Men's jewellery: why should girls have all the fun with ornamentation?

Despite being the subject of derision for years, global sales of fine jewellery for men have been on the rise Outfitted by Gucci designer Alessandro Michele, the former One Direction heartthrob's gender-bending, modern renaissance look was access­orised with a pearl-drop earring and multiple finger rings Model Henry Kitcher and men's fashion editors such as Ben Schofield had been rocking the pearl-drop earring for some time already, so Styles might not have been the first to wear an earring, but he was the most publicised.

In an era of gender fluidity, men are exploring jewellery like never before A model at Dior Men's pre-fall show, in Miami, in December Portraits dating back to the 16th century depict famous men wearing one pearl earring, such as the 1588 painting of Sir Walter Raleigh by an unknown artist.

Camp pioneer Elton John has been wearing an earring of one sort or another for decades. . Source