Link Love: Ear Piercing Trends for 2020

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Link Love: Ear Piercing Trends for 2020

— by Inge

on January 30, 2020

From floating cartilage to conch, Allure tells us more about 7 piercing trends taking over ears in 2020.

“The curated ear” seems to be all the rage at the moment. The Guardian investigates why decorative piercings are the new tattoos.

Refinery29 also believes that the curated ear movement is set to remain strong this year, but asks “Is It Safe?“

When getting your ears pierced, Sali Hughes recommends visiting a proper piercing shop where they use needles instead of piercing guns.

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La Belle Demimondaine found this blog post a refreshing new take on wardrobe and outfit planning.

Suz lets us know that Virginia Woolf, lover of clothes, is trending as a fashion muse.

Alyson from That’s Not My Age just celebrated her 56th birthday. Runcarla liked her post to commemorate the day.

Suntiger directs us to Imogen’s post on how we can help Australia.

Kari thought this Refinery29 article is a thought-provoking exploration of fast fashion.

“Environmental Problems Caused By Leather Processing Units.” With all the talk about sustainability in the media, Ophelia was glad to find this issue being addressed, even if the bulk of companies and consumers looking for sustainability look the other way.

Kari recommends reading this article as an interesting companion to the leather debate and faux-leather alternatives that come with their own problems.

Mattel has introduced a Barbie with vitiligo to its line of dolls. “Another (small) step forward in adding diversity to the line,” says nemosmom.

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Vildy

Veteran

Ohh, I love to hear from Sali Hughes. She’s persnickety about every detail!

January 30, 2020 at 2:59 pm

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

I see soooo many young gals with this type of curated ear piercing in Seattle. It’s definitely a thing!

January 30, 2020 at 6:22 pm

Jaime

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Veteran

Interesting links as usual!

January 30, 2020 at 6:50 pm

Gigi

Veteran

The curated ear web pages were very interesting. I’ve been thinking about adding a few more holes to my ears but didn’t know that a lot of other people were thinking the same thing!

January 30, 2020 at 11:59 pm

Inge

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Moderator

Vildy – I enjoy her articles too.
Angie – I’ve been noticing it more here as well.
Shevia – Have fun reading:-)
Gigi – *chuckle*, and: why not!

January 31, 2020 at 5:54 am

BlueJay

Veteran

Very interesting articles about the piercings (I haven’t read the other articles yet.) I would consider having two more holes stacked between my first and second holes on one ear, or having a piercing done on the flat. I’ve been playing with costume jewellery like crawlers and cuffs and stickers to see if I would like more ear jewellery or not. My only hesitation is that it was very painful when I had my second holes done. I had a horrible migraine that brought me to tears!

Also, in shopping for fine jewellery Mejuri, for example, shows on a model how the earring would look next to other multiple piercings, which I thought was interesting. I also thought it was interesting that one can have “piercing parties.” Who knew?

January 31, 2020 at 7:01 am

Style Fan

Veteran

Great links. I like the look of multiple ear piercings but I have never considered doing it. I have very sensitive ears. (Like the rest of me).

January 31, 2020 at 7:38 am

Kari

Veteran

I actually like the look of multiple piercings but a few years ago, for the 3rd and final time, my ears rejected piercings with ANY metals – one of the piercings most recently done around 1999 never fully healed and now it’s closed.

The discussions about sustainable fashion and what that means to each of us, and the trade offs involved in our choices, has been really fascinating. It’s a complex issue.

January 31, 2020 at 8:53 am

Kari

Veteran

Oh La Belle, this is intriguing.

“A brilliant wardrobe isn’t one with an unlimited budget. It’s where regardless of your income, restraint and pleasure are creative collaborators.”

January 31, 2020 at 8:55 am

Jenni NZ

Veteran

I am concerned about the health side of the piercings and recommend the sterile needle piercings! I have seen some pretty nasty infections of piercings over the years.
I surprise myself by quite liking some of the multiple ear piercings- the pretty ones of course

January 31, 2020 at 12:51 pm

Kari

Veteran

What I could see, though, with the curated ear trend is cartilage ear cuffs that don’t require piercing. I’ve seen many pretty ones.

February 1, 2020 at 9:43 am

slim cat

Veteran

Interesting articles on ear piercing trends – I was considering it but “chickened out” after talking to a few people who had some complications ( long healing time is a factor too ). Love the look on others however I’m sticking to my regular earrings ( done when I was 15 with needles and almost no pain ).

February 1, 2020 at 6:25 pm

Sterling

I have always, always wanted more piercings, but it will never happen because I am genuinely afraid. I wasn’t afraid when I was 13 years old.

The Refinery29 article was indeed thought provoking. It is nothing we haven’t heard in the past, but the estimated numbers of unworn or rarely worn clothing in people’s closets was new to me. Sobering information.

Finally, I adore leather. I have always loved the feel of good leather. I could touch it all day long. I recently saw a documentary about the use of animal skins to make purses, shoes, belts, etc. They framed it in a way that made me very uncomfortable. Now whenever I see leather, I hear that woman’s voice in my head. I’m not getting rid of the leather items I currently own, but I may not buy leather bags in the future. I’ve been buying nylon bags and the world hasn’t ended. Still I am sad.

February 4, 2020 at 1:35 pm

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