If you like punk fashion, consider men's punk earrings. Punk earrings can add an extra dimension to your look.
Punk Fashion
Punk fashion traces its origins to the 1970s when designer Vivienne Westwood and her boyfriend, musician Malcolm McLaren, broke onto the scene with statement clothing didn't follow traditional clothing rules and pushed for shock value. The popularity of Westwood's designs and their London clothing shop inspired other designers to make clothes and accessories that became known as punk fashion. Music groups adopted the style. Early punk fashion included graphic t-shirts with offensive sayings, custom blazers, combat boots and safety pin accessories. Body piercings were common but not as prevalent as today.
Over time, punk fashion has become more closely associated with music groups. The 1980's and 1990's punk movement adopted more extreme eras of punk fashion. Hairstyles, makeup and piercings were more confrontational. The 1980s introduced the famous mohawk hair style. People began dying their hair unnatural bright colors. Men and women wore dramatic, heavy make-up, especially black eye-liner. Torn jeans, male kilts, leather skirts, chain accessories, and bullet belts were common fashion items.
Today punk fashion retains elements from earlier punk eras. People wear torn clothing, combat boots, leather jackets and many handmade mismatched clothes. Extreme hair styles in dramatic colors with mixed textures and shaved sections are also fashionable.
Punk Earrings
Punk piercings were common in all punk fashion eras. Typically men's earrings follow a tough theme and don't look feminine. Earrings typically included safety pins, zipper parts, chain parts, skull symbols or bat symbols. Today there is a much larger selection of punk earrings.Men can wear a single earring in one ear or two earrings to create a punk look. Earring pairs can also be mismatched when wearing two earrings.
Types of Men's Punk Earrings
Men's punk earrings come in a variety of styles. Some biker earrings are also punk earrings. Punk earring designs for men include:
- Skull and crossbones
- Silver crosses
- Vampire themes such as bats
- Shark tooth
- Metal spike
- Metal spike through a skull
- Ace of spades
- Dice
- Knife symbol
- Gun symbol
- Scorpions
- Grim reaper
- Snake
- Lightening
- Slave earring
What makes an earring punk? The earrings should be a part of a theme of rebellion, counter-culture, or your personal punk statement. For example, you might wear a snake earring with a torn t-shirt featuring an apple with tooth marks, leather pants and combat boots. The earrings often go along with a social statement, as well.
Where to Find Men's Punk Jewelry
You can find men's punk jewelry at local jewelry stores and on the Internet. The Internet is a good source for unusual and hard-to-find designs. The following websites sell men's punk earrings:
- Studs and Spikes: Studs and Spikes offers studs and spikes for decoration and piercings.
- Innovato Design: Innovato Design provides a selection of sterling silver hoops and unusual post styles. Many of the earrings will work well with punk fashion.
- Eve's Addiction: Eve's Addiction has men's hoops and studs for sale in both sterling silver and yellow gold.
- Rebels Market: Spikes, lightening bolts, and nail screw designs are perfect for a punk look.
Show Your Punk Side
Men's punk jewelry can add the finishing touch to a punk fashion statement. The wide selection of punk earrings available today will make it easy to find earrings that match your personal style.
