The Return of Men’s Earrings

I think jewelry on a man is ridiculous. With the exception being, of course, a wedding ring. With that in mind, I think you can guess where I stand on men wearing earrings. I pretty much hate the idea.
Apparently men’s earrings were big in the ’80s and ’90s. I’m probably not the best person to speak about that, as I was still pretty young, but now that I think about it, I do remember certain teen hunks on the covers of Bop! or Tiger Beat sporting earrings. Brad Renfro being one of them (a small stud in his left ear). And I had a major crush on him back in the day. Yep, and Devon Sawa wore an earring, too (a hoop in this case). Man, I am blushing remembering the boys I had crushes on when I was young. I must have seen Casper 15 times…all for the five minutes of Devon Sawa at the end.
But, I digress. Given the two examples above, it seems the bad boys were the ones wearing the earrings. And the bad boys always make the girls swoon. So, I am starting to see the appeal of this men’s earrings revival. Of course, earrings and other bling have always been a part of hip-hop culture. And, emo guys wear plugs. So, it’s not like men wearing earrings ever really stopped. I think this revival is more specific to a certain style of men’s ear-wear. I guess it can’t be all bad though if guys like Marc Jacobs are sporting them. He’s a bad boy in his own right.
Then again, Jon Gosselin also wears earrings. So, I’m back to where I started, hating men’s earrings. I guess this trend has to be reviewed on a case by case basis. Marc Jacobs, good. Jon Gosselin, bad.
(Pic courtesy of www.elegantmensrings.com)








































seems your problem isn’t so much with the earings as douchey guys vs guys you like (i.e. marc vs. jon).