| Earrings have gained a lot of popularity through | | | | metal or wire as skeleton and use materials as |
| the last decades. They have, however, been | | | | diamonds, crystals, precious stones and gems, |
| worn by ancient civilizations for thousands of | | | | feathers, shells, pearls, ivory, different kinds of |
| years ago. The materials the earrings were made | | | | fabric, glass, beads, wood, plastic, silicon, wiring, |
| of back then are still used today and a lot of | | | | rubber etc. etc. as decoration. |
| other variants are available on the market as well. | | | | In most cases you do not have to worry about |
| In the old days, any kind of metal could serve as | | | | the nature of the material. Only if you have some |
| an earring for slaves. Later sailors took gold | | | | kind of allergic reaction towards certain usually |
| earrings because of their value. If for any reason | | | | cheaper metals it is advised to wear earrings that |
| they would end up dead and wash up on the | | | | are made of gold or stainless and surgical steel. |
| shore, their finders could provide them with a | | | | The shapes can be modified to a great extent. |
| proper burial. Today, gold and various other | | | | This allows for beautiful designs to be made and |
| materials are used for different earring designs. | | | | sold on the market. Many of the materials that |
| The choices you have when it comes to | | | | are used for earrings can be found in other |
| purchasing earrings are almost unlimited. The type | | | | jewellery as well. This makes it easy to combine |
| of materials used varies greatly as well. You can | | | | the materials used |
| have different kinds of precious metals like gold, | | | | Whether your favourite choice is pearl earrings, |
| silver, platinum and other metals like copper, tin, | | | | silver earrings, earrings with feathers and fabric, |
| nickel, bronze, steel and iron. This, however, is | | | | or any other kind of earrings, you will be able to |
| just a base for the earring in most cases. | | | | find them on the market. Best thing about |
| You have unlimited choices when it comes to | | | | earrings is that you can replace them for other |
| designing the jewellery. You can basically use a | | | | earrings or even remove them temporarily. |