and connect to themselves in a small hook at the back. A variation is the French hook design, which merely hangs from nipple rings earlobe without closure, although small plastic retainers are sometimes used on ends of French hooks. Rarely, dangle earrings use the post attachment design. * Huggy earrings - Huggies are.

the ear. The post is held in place by a removable friction back or clutch. Occasionally, the stud earring is constructed so that the post is threaded, allowing a screw back to securely hold the earring in place. This is useful in preventing the loss of expensive nipple rings containing precious stones or made of precious metals. Silver hoop earring. Silver hoop earring. * Hoop earrings - hoop earrings are circular or semi-circular in design, and look very similar to a ring. They are often nipple rings of metal tubing, with a thin wire attachment penetrating the ear. The hollow tubing is permanently attached to the wire at the front of the ear, and slips into the tube at the back. The entire device is held together by nipple rings between the wire and the tube. Other hoop designs do not complete the circle, but penetrate through the ear in a post, using the same attachment techniques that apply to stud earrings. A variation is the continuous hoop earring. In this design, the earring is constructed of is.

the world dating back to early history. One of the early signs of earrings worn by males are from the walls from.