Addicted to Earrings

Hello Fellow Addicts,

Ok, Ok...I admit it. I am addicted to earrings! I never seem to have enough awesome earrings and at http://www.vintagecouturejewelry.com/ you can feed your addiction on
studs, buttons, danglers, pendant drops, chandeliers, and hoops.

If you are anything like me, you own so many earrings that they need their own college fund! I had to have that chandelier pair that got caught on my sweater and nearly pulled my lobe off and....oh yes that huge silver heart that hit my jaw so many times that I started to get a bluish bruise and of course the hoops that were so large that they twisted and turned which gave me a faint resemblance to Dumbo!

To avoid mistakes, here is a handy guide when you need that next earring fix:
Check out your face shape and determine if you are square, heart, diamond, round or oval.

Square faces are wide at the cheeks and forehead with a straight hairline and an angular jaw.
These faces are softened by hoops and round shaped earrings. Avoid angular shapes.

Heart shaped faces are narrow jawed and wide at the forehead with a heart shaped hairline.
Earrings with wide bottoms like the teardrop shapes are the best. Avoid the heart shapes!

Diamond shaped faces are wide at the cheeks but narrow at the chin and forehead.
Earrings should be wider not longer and the drop earrings should be short.

Oval faces are ideal and can wear almost any style of earring except for the extra long danglers which just elongate the face.

Round faces are as wide as they are long and look great with drop earrings to elongate the face. Avoid hoops and chunky round shapes.

The oldest earrings ever discovered were found in Iraq and date back to 2500BC. Gold, silver and bronze hoops have been found in Crete and date back to 2000BC. Ear plugs that stretched the ear hole have been found in the lobes of ancient Egyptians. Ancient Greeks and Romans made the gemstone pendant earring fashionable. Earrings became unpopular during the Middle Ages when head and ear covering was mandatory for respectable women and stayed unpopular during the 16th century because of high collared fashions. By the 17th century, hair was worn off the face and the well dressed ladies in Europe all wanted large pendant earrings but by the 18th century earrings became obsolete because fancy hats with ribbons that cover the ears became the in thing. The 19th century brought updos back into fashion and the heavy chandelier earrings returned to fashion. Earlobes were commonly elongated because of the heavy weight of the gems and the metals. The early 20th century considered pierced ears uncivilized so the invention of screw backs and clipons allowed women to wear earrings for day and evening fashions. By the 1920s, long drop earrings were the look but by the 1950s, long drops were only for evening and the clip on button shaped earrings were worn daily. This style continued until piercing returned in the 1970s. The earrings continued to be produced in the button style but hoops, dangles, drops, studs and chandeliers became popular for daytime styles.

Evil spirits were thought to enter the body through any opening so earrings were worn to ward off spirits. Gold earrings were thought to cure headaches and puncturing the earlobe was thought to improve sight and hearing. Sailors wore one earring to indicate that they sailed around the world.

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yet!

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PatraB