{"product_id":"base-100144713","title":"Vintage rhinestone \u0026 black enamel huggie hoop earrings","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVintage Rhinestone \u0026amp; Black Enamel Huggie Hoop Earrings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStripes of light and black, wrapped around the lobe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe shape is called a huggie — a short, wide hoop that curves in close and holds the ear rather than hanging from it. It's a lovely thing to wear, because unlike a stud it doesn't disappear when you're seen from the side. It follows the curve of the lobe and stays visible from every angle, while never once swinging or catching.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross the face of each one, the surface is banded: a row of clear rhinestones, then a stripe of glossy black enamel, then stones again, all the way round the curve. Black and clear together is one of the great pairings in jewellery — it came out of the Art Deco years and has never really left, because there is no colour it argues with.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe stones are pavé-set, and the word is worth knowing. Pavé is French for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaved\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and it describes exactly what you're looking at: stones placed so close together that the surface looks cobbled with light rather than dotted with it. It's harder to do than prong or bezel setting. Each stone needs its own drilled seat, sunk until the girdle sits level with the metal, and then the setter raises tiny beads of gold with a graver and pushes each one over the stone to hold it. Every bead is cut individually. Keeping a row straight is the hard part, and on this pair the rows aren't even straight — they bend around a curve, and they still line up.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen the black enamel is laid in between and polished down flush, so that running a fingertip across the face gives you one continuous surface. Stone, black, stone, black, and no step between them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey're clip fittings, so no piercing is needed, and because a huggie sits tight to the lobe there's nothing to snag on a collar, a scarf or your hair. You can pull a jumper over your head without thinking about them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWear them with hair tucked behind the ear, where the whole curve shows. They're small, but they hold light the way a much larger earring does — and clear and black will go with everything already in your wardrobe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterial: Brass, 18K gold plating, rhinestones, enamel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStyle: Huggie hoop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEra: 1950s–80s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFittings: Clip-on\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: In very good vintage condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade in, or sourced from: Australia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInternational Shipping:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll orders are shipped from Japan with tracking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAsia: Shipping ¥3,800 \/ approx. 7–10 business days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAustralia: Shipping AUD 30 \/ approx. 7–10 business days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEurope: Shipping €29 \/ approx. 7–15 business days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDelivery times exclude weekends and Japanese public holidays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCustoms duties or import taxes, if applicable, are the responsibility of the recipient.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTurning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeaves turn. The light goes low and amber. Nothing announces itself — you simply notice, one morning, that the air has changed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTurning is the autumn chapter of Passage. Four days, four quiet scenes from the weeks when summer lets go, and sixteen pieces drawn from the colours and the air of that shift.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNothing here is dressed for the season. Some pieces are ornate, some \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ealmost plain. They \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewere simply waiting \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhen the light \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003echanged, held until \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enow by hands we'll \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enever know.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHowever \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyou move through \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethese days, we hope \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esomething here finds \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eits way to you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"flemington vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47608293458132,"sku":"100144713","price":39.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/2162\/2740\/files\/e307662f3d177c68c05d305512e229f0.jpg?v=1772416584","url":"https:\/\/flemingtonvintage.com\/products\/base-100144713","provider":"flemington vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}