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)