Like Christmas baubles dangling from the tree, the line-up of this season's most frivolous earrings are a festive bunch. As the party season heads into full swing, why not opt for the pendulous kind, the type that moves when you do. It's a surefire way to a) ward off pesky flies, b) attract attention to your face in social situations, c) make you look festive when you're obliged to look like you're having a good time (even when you might not be).
If you can't wait for Prada's sequin balls from its recent spring 2016 collection to arrive next year, look to fun plastic disc earrings (#5) as part of the luxury brand's Christmas catalogue and available in store from this month. They nod to the mod, and can be worn with an upbeat cocktail dress or perhaps a T-shirt and jeans for the weekend.
While the 90s have a lot to answer for, it was the decade where cocktail dressing seemed to work whatever hour of the day, and an era that saw Versace at the height of its popularity. Today, the brand has become one of the fashion industry's much-loved success stories, with creative director Donatella Versace showcasing why she's still at the top of her game. For spring 2016, the brand highlighted its preference for high-octane sex appeal, with sequinned minidresses for the party season teamed with oversized hoop earrings made from glass and dangling from ear lobes (#10), re-emphasising a carefree and fun approach to dressing that's appropriate at this time of year.
1. Topshop fringed hoop earrings $24. Moochi dress $360.
2. Gucci earrings $1260.
3. Vintage Karl Lagerfeld earrings, $989, from Love & Object.
4. Louis Vuitton earrings, $755.
5. Prada earrings $430.
6. Large recycled hoop earrings, $49, from Stone Arrow jewellery. Kate Sylvester dress, $385.
7. Versace earrings, about $665, from Matches.com.
8. Witchery earrings, $44.90.
9. Swarovski earrings, $179, from Smith & Caughey's.
10. Versace spring/summer 2016.
