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Josephine Baker, famed French entertainer from the 1920s, is the first clear example of an icon donning hoop earrings in popular culture.
Can hoop earrings be classy? Definitely- a small pair of gold hoops can do no wrong. That's the great thing about these earrings: depending on the size and style, you can make them look casual, classy, dressy, or simple. The choice is yours.
Royal Egyptians wore heavy and thick gold hoops to symbolize their wealth and power. Ancient Roman and Greek art show that these cultures embraced hoop earrings as well. The jewelry was predominately worn by women, but men with high social status sometimes sported hoop earrings as well.
Hoops may be trending, but this trend has been around for a very long time. The oldest earrings discovered so far, crescent shaped gold hoops, belonged to a Sumerian woman who lived in Mesopotamia (present day Iraq) in 2500 BC. In these earliest days of hoop-wearing, Sumerian men and women flaunted hoops on their ears.