Hoops 101: Mood Hoop Style Guide | GLDN

From delicate to chunky, classic to funky, small to bold, striking silver to glimmering gold—put your signature spin on one of the jewelry world’s most iconic pieces with a stack that’s so you (and so easy to achieve!). Pencils down, class…

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Lesson 1: Sizing

No two hoops are alike. A hoop’s diameter, measured in millimeters, seriously changes its entire mood and style. Compare a small, dainty hoop to a large, chunky hoop, for example—the energy could not be more different (and we wouldn’t have it any other way)!

 

Huggie Hoops 8-11mm Cuddles your ear close* Shop Huggies

Small Hoops 12-17mm Juuuust enough shine Shop Small

Medium Hoops 18-37mm You’re getting bolder Shop Medium

Large Hoops 38mm+ The star of any stack Shop Large

 

*Huggie tip: smaller sizes might not fit your first piercing if it’s placed high. Measure your hole position with a ruler (in the mirror!) to make sure it’s A-OK.

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Lesson 2: Collections

Meet our most-adored collections you’ll be all 🥺🥺🥺 for—each with styles, sizes and metals galore. Which ones do you love most?

 

Everyday Hoops — Stick to the Classics

Iconic. Timeless. If a little black dress was a jewelry piece, it’d be one of these.

Light Essential Hoops

Styles shown: Elinor Hoops / Bessie Hoops / Harriet Hoops / Amelia Hoops

 

Essential Hoops

Styles shown: Elle Hoops / Farrah Hoops / Cindy Hoops / Naomi Hoops

 

Bold Hoops — Go for the Daring

Unexpected angles and sleek lines make your ears into modern art.

Modern Hoops

Styles shown: Minnie Huggie Hoops / Lill Huggie Hoops / Eileen Hoops / Sonia Hoops

 

Square Hoops

Styles shown: Annie Hoops / Ada Hoops / Randall Hoops

 

Textured Hoops — Find Your Flair

Beads. Twists. Light-catching loveliness! These hoops just wanna have fun.

 

Twist Hoops

Styles shown: Colette Hoops / Clara Hoops / Agnes Hoops / Maxine Hoops / Babs Hoops

 

Beaded Hoops

Styles shown: Telkes Hoops / Lamarr Hoops / Walker Hoops

 

Milgrain Hoops

Styles shown: Milly Hoops / Mildred Hoops

 

Hammered Hoops

Styles shown: Dawn Hoops / Reya Hoops / Celeste Hoops

 

Charm Hoops — Add Some Delight

Ear candy that shimmies, sways and moves with you—sparkle overload!

Charm Hoops

Styles shown: Sia Initial Earrings / Sia Pearl Earrings / Sia Starburst Earrings / Kana Earrings

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Lesson 3: Styling

 

Our stacking suggestions:

1. Generally, place your largest, most prominent hoop in your first piercing and cascade from there.
2. Jumble textures and finishes for a more dynamic look (and invite studs to the party, too)!
3. Mix silver and gold for a stunning symphony of cool and warm tones—it’s like yin and yang.
4. Add movement and shine with charms. (Extra credit: engrave them with a special memento!)
5. Opt for solid, tarnish-resistant 14k solid gold if you want to keep your hoops on 24/7.

And, of course, break any of the above rules if you so wish—we want you to do you!

 

Now onto the fun — choose your styling muse:

 

The Mixologist

Gold, silver and texture, oh my!

Styles shown: Agnes Hoops / Mildred Hoops / Minnie Huggie Hoops / Eileen Hoops

 

The Charmer

Throw a pearl party this summer.

Styles shown: Sia Starburst Earrings / Sia Pearl Earrings / Minnie Huggie Hoops / Kana Earrings

 

The Shapeshifter

Why should circles have all the fun?

Styles shown: Lill Huggie Hoops / Eileen Hoops / Minnie Huggie Hoops / Ada Hoops / Walker Hoops

 

The Maximalist

For the days when more is more...

Styles shown: Telkes Hoops / Sia Pearl Earrings / Sonia Hoops / Elle Hoops / Farrah Hoops / Cindy Hoops

 

The Minimalist

...or when just a stud and a hoop will do.

Styles shown: Heart Stud Earrings / Cindy Hoops / Minnie Huggie Hoops / Lill Huggie Hoops

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Hoop, there it is—time to bring your signature stack to life.

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