutionizing jewelry or fashion. Except the chunky gold huggie’s appearance has been so common lately, it’s become a style that should immediately join your jewelry collection—if it isn’t already there. You’d not only hop on a trending style, but perhaps more importantly, you’d grab these gold jewels before the ever-increasing price of gold rises further.
“People need to get them now, before nobody can afford them—prices are skyrocketing,” says Francesca Simons, a public relations consultant for fine jewelry brands.
Much like the quiet luxury of recent years, a gold huggie earring is a status symbol: subtle, unassuming, and, as prices currently stand, only for those who can afford it. The gold huggie is no passing trend—it’s a treasure that warrants dropping a bit of coin , if consumers have the means.
Gold huggies are unbeatable for everlasting style, emitting a chic, pulled-together, yet just-threw-these-on sort of look. And they can be worn differently from one time to the next, depending on your personal style. Here are some of the latest.
Top: Sloan huggie hoop earrings in 18k yellow gold, $5,200; Briony Raymond