12 Architectural Earrings as Smart as the Women Who Wear Them

Photographed by Josh Olins, Vogue, February 2017

It's often thought that intellectual women don't necessarily have any interest in, or patience to keep up with, fashion. They're far too busy filling up their bookshelves to worry much about stocking their closets. But in truth, smart women simply look for smart design—something with a story. Bold, sculptural, and full of intent, the new wave of architectural statement earrings are practically pieces of art themselves. More conceptual than the staple (read: banal) gold hoop, these shapely danglers are made for the lobes of the creative set—photographers, painters, directors, and the like, the sort of women who appreciate aerodynamic contours and thoughtful composition.

From Annie Costello Brown's Alexander Calder–inspired delicate blue mobile danglers, to Céline's fire-engine red petal baubles, to J.W.Anderson's artful shoulder-grazing hammered gold chandelier, the season's offerings come in all shapes and sizes. Here, 12 of the best.

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